Daily Devotional
Betty Miller shares her daily devotionals which are based on the book of Proverbs in
the Bible.
The Wisdom of God
Verses for the Day:
Proverbs
27:11 (KJV): My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that
reproacheth me.
Proverbs
27:11 (AMP): My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who
reproaches me (as having failed in my parental duty).
Thoughts for the Day:
This verse
from Proverbs is a father's charge to his son to be
wise, so that there will be no charges against him, as to how he raised his son.
In an hour when so many children are rising up in rebellion against their
parents, this would still be the same charge to young people today. Some of the
younger generation are so full of rebellion that many parents are suffering the
reproach of their children's actions. One cause of rebellion in children is
because the home is not in Biblical order. One of the main
causes for this rebellion is an evil spiritual
force of female domination. In the following verses, the divine order for
families is stated:
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.
Ephesians
5:22-25:
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the
church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their
own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave
himself for it.
Ephesians
6:1-4:
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the
nurture and admonition of the Lord.
The husband is the head, then the wife is
second in command, with the children in obedience to them. When the woman seeks
to usurp this authority and rule the home, havoc results and the home is left
wide open for Satanic attack. Fathers who do not take their godly position in
the home are also at fault. Children are told to honor and respect their
parents, not rise up against them.
Isaiah 3:12:
As for my people, children are their
oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause
thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
In our
land today, children are rebellious, causing strife in the homes, and women have
become bossy and demanding. It is no wonder homes are falling apart. This type
of spirit in a woman is a "Jezebel spirit." Just as Jezebel ruled her husband,
King Ahab, in the Bible (I Kings 21:25), many women today are guilty of
the same sin. This domineering and ruling spirit is not just found in women
alone, for we see it in men, too, when they use tyrannical means to rule their
homes. The Lord would have our homes be examples of love, and parental authority
should be exercised in love. When someone has a "Jezebel spirit," it subtly
manipulates the lives of everyone around them. Should we be guilty of this
domineering spirit, let us ask the Lord to deliver us and create within us a
sweet submissive spirit that is pleasing to the Lord. We will then be willing to
listen to our husbands, knowing that the logic God gave man is for the
protection of the woman.
Prayer for the Day:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for creating me as a woman. May
I function in the r
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