Daily Devotional

CEASE DOMINATION AND CONTROL

December 27

ons and Daughters of Righteousness, do you have the opinion that men are superior to women? Do you think that men are biblically supposed to "lord over" or dominate women? This is not so! The "domination spirit" is an evil spirit. In loving a woman, a man honors her and respects her as a true "gift" from God. She is never inferior to a man. However, she reflects the Son Jesus in the order of reflecting the Godhead. The man plays the role of the Father, the woman plays the role of the Son, and the children are produced by the Holy Spirit's participation in the man and woman's love. After all, we are "created in His own (God’s) image." (Genesis 1:27) Notice that the word of God teaches you that Jesus assumed a "submissive" role to the Father. He was asked, "Master, you haven't eaten," He replied, "My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me." (John 4:34) This is certainly Holy submission. The woman in submitting to the man is like the Son who bowed His holy head to the Father. It certainly did not make the Lord Jesus less than the Father. Indeed, it elevated Him to be released in the Holy Spirit to do the "works" of the Father. Similarly, when the woman in the role of Christ submits to her husband, in this act of surrender and honoring love she is released to be greatly useful in all the gifts and prophetic works of the Kingdom. If on the other hand, she is angry and striving with her husband, it would be like Christ refusing to agree with His Father in Heaven--- this won’t happen! If a woman wants to be released to experience love and healing for herself and her family, she must learn the order of Christ and submit to a God-centered authority in the husband. This is never blind obedience to the husband! She would not take a knife or gun and kill for him, and be in the will of the Father! The wise woman looks for Christ in the man and submits to that. If she finds tyranny or domination it is natural for her to refuse to submit or bow to the fleshly demands of a man. It is an unwise man who is forceful and demanding on his wife, when it would be much simpler to ask the Father to show him how to love her "as Christ also loved the Church!" (Ephesians 5:25) Remember, indeed Christ so loved the Church that He laid down His precious life for her. Men, instead of "lording over" your women, find a way to lay down your life for her. She will "feel" the presence of the Father in this act and will rise and bless you in return.

Prayer

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Father, I praise you for this revelation. I have gone about it all wrong. I will view my wife and even my mother in this way. She is deserving of my showing her true love, honor and full respect as one who is made in the image of God. I am so blessed to have the gift of women in the earth. Strengthen me (if you are unmarried) and give me a woman from God that I may love and cherish her as the Father loves and cherishes the Son. For this I will continually give you praise and thanksgiving in Jesus’ name, amen!