November 25, 2011

She’s Hot!
 
Reading: I Peter 3:1-6, 1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.

Isn’t it amazing that when we read the Bible we tend to read and comprehend the things that sound the best to us. For instance, we can tend to read a passage like this “WIVES, likewise, be SUBMISSIVE TO YOUR HUSBANDS (oh, yeah… that’s right), that even if some do not obey the word (or do what she thinks I should do), they, WITHOUT A WORD” (wow… so far, loving this passage)… “Do not let your adornment be merely outward”… yeah, yeah, yeah… okay. We read and got what we wanted out of the passage but when it comes to verse 3 and 4, we can pass over it pretty easily because, pretty much, we can read it as, “Wives, do not be hot!” We can tend to gloss right over that because, hey, in our society today our wife is suppose to be “hot”. And, if she does or doesn’t look hot, you will notice those women who pass by you throughout your day. We may love the idea of her submitting… but do you love, admire and even “check out” her “hidden person of the heart”, her inner beauty? How do we expect to be the spiritual leaders that God has called us to be, if we place such a high value on whether a woman or our wife looks “hot”.

What do you notice about your wife or other women if you’re not married?

Ask God to help you see beyond the physical. How can you minimize the outward beauty and see the treasure and value of her inner beauty?
End of the Day Review
  
How were you able to focus on the inward beauty of your wife and minimize the notice of outward beauty in her or other women?
 
 
How did that impact your view and perception of your wife and other women?