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Love Means Participation

11 May
Love Means Participation

I’ve been writing about how we should show our love for God. In my last post I started talking about participating in the body of Christ. We were looking at a verse from 1 John.

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

1 John 4:20-21 NIV

If you remember, I said that love is choosing to actively, positively participate in someone’s life while hate is choosing to not actively, positively participate in someone’s life.

So that brings up the question; can you love God and not go to church? Some would argue that you could watch a church service on TV or over the internet. But can you participate with those believers?

A great segment of Christians say that they love God. Is it true? What does God think, based upon His Word?

In the above verse John is saying, “How can you participate with someone you cannot see, if you cannot participate with the ones you do see?”

“But I don’t like them.”

The thing is, the Lord isn’t asking you to like them, but to participate with them. I’m going to start meddling. It’s amazing what you’ll put up with for a paycheck. But to please God, it seems too hard.

You would rather actively, positively participate with some people you don’t like for a paycheck. Do you love your paycheck more than God?

I won’t judge you. But I know what the world says about us. The world calls us hypocrites, and many times they’re correct.

But the real issue is more than participation.

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

Hebrews 6:10 NIV

The word for help in this verse is actually the Greek word for serve. This verse makes it clear that you show your love for God as you serve His people and continue to serve. It’s more than giving a blessing. It’s also more than participation. We’re talking about serving.

Love for God means serving others. This is the hardest thing we’re called to do. The truth is that we’re basically selfish creatures. Our first response is, “Well nobody serves me. Why should I serve them?”

At the Last Supper all of the disciples thought like that. Then Jesus took a towel and washed their feet. Jesus served in spite of them not serving.

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.

1 Peter 4:10 NIV

Do you realize that when you serve you’re administering God’s grace? We need to do something for the Lord. Not because we have to, but because we can. He’s made us worthy to serve Him. Now we can love God with our actions.

Question: How well do you serve in the body of Christ?

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Posted by on May 11, 2026 in Encouragement, Fellowship, Ministry, Relationships, Spiritual Walk, The Church

 

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Loving God, Loving Others

08 May
Loving God, Loving Others

I’m currently in a series about loving God. In my last post we saw that it requires more than lip service. I need to do what pleases Him.

In order to know what pleases the Lord, I need to be in His Word. When a passage speaks to me, I guard it from injury if I do what it says. It’s only logical that if the Word is true, then I’ll do it. If I trust God, then I’ll fulfill His desire. That’s something which God will see and appreciate.

But, there’s more to it than that.

If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?

I John 3:17 NIV

The original Greek of this verse is very interesting. The phrase, no pity, literally means to close your bowels. To the ancient Greeks, the bowels were the seat of our emotions.

I’ll try not to make it too graphic. However, the love of God keeps things moving. I believe that there are too many “constipated” Christians. There should be a constant flow of God’s blessings into and out of our lives.

Simply put, love for God means blessing others. Do you have what someone else needs? It might be money. It might be a skill or resources or contacts.

Too often we just sit back. It’s like we’re saying, “I feel sorry for you. Let’s see how you get out of this one.”

We have to act like the body of Christ we’ve been placed into. Each part should be supplying what the others need. We’re wrong if we don’t associate loving God, with helping others.

But it goes deeper than that.

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

I John 4:20-21 NIV

This is where the understanding of true love and hate comes in. Many think that love and hate are emotions that can’t be controlled. That’s not the case when it comes to the Biblical definitions.

A careful study of both love and hate in the Scriptures will bring you to the following conclusions: Love is choosing to actively, positively participate in someone’s life. Hate is choosing to not actively, positively participate in someone’s life.

You can say, “I am actively, positively participating with God.” Yet at the same time you’re walking in hate toward others. That means you’re either negatively participating in someone’s life OR refusing to participate at all. In either case you don’t really love God.

The Lord gave us this clear command. To participate with Me, you must participate with my people. It all comes down to the fact that love for God means participating. This is a huge area that Christians in our generation have no concept of.

Especially since COVID, we’ve found it to be more and more acceptable to be isolated Christians. I’ve heard all kinds of excuses.

The younger believers are turned off by “big box religion”. For those of you who don’t know the term, it means churches with huge operating expenses compared to their impact on the community.

Others have been hurt or offended by the congregation or leadership. Then there are those who feel that they’re just too busy to attend church.

I understand all of this. However, in order to love God properly, you have to find a way to personally, positively, participate with His people. I’ll continue this subject in my next post.

