memorize god’s word
write Genesis 18:14a
Is anything too hard for the Lord?
#6 in our study book has us read Romans 10:14&17.
Take a moment and consider all the ways we “HEAR THE WORD OF GOD”
What posture/character/attitude do you think we must have to receive God’s Word and why?
Do you find hearing the Word to be a more active or passive thing?
#12 had us compare a few verses, but I want us to take some time and sit with 1 Peter 3:1-7 since we are a group of women.
Before reading what I have to say, meditate on these verses. What do they say? How should we act as wives? What stands out to you? What other questions arise as you read them?
I love specifically how Peter chose not to emphasize Sarah’s shortcomings but rather pointed us to the fact that she submitted to her husband and obeyed him. This gives me hope because I think of all the mistakes I have made as a wife. We have seen Sarah’s messiness up until this point for ourselves in our study, yet that is not what is recorded of her. I believe that if we too HOPE IN GOD(v5) love and respect our husbands the same will be true for us if we heed the words from these seven verses in First Peter.
We must note that this idea of obeying our husbands isn’t comparable to the relationship of parent and child. Obedience to our husbands shows that we follow or submit to their leadership.
But what about those among us who have husbands who aren’t leading, or who aren’t even Christians?
Find hope in 1 Peter 3:1-2. “be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, THEY MAY BE WON WIHTOUT A WORD BY THE CONDUCT OF THEIR WIVES, WHEN THEY SEE YOUR RESPECTFUL AND PURE CONDUCT.”
We are still to be subject and obedient to our husbands, even if they aren’t believers, and conduct ourselves with a gentle and quiet spirit, with respect, pure conduct, exhibiting the person and character of Christ, so that they might see for themselves AND BE WON TO GOD WITHOUT A WORD! Christian women are to live out the gospel before their unsaved husbands. This is possible because we are first devoted, obedient, and subject to CHRIST.
In His power submission and obedience is possible. No matter what your situation might be.
And you may say to me, “But T’Naya, I’m not married.” Oh but sister you are. No matter where you might be in life. If you have accepted Him as Savior, Jesus Christ is your groom. And He is the best husband you could hope and dream for <3