The Serving Wife

God created woman so that man would not be alone.  Think about this:  Pretend that you decide to live on an island.  It is perfect in every way.  The soil is good where you can grow any type of fruits and vegetables.  There are plenty of fish in the ocean and wild animals on the island.  You are able to eat and not worry about going hungry.  The weather is perfect all year-it is neither too hot nor too cold.  This island paradise is perfect in every way.  However, it is missing one thing.  This thing is another individual to share it with you.  Whether this individual is a spouse or just a friend to joke around with, you will be lonely if you are the only one.

            God did not want Adam to be alone.  He wanted Adam to have a spouse to share this paradise called Eden with.  When God made Eve, from Adam, she was given several responsibilities.  These included being a wife, a mate and a friend.  However, her biggest responsibility was to be Adam’s helper.  Whether it was taking care of the garden, taking care of his needs or providing advice, Eve was to play the role as the serving wife.

            Take a look at the following verses:

1 Corinthians 11:8-9 “For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.  Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man” (KJV)

1 Corinthians 11:3:  But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God” (KJV).

Ephesians 5:22-24:  “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.  For the husband is the head if the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.  Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything” (KJV).

1 Timothy 2:12-13:  “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.  For Abram was first formed, then Eve” (KJV).

            Wow!  Take a look at today’s society and see how many females are following the rules according to the above verses.  If you are lucky, you may find only a handful of married women who are raising a family and attending to his needs the moment he calls or beckons.  Take a look at all of the females who are in the military and law enforcement, who are doctors and who are lawyers and teachers.  Even where I work, there are more female employees than male employees.  Does this mean that all married females should quit their jobs?  With the increases in cost of living rates, for many married couples it would be difficult to survive on one income.  So the answer is no; females do not have to quit their jobs.  However, they cannot be consumed witht heir jobs where they neglect their husband’s needs.

            If you are a married female who works outside of your house, you must balance your daily routines so you can be a serving wife.  It may mean cooking dinner when you get home from work or spending an hour of alone time with your husband.  Each husband is different from the other.  Therefore, each has different needs.  If you want to be a serving wife, you must understand your husband’s needs and know which ones have a higher priority.

Colossians 3:18:  “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord” (KJV).

Colossians 3:19:  Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them” (KJV)”

1 Peter 3:1  Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, that if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won be the conversation of the wives” (KJV).

1 Peter 3:7:  “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers benot hindered” (KJV).

            The above verses, and many other similar verses in the Bible, are there to protect the serving wives.  While the husbands are to be the head of the household, they are to treat their wives with love and respect.  As today, there were some men who wanted to become powerful and used their authority to make the wives to do things that would be displeasing to God.  For example, if a husband wanted his wife to kill another person, he would be forcing her to break God’s commandment of “Thou shalt not kill.”  If the serving wife refused to carry out this and other evil deeds, God would be forgiving towards her.  These verses also order the husband to love his wife.  If a husband is abusive towards her and angry because she refuses to commit an evil deed, he does not love her.

            Both the Old and New Testaments stress the importance of being the serving wife. While-if you are a female-you may be laughing at this, just think about this.  The real reason you should be a serving wife is if your husband is not a Christian, his only chance at salvation is through you.  The nonbelieving husband is sactified through the believing wife.

Reference

The Holy Bible.  King James Version.