How do we, as women, in 2012 glorify God?
We've already discussed glorifying God in our corporate worship. Another way we can
glorify God is by being committed to our marriage, and our home.
Titus 2:3-5
“the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not
slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things – that they
admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be
discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the
word of God may not be blasphemed.”
We can show glory to God by being keepers of our
homes I Timothy 5:14. If we allow our
homes to be run in chaos, how can we be showing the world a better way of
living? We can show glory to God by
being hospitable, Romans 12:13. This is
partly being a good steward of what God has blessed us with, but also being a
good example to those around us. Do we
use our homes as a way of blessing those around us, or is it a showpiece kept
just for ourselves?
We are told to love our husbands. That includes speaking about him to others in
a positive light. Try not to allow
others who may talk negatively about their spouse influence you to do the
same. We want our husband to be able to
rise up and call us blessed and to praise us (Proverbs 31:28) and we need to
treat him in the right way. We are to
submit to and honor our husbands Ephesians 5:22-24, I Peter 3:1. We are showing glory to God when we are
helpers to our husbands (Genesis 2:18).
What about our children? Do we belittle them when we speak to
them? Do we protect them from the world,
guarding their hearts? When we teach our
children the truths from God’s word as we sit in the house, walk by the way,
when they lie down and when they rise up, Deuteronomy 6:7-9, we will be
glorifying God.
The world will take notice of the different way we
live, the way our family interacts, the way we show love to one another and
that we have a commitment to our marriage, family and home, and God will be
glorified.
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