October 27, 2005
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The Voice of a Wife
Wives have great influence over their husbands to do them either harm or to bless their lives by encouraging them to do good. A godly wife can either encourage her husband towards godliness or lend her hand to lead him straight into the portals of hell.
Eve is our first example of a wife who did her husband, and all who followed, great harm.
Gen 3:17 – Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life.
Eve had a great opportunity to bless her husband by encouraging him to obey God. Instead, by listening to the voice of the enemy, she brought the Lord’s discipline upon her husband and herself.
Jezebel is another example in Scripture where we see a wife who’s influence on her husband was used for destruction rather than good. A perfect opportunity was presented in which she could do good towards her husband and encourage him towards godliness. Instead, under the pretence of comforting her husband, she flames his corruptions and feeds his pride and passion and encourages him to join her in killing Naboth. Scripture says…
1 Kings 21:25.. There was never a man like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife.
In the New Testament we have the ungodly example of Sapphira, who instead of encouraging her husband to do what was right before the Lord, followed him in his deception. The Lord’s discipline cost both their life. Things may have gone differently if this wife would have not stood with her husband in his sin but encouraged him to do what was right.
Acts 5:2… With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostle’s feet.
Proverbs gives us the opposite example of a God fearing wife.
Prov 31:12 – She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.
How can our voice and our actions influence our husband’s towards godly lives? By obeying God’s commands! This is the greatest love we can show our husbands. Our example will lead… and our voice will give clarity of our commitment to their good.
I Jn 5:2 – By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments.
Truly loving our husband doesn’t mean following them into sin. We show our love to our husband’s by obeying God’s commands.
I pray our husband’s hear the voice of a wife that only does them good and not evil all the days of their lives. Help us, Lord!
Comments (12)
Very good post, I just find it so hard to not try to push the truth on my husband. Sometimes, actually usually my mouth gets me into trouble. I tend to get frustrated with him. I start off trying to encourage him to do the right thing, but end up very frustrated when I feel he isnt listening to me. Very hard to just speak it and then let it go. Oh well, God is my helper.
Very timely words; i have much the same experience as the commenter above.
Thank you for the comment on my site. i have not read much of Amy Carmichael’s writings, but IF always convicts me in a gentle way.
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hi there! just stopping in to see how you are. i’ve been so busy lately i havent had much time to do anything but post new entries as i’m workin’ at doin’ other stuff around here, or running errands!
trust that all is well in your part of the world today. i hope that your weekend holds tons of blessing for you!
Wow, what can I say, but AMEN?!
Good post
WOW!!!!!!!! & OUCH!!!!!!!
Georgene,
He who has a good wife has a good thing. I hope my husband will say that about me someday.
It is hard to be who we want to be but I’m just going to keep on trying. I pray for my husband and try not to nag him too much. I just take his shortcomings to the Lord. I’m such a failure sometimes. I will to do better and keep trying.
God bless you,
Faye
Georgene I could not agree with you more! We are our husbands helpmeets. That means we are to help them in every area that they need help in! That is what we were created for! When we don’t do what we were created to do we will not find true happiness. I think alot of women are not aware of that and because they are not aware they find themselves unhappy or depressed. We can either be doing good by them or doing them harm! Let us always remember to be who we were created to be Helpers to our Man!
Thanks for posting this!
Blessings to you
Brenda
Thats what our retreat was all about,building up our husbands,and being the Godly wife we were meant to be!
Thank you for the word!!! I feel like I’ve been greatly ministered too just reading your post. The timing was perfect! Thanks.
~Deb †
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Really good post. Have you ever read the magazine “Crowned with Silver”? It is a ‘times past’ magazine. Filled with good stuff like you mention in your posts and interests. A friend of mine gave a subscription to me a couple of years ago.
I agree with this post 100%, I just tend to struggle with my mouth as well, and knowing when to shut up, and to encourage, but I also tend to forget my role, and that I am a help mate.