Question: What is your level of personal participation in the body of Christ?

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Posted by on May 8, 2026 in The Church, Encouragement, Spiritual Walk, Fellowship, Relationships

 

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Loving God Over Money

01 May
Loving God Over Money

Today I’m continuing my series on loving God. My last post was about loving God with a single heart. Now I’ll move forward with that thought.

As you probably know, there are those who only serve God for what they can get. They think that godliness is a means to financial gain. James has something to say about that.

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

James 4:3 NIV

In our seeking of God, it all comes down to motives. Isn’t motives simply another way of describing what direction our heart is pointing to? We could be praying to God well enough, but our heart is moving toward pleasure. We need to cleanse our heart of the love of pleasure.

Let’s go back to the verse I looked at in the last post.

People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God…

2 Timothy 3:2-4 NIV

One of the earmarks of the last days is the love of money. These people want money itself – not what money can buy. You have money, want more, and you won’t part with what you have. For an uncluttered relationship with the Lord, I must love God more than money.

Money is a strange thing. It’s amazing what people will do for money. Things like live on a desert island or make a fool of yourself on TV.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 NIV

You can take this verse in a couple of ways. You might look it as saying don’t leave God to pursue money.

There are believers who say, “When I feel comfortable with my portfolio, I’ll have the time to serve God in a big way.” Unfortunately, if you love money, you’ll never feel comfortable.

Another way to look at it is that if you love money, it will leave you. In today’s world, that’s always a possibility. On the other hand, God will never leave you or forsake you.

The word used for leave, means to get up and go. The Greek word, forsake, in this verse, literally means to take you somewhere and leave you there. Isn’t that a great description of what happens when you pursue wealth?

We need to cleanse our heart of the love of money. Remember, money itself isn’t a bad thing. We need it to survive in this generation. But the love of money in place of the Lord can lead you to a ruined life.

When we talk about loving God with a single heart, we have to bring up the subject of money. There are many who place the accumulation of money over their pursuit of God. Then, they wonder why their relationships with their family and friends is suffering.

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:9 NIV

Don’t fall into this trap. Never let the desire for wealth overcome your love and devotion to the Lord. Come to Him with a single heart.

Question: What part does money play in your daily pursuits?

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Posted by on May 1, 2026 in Encouragement, Relationships, Spiritual Walk

 

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God’s Covenant of Love

03 Apr

Over the last few posts, I’ve been talking about God’s love. If we’re to love Him, we must first know His love.

So far, I’ve talked about some general aspects of His love. The Lord blesses us, He sows His Word in us, He disciplines us, and He gives Himself for us.

Today, I want to take it to a higher level. True love desires fellowship and sharing. But there has to be a commitment of sharing.

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV

This is the first time in Scripture that the term, covenant of love, is used. We know that we serve a God of covenant. The fact is that entering into covenant is God’s desire.

The Lord doesn’t just talk about love. He wants a commitment to love. That’s why His faithfulness is emphasized in this verse.

That word, faithful, literally means firmness or certainty, like the arms of a parent holding a helpless infant. His faithfulness is long-lasting. 1000 generations, which equals about 20,000 years. That’s much longer than I need to worry about!

The problem is that in our society, we don’t understand covenant. We do agreements and contracts. These are based upon unfaithfulness and mistrust. If I don’t put it in writing, I have no guarantee you’ll fulfill your part in this.

A covenant, on the other hand, is based upon faithfulness and trust. You don’t enter covenant with someone, unless you know the one you are covenanting with. I have to unconditionally trust the one I’m in covenant with.

Job had it right.

Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.

Job 13:15 NIV

That’s quite a statement of faith. He didn’t have the Bible like we do. Yet this was Job’s way of saying,”I don’t understand what’s happening to me. But, if God himself stood before me right now and took my life, I would die trusting Him.”

I look at that and then I think about how we react to God sometimes.

“God, I tithed this week, where’s the money I asked you for?”

We don’t really seem to understand love based upon covenant.

And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

1 Samuel 18:3 NIV

You have to understand that Jonathan and David were old army buddies. They had fought together. They knew that they had each other’s back. Their covenant formalized that bond. Men don’t think it’s “manly” to admit this bond today.

Historically, covenants were made for different reasons. Sometimes for mutual protection. Sometimes to increase their wealth, families joined in covenant.

But, ours is a covenant of love that we’re talking about. We’ve stuck together through victory and defeat. So, we want to officially declare our commitment to each other’s welfare.

