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God gave Peter great insight into marriage and how a husband
and wife work together to get the most out of it. I read some awesome stuff that my commentary
drew out of it:
“Imitating the world and getting their standards from Hollywood
instead of Heaven will guarantee trouble. Instead they would best imitate Christ in His
submission and obedience and His desire to serve others.”
“There is nothing degrading about submission to authority …
if anything, it is the first step toward fulfillment.”
“God not only commands
submission, but He uses it as a
powerful spiritual influence in a home.”
“Christian workers and church officers who get too busy
running around solving other people’s
problems may end up creating problems
of their own at home. A couple must make time to be home with each other.”
“Husbands and wives need to really know each other – moods, feelings, needs, fears, and hopes. Ignorance in these areas is dangerous.”
“Big resentments often grow out of small hurts. Couples need to be honest with each other, admit hurts, and seek for forgiveness
and healing.”
“Peter assumed
that husbands and wives would pray
together. Family prayer time and family
devotions are important!”
My commentary included a marriage inventory based on what Peter wrote here, which it said should
occasionally be checked:
1)
Are we
partners or competitors?
2)
Are we helping each other become more spiritual?
3)
Are we depending on the externals or the eternals?
4)
Do we understand each other better?
5)
Are we sensitive to each other, or taking each
other for granted?
6)
Are we seeing God answer our prayers?
7)
Are we enriched
because of our marriage, or robbing each
other of God’s blessing?
“Marriage is something that we have to work at; success is not automatic.”
Father, I still pray that You are at work right now
preparing a wife for me. At the same
time, I must always remember that You would therefore be preparing me for her as well. Keep chiseling,
Father!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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