"Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered."
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Heirs Together, Not Master and Slave
1 Peter 3:7
"Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered."
"Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered."
Boasting Reveals a Sad Truth
Crisis does not make us who we are, it reveals who we are. This is why God brings trials into our lives, so that we can see what needs fixing. Those who blame others for their own flaws will not be able to see what is reveals to be able to more forward in their development.
Those that don't believe there is needed self reflection do not grow emotionally or spiritually.
Those who boast about themselves have no time to reflect on the broken parts of themselves. They are so satisfied with who they think they are, they remain in the same old flaws they had since their youth.
Sadly though, no one stagnates as they grow older without introspection, they regress into even more childish behavior. If we are not moving forward in our life we will regress.
1 Peter 2
As Newborn Babes
"2 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
2 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,
3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
As Living Stones
4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For this is contained in Scripture:"
“Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
"7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,"
“The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the very corner stone,”
8 and,
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
"for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed."
"9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.
12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation."
Those that don't believe there is needed self reflection do not grow emotionally or spiritually.
Those who boast about themselves have no time to reflect on the broken parts of themselves. They are so satisfied with who they think they are, they remain in the same old flaws they had since their youth.
Sadly though, no one stagnates as they grow older without introspection, they regress into even more childish behavior. If we are not moving forward in our life we will regress.
1 Peter 2
As Newborn Babes
"2 Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
2 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,
3 if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
As Living Stones
4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,
5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For this is contained in Scripture:"
“Behold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone,
And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed.”
"7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,"
“The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the very corner stone,”
8 and,
“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
"for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed."
"9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.
12 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation."
2 Timothy 3 and 4 Reminds Us!
2 Timothy 3 and 4
God said it would be this way! I am thankful He told us, it makes it a little easier knowing we are not the crazy ones, but the tried and true ones who love His ways.
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
NO, we are not wrong just because everyone else is going off the reservation. Few are there who say they are Christians will stay true to Christ in these last days. This helps us remain calm while all the rest of the world is in chaos and insanity.
God said it would be this way! I am thankful He told us, it makes it a little easier knowing we are not the crazy ones, but the tried and true ones who love His ways.
2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"
NO, we are not wrong just because everyone else is going off the reservation. Few are there who say they are Christians will stay true to Christ in these last days. This helps us remain calm while all the rest of the world is in chaos and insanity.
Whom Do We Love More; God or Man?
“If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and wife and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:26
I no longer just do things on my own as I did when I was very young. I consult with God about everything. Even when I have a disruption in my day I know its the Lord and I take a new turn to go the way He said. Obeying Him takes priority over everything even personal relationships.
Luke 14:26 "“If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and wife and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple."
When we place any human being over Christ even our husbands we have an idol. The best blessing we can be to our husbands is to counsel and encourage him in the way of the Lord.
"Helpmeet" means coach or counselor. Every police chief needs their DCPI and every king needs their advisers. These are all picture of God's order.
No man is an island and no man has all the answers. The man is enhanced by the perspective of his wife as is the wife by her husband.
I no longer just do things on my own as I did when I was very young. I consult with God about everything. Even when I have a disruption in my day I know its the Lord and I take a new turn to go the way He said. Obeying Him takes priority over everything even personal relationships.
Luke 14:26 "“If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and wife and children, and brethren and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple."
When we place any human being over Christ even our husbands we have an idol. The best blessing we can be to our husbands is to counsel and encourage him in the way of the Lord.
"Helpmeet" means coach or counselor. Every police chief needs their DCPI and every king needs their advisers. These are all picture of God's order.
No man is an island and no man has all the answers. The man is enhanced by the perspective of his wife as is the wife by her husband.
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