This is the type of covenant that God is speaking about. He wants us to understand His commitment to us. It’s very important that we understand this concept. So, I’ll continue to explain more about it in the next few posts.

Question: How have you seen God’s faithfulness in your life?

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Posted by on April 3, 2026 in Encouragement, Faith, Fellowship, Relationships

 

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The Forms of Love

17 Sep
The Forms of Love

As we continue through 1 Peter, he’s now giving us the exhortations that develop leadership character in our walk with the Lord. In my last post, I talked about the ability to pray effectively. Now Peter moves forward.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8 NIV

Now the apostle talks about something that’s above all. Before you do anything else, you must learn to love. That’s the agape love of God. It’s the non-emotional choice to positively participate in the lives of others.

But more than that, as leaders, we must love deeply. This means that it must be done intently, fervently, and without ceasing. As believers, we must learn to love one another.

This will be the greatest need of the church as we get further into the last days. This means not just showing love by our words. There must be a willingness to participate in each other’s lives.

That’s how the world will know we’re His disciples. Not loving by emotion, but by our actions.

Peter tells us that this is because love covers over a multitude of sins. Sin is missing the mark. You can miss the mark in a lot of things. But if you’re known for your love – it covers a lot of the other areas where YOU miss it.

Along those same lines, Peter tells us…

Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

1 Peter 4:9 NIV

This concept of hospitality is important for us as believers. It seems to be a lost art in the body of Christ. He literally says we must be alien lovers. That’s the word the Greeks used for being fond of guests.

The Lord wants us to learn to become hospitable. For too long we viewed the church as “that building.” I see a trend taking place. Because of world events, the church is moving back into homes.

There have been burnings, attacks, and anger. Many times, we’re labeled as “Right-wing extremists”.

Look at the early church. According to Acts 2, believers devoted themselves to teaching and fellowship.

They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:46b-47 NIV

Notice how Peter says they met together in their homes – without grumbling.

“I’ll let people in my house, but I won’t be happy about it.”

In actuality, the house owner receives a special blessing. Hospitality is a big way that we can show love to one another.

Question: How well do you show hospitality?

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Posted by on September 17, 2025 in Fellowship, Leadership, Relationships, Revival, Spiritual Walk, The Church

 

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Cultivating a Together Mindset

14 May
Cultivating a Together Mindset

We’re continuing through the epistle of 1 Peter. Currently, we’re talking about our relationships in the body of Christ. In my last post, Peter explained the “together mindset.”

It’s an important teaching, but how does this work in practice?

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9 NIV

Here we’re told not to give back evil or insult for insult. Instead, we’re told to speak well about these people. This is very difficult to accomplish in the middle of a conflict. That’s why we need to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit.

According to Peter, we can make this easier by learning one simple truth. He says that we know by experience that we’re called to inherit a blessing. In that case, what does it matter if you’re cursed by someone, if you know you’re getting a blessing anyway?

In the next direction Peter shows that he’s a realist…and so is God.

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.”

1 Peter 3:10 NIV

The fact is that we all want to love life and see good times. Unfortunately, there are many who get this idea that God is against good times. But that’s absolutely untrue. God wants the best for us.

This found throughout Scripture.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 1:17 NIV

Peter tells you how to reach this goal without any regret. He literally tells us to put our tongue on pause from off of evil. He also tells us not to let your lips speak trickery. How many times has one wrong word ruined the whole day for you and others?

One thing is very clear from the Word. Jesus said, in Luke 6:45, “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.” So, if you fill your heart with the Word, you’ll have more good times.

Peter continues with this thought.

“He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.”

1 Peter 3:11 NIV

Peter advises us to turn from, shun trouble. Our problem is that usually we don’t turn from it. We keep watch over it and rehearse it in our hearts. That causes it to grow and take over our lives.

Instead of looking for the problems, we must seek and pursue peace. We can only do all this if we know God’s direction. The only way to know where God is leading us to is to spend time in His presence.

“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

1 Peter 3:12 NIV

This is a wonderful promise for those who cultivate this “together mindset.” In my next post, I’ll talk about it in more detail.

Question: How well are you cultivating this together mindset?

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Posted by on May 14, 2025 in Fellowship, Relationships

 

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Together Minded

12 May
Together Minded

We’re currently going through Peter’s first letter to the church. To review where we are at this point, in chapter 2, Peter started talking about our good lives silencing our critics.

