A Wife’s (Biblicial) Role– PART 1
FYI-THIS IS FOR WOMEN BUT IT’S GOOD FOR MEN TO READ TOO! NEXT WEEK’S PART 2 IS FOR THE MEN BUT IT’LL BE GOOD FOR THE WOMEN TO READ AS WELL! ENJOY!
Is your first reaction to the word “submission” a good and wholesome thought, or do you instantly relate it with negative feelings? Is this something you’re currently working on, but having a little trouble conquering? Submitting to your husband’s God given authority is challenging to say the least, and it’s probably safe to say that most women have struggled with it at one point in their marriage. (Colossians 3:15-16)
Submission is perfected when both the husband and wife imitates Christ. Encouraging one another regularly, that means when mistakes are made, but you both remain working to bring out the best in each other. Ideally both husband and wife give their best to the mix of marriage to create something better than either could do alone. (Proverbs 17:1)
If you trust that your husband has your best interests in mind and lays aside his own needs to love you sacrificially—the way Christ loved the church—why would you not submit to him? If each of you follows Christ’s example of humility toward the other, submission in marriage isn’t oppressive at all. It’s beautiful—and freeing. (Ephesians 4:2-7)
You and your husband both committed to putting the other one first in love. A wife is to think of her husband’s needs first, and a husband is to model Christ’s sacrificial love by serving his wife. If your marriage is less than ideal and your husband doesn’t always love you with sacrificial love, remember you are also married to Jesus Christ; he is your first love. (Ephesians 5:21-33)
Jesus laid aside his rights as God to become human so he could bear the penalty of sin in your place. Just as Christ loves us even when we don’t show our gratitude for what he did, we are still called to put our husband first, even when his love is not so perfect. Love covers a multitude of sins, and some days it may be your husband who’s loving his not-so-grateful wife, but bares the same responsibility. (Philippians 2:1-11)
Nick
STAY TUNED TO “THE HUSBAND’S (BIBLICAL) ROLE” NEXT WEEK!!!! PART 2
Ephesians 5:20, 21
Give thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.
