Read that again; Older women …teach the younger women … that the Word of God be not blasphemed.
If we older women fail in this assignment, God's word will be blasphemed. We claim to be different than the World, yet we have just as many divorces as they do, just as many teen pregnancies, just as many problems. Why in the world would the World want to be like us?
Heck, they already are!
Ouch!
We are supposed to be different,
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light:” 1 Peter 2:9
The way to be different is to pattern our lives, form our priorities, after God's Word instead of the world's ideas.
God says to be affectionate to our husbands, fond of our children, stay steady and controlled, sane, pure, care for and work at the house, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, and happy.
This is how we glorify God.
This is how we cause our hubbies to trust in us.
This is how we make the World want to be like us.
If we are not women our men can trust, indeed, women that God can trust to do what He has told us to, then we are no different than the world.
The Bible says to compel them (the unbelievers) to come in to Christ. Can you think of anything more compelling than families where the husbands love their wives more than life itself, the wives are affectionate and respectful to their husbands, the children are pleasant to be around and truly cherished like gifts from God, and the whole family truly trusts and enjoys each other? Compare this idealistic picture to what the world is presenting, especially on TV.
Quite a difference.
I know of few who could resist wanting to be like a Godly family. If we can honestly show that happiness and contentment come from God's Word, we could bring the planet to Him. They are hungry for His way of doing things and they don't even know what they are hungry for. It is up to us to show them.
We can't force our husbands to love us anymore than we can force our neighbor to. But then, we are not responsible to God for that. It is up to our husbands to choose to be what God wants them to be.
We are responsible for what we choose to be; how we obey Christ.
If you are looking for a husband you should pick one who is striving for God's ideal, but you should not marry him with the idea that you will change him into what God wants. A man weak enough that you, a mere mortal, can change is not a desirable husband anyway. You want someone strong in the Lord, just as you are striving to be.
I encourage every one of you to pray for God to guide you into greater trustworthiness. Ask Him to show you what He wants for your life and then listen.
Work to make yourself the best woman you can be, one who is truly worth "Far above rubies" to the world, your family, and your God.
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