Heirs together

Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. - 1 Peter 3v7

I think this is one of the best descriptions of a Christian home – ‘heirs together of the grace of life.’

God’s plan is for the Christian home to be a place where the couple grow old together surrounded by the grace of God. This is only possible where the wife submits to the husband and the husband honours his wife as a precious vessel.

I have been in services where the preacher thought it cute to publically poke fun at his wife. No matter how it is covered this is mockery and belittlement of the one that he is supposed to honour.

We have a couple of pieces of Waterford Crystal. Our son gave us a beautiful pair of candlesticks for our anniversary one year. This as precious to us, not just because there are beautiful cut crustal, but because they are a gift. We take good care of them; they are permanently displayed on the mantle above the fireplace. We would not grab them for a common purpose.

Our wives are to be treated as our own most special possession. We must honour them as the most precious of vessels. Our treatment of our wives must be different from the way we treat anyone else.

Once we learn that we can enjoy the blessings of being heirs together of God’s walk of grace in this life.