08/05/2023
THIS IS HOW TO BUILD A CHRISTIAN HOME FOR GOD….
It took a woman to lose the world to Satan - Eve.
To undo that damage, and reclaim the world from Satan, God needed another woman - Mary.
Both cases show the level of tremendous power and resources that are inherent in WOMANHOOD.
The power to create.
The power to destroy.
The deployment of that power depends on WHOM the woman listens to. WHOM she submits to – God or Satan.
Eve wanted SOMETHING APART FROM GOD. So, she listened to Satan’s bogus promises, culminating in this, “… your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God….” (Gen 3:5)
On the other hand, Mary wanted NOTHING APART FROM GOD. So, she submitted to God, “… let it be to me according to your word….” (Luke 1:38)
Please think about that difference for a second….
One attitude ‘killed’ the world.
One attitude ‘saved’ the world.
Who says women do not have power?!
In all these, the job of the man is to LOVINGLY lead the woman to become all that God ordained her to be.
The keyword is LOVE.
Love requires wisdom. Lots and lots of wisdom!
Sadly, MOST men lack this wisdom. The wisdom to ‘conquer’ – not through strength. But through wisdom.
Through weakness. Through THE CROSS.
No wonder the Bible instructs husbands to live with their wives according to knowledge/understanding (1 Pet 3:7).
To live with a woman in the way the Bible prescribes, a man needs the wisdom of God.
For God ALONE understands the mystery that He packaged in a woman.
THE MYSTERY that turns a tiny s***m into a baby.
THE MYSTERY that turns a house into a home. (Think about this: the wife is indeed the WEAKER vessel, yet God designates her as the BUILDER of the home - Prov 14:1, Ruth 4:11).
To understand a mystery, wisdom is required.
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally…. (James 1:5)
Today, MOST men are too proud to bow before God in humility and ask for the wisdom to lead their homes for Him!
That’s why/how Satan creeps into man