Let's Examine the Scriptures Every Day 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Those who marry will have difficulties in life (1 Cor. 7:28).
Marriage is a perfect gift from God, but human beings are imperfect (1 John 1:8). That is why the Word of God warns married people that they will have “difficulties in life”. Jehovah expects Christian husbands to care for the spiritual, emotional, and material needs of their families.—1 Tim. 5:8. However, married sisters have to set aside time every day in their busy lives to read God's Word, meditate on it, and pray to Jehovah from their hearts. This can present a challenge, as wives are very busy. But it is essential that you make time to do all these things. Why? Because Jehovah wants each of his servants to cultivate and maintain their own friendship with him (Acts 17:27). Sure, the wife may have to make an effort to respect and obey her husband, which is imperfect. But she will find it easier to fulfill the role Jehovah has given her if she understands and accepts the Scriptural reasons why she should accept the authority of her husband. w21.02 9 paras. 3, 6, 7
Explain why Jesus respects Jehovah's authority.
Jesus respects Jehovah's authority. Does he do it because of lack of intelligence or skill? No, because only a very intelligent person could teach as simply and clearly as Jesus did (John 7:45, 46). Jehovah has such respect for Jesus' abilities that he allowed him to work alongside him when he created the universe.—Prov. 8:30; Heb. 1:2-4. And, since Jesus was resurrected, Jehovah has given him “all authority in heaven and on earth” (Matt. 28:18). Despite having so many abilities, Jesus still looks to Jehovah for guidance, and he does so because he loves his Father (John 14:31).
(a) What can husbands learn from Jehovah's example? b) What can you learn from what Proverbs 31 says?
What can husbands learn? Jehovah did not establish the principle of authority because he thinks that women are inferior to men. He has made this clear by choosing both women and men to rule with Jesus (Gal. 3:26-29). Just as Jehovah has shown that he trusts his Son by giving her authority, the wise husband will also give his wife some measure of authority. God's Word describes a competent wife as a woman who can oversee her household, buy and sell land, and do business (read Proverbs 31:15, 16, 18). She is not a slave, she has no right to give her opinion. Rather, her husband trusts her and considers her ideas (read Proverbs 31:11, 26, 27). When a man respects her wife in this way, it is a pleasure for her to be under her authority.
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