Proverbs 21:9 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.” (Proverbs 21:9 KJV)

When God settled Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, it was for a harmonious work-together-as-one union, where Eve was to help Adam tend the garden. But sin entered when Adam fell to Satan's lie. He ate the fruit which the serpent coaxed Eve to eat. He grabbed it without hesitation when Eve gave him. And, he ate it! Ever since that moment, humanity is separated from God. Contention arose in relationships. Between husbands and wives, of which Adam and Eve were the first married couple of a man and a woman instituted by God, a chasm emerged.

This passage warns of such environment in a home. It exists in a relationship, especially, when the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ is evicted from the tripartite bond of marriage. His presence, when we accept Him to be Lord of our life and sovereign in our dwelling, brings harmony and peace even in differences and disagreements. Love reigns in the house! In Christ, the curse of Adam's sin is reversed (Romans 5:12-21).

So, as children of God, being made a 'new creation' in Christ Jesus by faith, we are called to nurture a home abounding in love, where nags and brawls can't break. Hence, Apostle Peter exhorts us, we the husbands and wives in the body of Christ, with these words: “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.” (Peter 3:1-7 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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