YOUR KNEES: A PLACE OF POWER
1 Peter 3
Genesis 12
Genesis 20
The story of Abraham is usually told as one that depicts Courage, Responsiveness / Obedience to God and Faith. Abraham is seen as a Hero of Faith. But we seem to forget or ignore his support system: Sarah. I am amazed at the kind of life she lived. In my opinion, Sarah was a strong woman. Do you know what it means to follow a man who didn’t know where he was going (Gen 12:1); To follow a man whose Anchor was a Promise; an impossible one at that! But Sarah followed Abraham everywhere. It takes a strong woman to do that. This same Sarah was given out in marriage by her husband twice (Gen 12:14 – 20 & Gen 20:1- 17).
( I thought that men took oaths to love and Protect🙄🙄)
Yet this strong woman stayed with her husband. Do you know her secret?
She went on Her Knees before Her God and Her Husband. 1 Peter 3:5 puts it this way
1Pet.3.5 – That is the way the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They trusted God and accepted the authority of their husbands. [NLT]
As a Wife, YOUR KNEES is your greatest place of POWER!!!
YOUR KNEE IS A SYMBOL OF SUBMISSION. Submit to God and Submit to your Hubby’s Authority.
Like Mama Aity will say, “Settle Everything on your Knees.”
When she “went on her knees,” 3 things happened
- God intervened on her behalf ( See Gen 12:17 & 20:18)
- Her husband listened to her opinion (See Gen 21:9 – 12)
- She got her heart’s desire: Isaac.
Your Knees is not a place of weakness, it is a place of great strength. On Your Knees you bring the Heavens Down; you command open Doors. On your Knees you have the ears of both God and your husband.
Let Sarah be an example to us of who and what a wife should be. Someone who takes charge on her knees. Do not let fear keep you away from this place of Great Power.
Note: Your Knees should not be a place for manipulation.😉