Read 1 Peter 3:3–6
Your beauty … should be that of your inner self, the unfading
beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in
God’s sight.
1 Peter 3:3–4
Attitudes such as submission, understanding, love, kindness, and
patience are the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22–23) that comes when
couples are submitted to Christ and to one another.
One of the greatest examples of a godly wife and mother in church
history is Monica, the mother of the famous St. Augustine. God used
Monica’s witness and prayers to win both her son and her husband to
Christ, though her husband was not converted until shortly before
his death. Augustine wrote, “She served him as her lord; and did her
diligence to win him unto Thee, preaching Thee unto him by her
conversation [behavior]; by which Thou ornamentedst her, making
her reverently amiable, and admirable unto her husband.”
A Christian husband must help to beautify his wife in the Lord
(Eph. 5:25–30). A Christian wife must encourage her husband and
help him grow strong in the Lord. If there are unsaved people in the
home, they will be won to Christ more by what they see in lives and
relationships than by what they hear in witness.
Something to Ponder
Think of a specific instance when you chose to be submissive to
accomplish a task. How did that submissiveness impact the task’s
success?