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SUBMISSION… EMPOWERMENT

 
We all have different understanding of submission, men have a different understanding, women also have a different idea of the concept of submission.

Submission is a very powerful word, the dictionary meaning is “to subject oneself under the authority of another”. But come to think of it, the bible tells the wife to be submissive just like the church submits to Christ, who is the head of the church (Ephesians 5v24). The bible relates the concept of submission between a man and his wife to the concept of submission between God and his church.  God has empowered the church with so many gifts to be able to carry out his will on earth (1 Corinthians 12v7-11). God needs the church to use these gifts in accordance to his will, as a result, the church has to be submissive to the will of God. God has empowered the church, in the same way, God empowered the woman so much, but he needs the wife to use her gifts in reverence to her husband. 

Women, should use their gifts to help their husbands carry out the will of God for their lives and their families. These gifts should be used to build up our husbands and not pull them down, this is submission. Proverbs 31v 12 says, “She does him good and not evil all the days of her life”.

Submission is not slavery, it is not an oppressive force that hangs over marriage. Submission is power, it operates on pure faith that can help the husband grow spiritually and empowers the wife to be all that God wants her to be. It is recognizing the extent at which we are gifted as women and using those gifts to lift our men up. Is it the ideas, prayers, multitasking abilities, patience, loving, consoling, encouragement, finance and home management etc. Using all this gifts humbly to help your husband carry out the will of God is submission. To be submissive, a woman has to recognize and know her worth as a daughter of Zion and use that to fulfill the will of God for her marriage. Men also have to recognize these gifts in their wives and allow their helpmeet to be all that God wants her to be.

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  1. jmkMay 12, 2013 at 2:35 PM

    Very insightful and encouraging todun! Thumbs up.

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