1 Peter 3:1-2
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own
husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over
without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and
reverence of your lives.
God is a respecter of no man. Therefore, what He directs to one, He directs
to another. Therefore, whatever He
directs to the wives, He also directs to the husbands. Therefore, whatever He directs to husbands
and wives, He also directs for all relationships.
What Peter is teaching us is that we do not change the lives
of our mates, or others around us, by our words. We change the lives of those around us by
changing our own lives in accordance with the work of the Holy Spirit within
us. Through our new lives in Christ, and
not through our words, all around us are drawn to the truth that is working
within us.
As the Holy Spirit changes us, He will also change our
spouses and others in our lives. The
Holy Spirit will work continuously to strengthen our marriages by making Jesus
Christ the foundation of our union. He
will work continuously to open the eyes of those around us to the way, the
truth and the life that is in Jesus.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the institution of
marriage. We thank You for providing us
with mates who complete us in Christ. We
pray, Lord, that You will show us how to surrender our individual lives to the
work of the Holy Spirit so that He can build the foundations of our marriages
in Jesus Christ. We thank You for
providing us with friends and family to help build us up. May our lives open their eyes to the wondrous
work of Jesus Christ. May He become the
cornerstone of all our lives. We ask all
these things in the name of our rock and our foundation, Jesus Christ.
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