Saturday June 15th, 2024
« The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives], But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles] »
1 In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over
2 by observing your pure and reverent lives.
3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.
4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
5 This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.
6 For instance, Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do.
Today’s devotional is mainly directed to ‘wives’, not just ‘women’.
The reality is that not all women are wives.
As many as are trusting the Lord for a glorious change of status, I pray that God will grant that good desire this season, in Jesus’ name.
Wives- not mistresses or ‘bedpartners’, are divinely given the assignment of homebuilding.
This is because neither a mistress nor a bedpartner has the divine grace to build a godly home.
Beloved, it is wisdom that makes a woman a wife and according to Proverbs 9:10, the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
More importantly, Jesus is the wisdom that transforms a woman to a godly wife and then a homebuilder.
Sisters, when you allow Jesus into your life, you cease to be an ordinary woman; you become a vitreous and godly one.
There is something we must take into cognizance in today’s Scripture reading, and that is the phrase “by the conversation of the wives”.
‘The wives’ here refers to God-fearing woman who have been distinguished by their chaste conversation and general conduct, which is occasioned by fear of the Lord, and not that of their husbands, per se.
It is wisdom when a wife builds her home.
However, it is great foolishness for wives to pull down their homes by themselves.
Sadly, many women today have pulled down their homes and are now roaming aimlessly on the ‘streets’ of life without any covering.
They may pretend that all is well, but the truth is that they are hurting and nursing regrets of their past actions internally.
Some of them who are now considered ‘old wives’ or ‘ex-wives’ are on revenge mission- teaching younger wives to pull down their homes in order to have them join in roaming the ‘streets’ of life.
Sisters beware of these deceivers. 1 Timothy 4:7 GWT says
« Don’t have anything to do with godless myths that old women like to tell. Rather, train yourself to live a godly life »
No matter your achievements, as a Christian wife, you must be submissive (show respect) to your husband if you want peace, joy and progress in your home.
- I speak peace to whatever trouble is in your home.
- I speak glory to whatever reproach is in your family today, in Jesus’ name.
Be wise; invite Jesus Christ into your home today.
Prayer focus – Lord, please give me Your wisdom so I can build my home in accordance with Your will today, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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