When they see how we live, it draws them to Christ. A big part of this is our attitude toward authority, government, the workplace, and the home. But our biggest witness is how we act in the church.

Jesus said, in John 13:35, that everyone would recognize that we are His disciples. How? Because we obey the law? Because we have a nice family? NO! They’ll recognize it because we have love for one another.

This is what Peter is going to talk about in the next section we look at.

Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.

1 Peter 3:8 NIV

These are the goals if we want to draw people to Christ. The first of these goals is to live together in harmony. He uses 5 Greek words in this section to describe this harmony.

He starts with the word harmony itself. It’s a word that means together-minded. This goes against everything we want to strive for in American independence. We want to be able to say, “I accomplished this all by myself.”

That’s not how it works in the church of Jesus Christ. We are a body of believers. We are called to do this together. It’s never about what one person can do by himself or herself.

We need to cultivate a “together mindset”. It’s the knowledge that I’m going to have to work with others if I’m going to accomplish my destiny in Christ.

The next word he uses is translated as sympathetic in English. That word literally means together-passioned. This means that we are all passionate about the same thing.

In my experience, this is one of the hardest things to work on in the church. It requires us to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. This way we can take on God’s heart. We can all be passionate about what God is passionate for.

Then there’s brotherly love. We must recognize that we’re a family. But we’re more than that – we’re closer than blood relatives. That’s because we’ve been blood bought. We are all together in the family of Christ.

The next descriptive word is compassionate. This takes some explanation because the exact translation is good spleen. This is because the ancient Greeks saw the spleen as the seat of our emotions. This speaks about maintaining a good attitude while with your fellow believers.

The final word Peter uses is literally humble courtesy. We need to learn to treat people correctly. There are times I’ve seen Christians treating each other poorly, because “they have to walk in forgiveness.” We need to use common courtesy with one another.

All of these traits are how we should live together to accomplish God’s will. Paul said the same thing.

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.

1 Corinthians 1:10 NIV

The word agree in this verse is where we get our English word, symphony. The church should be a symphony of different instruments for God’s glory. We are not all the same, but we are playing the same song under the direction of the Holy Spirit.

Question: How well do we see this in our churches presently?

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Posted by on May 12, 2025 in Fellowship, Ministry, Relationships, Spiritual Walk, The Church

 

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The Godly Husband

09 May
The Godly Husband

As we continue through the book of 1 Peter, we’ve been talking about the husband and wife relationship. The apostle now gives an exhortation to husbands.

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

1 Peter 3:7 NIV

In his opening statement, Peter makes it clear that his goal is for husbands to understand their wives. Unfortunately, this is not the case in many marriages. We seem to get all of our opinions from the world’s way of doing things.

Or, worse than that, so often we get teaching from those who totally misinterpret Scripture. They do this to perpetuate the false idea that the husband is the supreme dictator of the home.

In my last few posts, I dealt with this error. You can review them to see what the Scripture says about who the true Head of the home should be. Spoiler alert – it is Christ!

The first thing that Peter wants us to understand is that the wife is the weaker vessel. This does not mean that she is in any way inferior to her husband. It’s simply a statement of the medical fact that, statistically speaking, women are not as strong as men.

This is an important fact. It tells us, as husbands, that we should be taking care of things to make life easier for them. We don’t just sit back and make our wives do all the work around the house.

The next thing he says is to treat them with respect. This is a statement that literally means to bestow them with value. This flies in the face of how husbands considered their wives in ancient times.

Sometimes they were considered to property of the husband, just like a slave. Other times they were looked at like a beloved pet. Their priority was simply to bring children – especially sons – into the family.

This teaching from Scripture elevates the wife to a higher status. Peter even calls her a co-equal heir of the grace of life. Again, in those days, most women were not able to receive an inheritance. So, spiritually speaking, there are no second-class citizens in the kingdom of God.

As a matter of fact, I personally believe that in Christ there is no “glass ceiling” for women. To see my blog on that teaching, click here.

Finally, the apostle tells us, as husbands, the result of ignoring these exhortations. He says to walk in this way with your wife so that your prayers will not be chopped down. Yes, that’s the actual wording that Peter uses.

Think of your prayers as seed that you’re planting, watering, and nurturing. You want to see the blessing of God on your life, home, and ministry. When you don’t treat your wife in a godly way, you’re tearing down the very thing that could be bringing these good things into your life.

Remember, we should be treating our wives with the same love that the Lord shows to the church. We can all follow this path to God’s best. Let our homes be an example of Christ and the church.

