SUBMISSION VS COOPERATION.
MEMORIZE:
“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands.” – 1Peter 3:5
Read:
Ephesians 5:22-33
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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
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For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
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Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
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Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
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That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
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For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
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For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
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This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
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Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
MESSAGE:
Marriage is a beautiful gift from God; it is designed to bring joy and fulfilment to both partners. Like every other gift from God, it comes with a manual – the Word of God. In today’s Bible reading, there is a detailed description of how a husband and wife should relate with each other. Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church, while wives are to submit to their husbands.
Many women don’t understand what submission really means. They say they are submissive, whereas they are only cooperative. Cooperation is agreeing with your husband because you want the same things. Submission, however, is complying with his wish even when you don’t agree.
Many women find it difficult to submit to their husbands because the society talks about gender equality. However, this is not what the Bible says about marriage.
Submission does not mean slavery or servitude, rather, it is a voluntary act of respect and obedience from a wife to her husband as the head of the home. When you obey your boss in the office, it is not because you are a slave, it is because there is a hierarchy that must be followed for things to go smoothly in the office. An English proverb says that two captains cannot sail a ship. As a wife, your husband is the captain of your marriage-ship; submitting to him is a key ingredient in ensuring that you have a blissful marriage.
Years ago, I used to preach regularly at a university, and a woman would usually come to me complaining about her husband’s stubbornness and asking me to pray the stubbornness away. After a while, I decided I wasn’t going to pray anymore. I told her, “When you get home, place his food on the dining table, call him your head, and ask him to come and eat. When he sits at the table, give him a bowl of water, kneel and let him wash his hands in it.” She said, “No way! He is a professor just like I am. We are the same.” I replied that if she wanted my help, she should take my advice. She decided to do it, and at first, her husband wondered if she had poisoned the food. She told him that her pastor taught her what she was doing, and suddenly, the stubborn husband became very soft. He followed her to the next service and became born again. Their marriage blossomed thereafter.
Key Point:
Submission is not slavery; it is a sign of wisdom for a successful marriage.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, thank You for godly women / wives who are shinning lights for women in this corrupt world.
2. Father, open the eyes of Your Church to divine order in the home in Jesus Name.
3. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, we bind and rebuke the spirit of division and bitterness in every Christian home.
4. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ, I command joy and fulfilment to replace sorrow and frustration in every Christian home
5. Father, give all Your sons the grace to love Your daughters as Jesus loves His Bride/Church and to inspire respect in their wives.
6. Father, give all Your daughters the grace to submit to their own husbands just as the Church ought to submit to Jesus Christ
7. Father, deliver us from every trace of pride in our marriages in Jesus Name
Thank You my Rock
Bible In One Year:
Micah 1-4
By Pastor E A Adeboye
SALIENT POINTS:
Divine Order in Marriage
Submission: A Sign of Wisdom
The Key to a Blissful Marriage
Understanding Biblical Submission
Additional Bible Verses:
Submission in Marriage:
1. Colossians 3:18 (Wives submit to husbands)
2. 1 Peter 3:1-6 (Wives submit, husbands honor)
3. Ephesians 5:22-33 (Husbands love, wives submit)
4. Titus 2:4-5 (Wives submit, love husbands)
5. 1 Corinthians 11:3 (Christ head of man, man head of woman)
Marriage and Unity:
1. Genesis 2:24 (Leave and cleave)
2. Matthew 19:4-6 (One flesh)
3. Mark 10:8-9 (One flesh)
4. Ephesians 5:31-33 (Mystery of marriage)
5. Psalm 133:1-3 (Unity and blessing)
Husbands’ Role:
1. 1 Peter 3:7 (Husbands honor wives)
2. Ephesians 5:25-33 (Husbands love wives)
3. Colossians 3:19 (Husbands love wives)
4. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (Love defined)
5. Psalm 128:3 (Wife as fruitful vine)
Bible Passages:
1. Ephesians 5:22-33 (Marriage and submission)
2. 1 Peter 3:1-7 (Wives submit, husbands honor)
3. Colossians 3:18-19 (Marriage roles)
4. Genesis 2:18-25 (Creation and marriage)
5. Matthew 19:3-12 (Jesus on marriage)
More Bible verses to explore:
Proverbs 31:10-31 (Virtuous woman)
1 Corinthians 11:11-12 (Interdependence)
Galatians 3:28 (Equality in Christ)
May this devotion inspire you to understand and apply biblical principles in your marriage, Amen!
May God continue to guide and bless you as you share His Word! Amen!
Have a wonderful day!
Thank You Jesus,
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