JUST THIS MORNING, I READ ONCE AGAIN THE SAD ACCOUNT of the avoidable dethronement of Vashti the Queen(Esther chapter 1). It wasn’t desired by her husband, King Ahasuerus. Neither did Queen Vashti wish for it. It happened because Vashti would not submit to the SIMPLE COMMAND of her husband to come and DISPLAY HER BEAUTY!
In Marriage the Wife may be taller, richer, more educated and even more spiritual than her husband but she just isn’t the leader. HER HUSBAND IS!
GOD has commanded that the Wife should be submissive to her Husband. It’s by submitting to him that she’ll flourish in her position as Wife and Queen to her husband. And not only that, SUBMISSION causes her Beauty and Feminity to bloom and to emit their fragrances: making her alluring to the masculine instincts of her husband.
Dear Wives, Submission is not the yoke of bondage the devil tells you that it is. Rather, it’s the honourable and dignified act of recognizing, acknowledging and deferring to a higher Authority. And all of us, both men and women, submit to “Authority figures” EVERY BLESSED DAY!!
When you walk into the Church and the young Usher politely points you to a seat, you meekly obey. That’s submission.
When you’re in the traffic and the Traffic Warden, waves you to stop, you do so obediently without any argument. Again, that’s submission. Yet it takes nothing from you.
When you go to the Hospital for Antenatal check up and the Doctor, a male and perhaps a young man the age of one of your sons, asks you to undress, lie on the pelvic exam couch and open your legs for the routine Gynae exam; you eagerly do so, knowing that it’s part of his professional procedures. Again, this is Submission! It doesn’t diminish you nor rubbish your status.
If it’s easy for you to submit to the Usher, the Traffic Warden and the Doctor, why should it be difficult for you to submit to your one and only Husband who loves you and who is the first human authority figure that God has placed over your life?
Dear Wife, it’s time to rededicate yourself to submitting to your Husband. SUBMISSION TO HIM IS OBEDIENCE TO GOD because it’s God Who demands that you submit to him!
Enough of putting up resistance and rebellion against the leader God has given you in Marriage.
If he commands you to do what is wrong, politely and respectfully tell him it’s wrong for you to do such a thing. If he’s a wise man, he’ll agree with you.
Submit to your Husband wholeheartedly when he’s right and see your Marriage become a thrilling Palace of Joy and Peace!
🍷🍗Take Home Point! SUBMISSION IS NOT A YOKE OF BONDAGE BUT A RESPECTFUL BEHAVIOUR THAT GIVES YOU FAVOUR WITH GOD AND WITH YOUR HUSBAND!
💕❤️ TONIGHT’S ONE FLESH ASSIGNMENT IN THE BEDROOM
Reread today’s devotional piece and discuss it.
💕💕🥑 MARRIAGE REVOLUTION CONTINUES!🥑🍏🍎🥑🍎🍏