Father, it is very quiet this morning, and with so little happening in the half hour I’ve been up, my mind is darting here and there. Help me to focus on You – not the weather, not the work day ahead, not even church responsibilities. May I focus on You and our relationship and what You would have me hear today.
1 Peter 3:1-6 (<<click here to read the passage)
Lord, when it comes right down to it, our relationship with You is what matters most. Sharing our faith is important, but if our relationship with You is wishy-washy, how effective will we be? So many times, all of our emphasis seems to be on the external when, in fact, the internal is of utmost importance.
In this passage, Peter was speaking directly to women. In the culture in which they lived, men, by far, held the dominant role. They were in charge – women had very little say. So Peter’s advice to women who came to saving faith in Christ was to live it out. Harping, preaching, nagging, and brow-beating would only result in problems. Living out “godly lives” would “speak… without any words.” By cultivating their relationship with You, Lord, wives could “win over” their husbands when the husbands observed their “pure and reverent lives.”
Lord, that is sound advice for us all. It seems that many in our culture are becoming more and more intolerant of any reference to the true You, Jesus. In many situations, harping, preaching, nagging, and brow-beating only result in problems. But a life wholly devoted to You, one in which our goal is to emulate You in every aspect of our lives – that speaks volumes. “Without any words,” we are able to proclaim the difference that You make in our lives.
Lord, enable me to “win over” those around me as they observe my “pure and reverent” life. Amen.
(Dec 17th, 2016, Sat 4:48 am)
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