HUSBANDS

9/28/2021

SEPTMEBER 28 - START YOUR DAY RIGHR DEVOTION

1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

HUSBANDS

Peter mentions three things about which husbands should be concerned in their relationships with their wives.

The husband must be considerate and understanding, always showing a self-sacrificing, Christlike love for his wife, as directed in God’s Word (Ephesians 5:21, 25-33; Colossians 3:19).
The husband should treat his wife with respect as an equal heir of God’s gracious salvation and inheritance of eternal life. The husband must honor, provide for, and protect his wife according to the wife’s needs. “Weaker” probably refers to the woman’s physical strength, The husband must help his wife fulfill potential in relationship with God.
A husband must take the lead in submitting his own interests and concerns for the good of his wife and family. He must praise and highly treasure his wife, giving her every reason to love and help him according to God’s purposes for their marriage and family (1 Peter 3:1-6; Ephesians 5:23).
A husband must never abuse his wife or treat her improperly in any way – physically, emotionally, or spiritually. Peter teaches that a husband who fails to live with his wife in an understanding way and to give her proper honor as a child of God will damage his own relationship with God by creating a barrier between his prayers and God (Colossians 3:19).

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