Question: How have you seen these truths at work in Christian homes?

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The Godly Wife

07 May
The Godly Wife

We’ve been going through Peter’s first letter to the church. We’re now in chapter 3, which deals with husband and wife relationships. The apostle continues to give some insight for wives.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

1 Peter 3:3-4 NIV

He starts by saying that the beauty of a godly woman should not be all about the external view. This is true even though we live in an externally conscious society. Unfortunately, many Christians have fallen into this trap.

It’s not the elaborate hairstyles or gold decorations that should be impressing people about who you are. He also makes a statement that should speak volumes to the women of our generation. You shouldn’t be following the investing of yourself into the clothing of the world.

What kind of look is he talking about? It’s the outfit that screams, “LOOK AT ME!!!” That’s the world’s way of adornment.

This self-promotion shouldn’t be the priority of the believer. Our world view should be more toward emphasizing the concealed person of the heart. The question is; would you rather them comment on your new hairdo more than your prayer life?

You have to come to the realization that your life is not all about you. It’s about your relationship to Christ and your husband.

The fact is that everything in the first statement of the above passage decays and goes out of style. But the second half gives you spiritual power.

The word, gentle, above, is actually the word meek. I know we don’t like that word, but in reality, meekness is not weakness. The Scriptural definition is your strength under the control of the Lord.

The next way Peter describes the godly wife is with a quiet spirit. This literally means that you are undisturbed. You know who you are and where you belong and nothing can move you from it.

God says that this type of life is extremely expensive. That’s why so few women pay for it. They’d much rather get the clothes, jewelry, and hairstyles.

For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

1 Peter 3:5-6 NIV

This is the conclusion of the issue. As a wife, you know your husband’s shortcomings. So, what you have to do is to put your hope – your expectations – in God and not your husbands. (They are fallible and will let you down.)

The godly women of Scripture learned how to arrange themselves correctly under God, by arranging themselves under their husbands. Then, they had nothing to be afraid of.

This does not mean that a wife is a doormat to be walked on by her husband. She can be a strong individual. Look at Sarah in Genesis 21, where she made it clear to Abraham how she felt about Ishmael. He followed her exhortation.

The path to godly womanhood reaps eternal rewards.

Question: Do you see any examples of this in your life?

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Posted by on May 7, 2025 in Relationships

 

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The Husband’s Role

02 May
The Husband’s Role

I’ve been posting about the husband and wife relationship from 1 Peter. In my last article, I concluded with the truth that husbands must love their wives as Christ loved the church. This involves laying down your life for her.

So, in order to know my role in the home, I need to take a close look at how Christ relates to the church.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

Ephesians 5:25-27 NIV

How did Christ show His love for the church? As I said in my last post, He surrendered Himself up for her. But it doesn’t end there.

Next, He cleanses her by the washing of the Word. Now that brings up an interesting question. Husbands, are you bathing your home in the Word? One of my chief roles as a husband is to make sure that the Word of God is front and center in our home.

That brings us back to the verse we started with in 1 Peter.

Wives, in the same way be submissive to your 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.

1 Peter 3:1-2 NIV

Remember…this verse actually says that if your husband doesn’t obey the word, he could be won over by your lifestyle. God’s Word should be playing a big role in the life of the husband.

That being said, the fact that your husband doesn’t obey the Word doesn’t stop you, as a wife, from doing your part. In the same way, husbands, the fact that your wife isn’t perfect doesn’t keep you from doing your part.

How does it work between Christ and the church? Does Christ threaten us if we don’t progress as we should? Does He resort to abuse, yelling at us if we don’t fall in line with His plan?

How does He bring about the changes that need to take place in us? We’re told that right now His place is at the right hand of the Father.

Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died — more than that, who was raised to life — is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

Romans 8:34 NIV

One of the major roles of Christ right now is to offer up intercession for us. That’s how He brings about lasting change in His church.

Based on that, how do I lead my home into God’s will? It’s only going to be by the Word of God and intercession. I need to be making sure that on my part, my home is washed by the Word and intercession daily.

Of course, many husbands would take this exhortation as an unreachable goal. Some would even refuse to think about the work this involves. It would mean giving up some time playing sports, video games, or getting to binge your favorite shows.

But this is exactly what laying down your life for your wife (and family) means. This is how I must submit to Christ in my home. As a husband I must make the Word of God and intercession a priority for me and my family.

Question: What will it take to fulfill this great calling as a godly husband?

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