Deborah the prophetess is judging Israel who is currently under the oppression of the Canaanites. The people have cried out to God and He has begun His plan of delivering them Barak has been summoned and Deborah tells him how God is going to deliver Israel. After she shares the plan he asks her to come along.
In this chapter of Judges the role of the hero falls to women. Deborah and Jael are the ones who bring the victory. Both men and women are made in the image of God, and here God chooses to act through women. I'm not going to get into the whole women in ministry discussion here, although I will say my thoughts on the subject are changing, but long story short, women are used by God too. God created men and women to work together, men leading and fighting the battles, women nurturing and sharing in the adventure. God created men and women to work together in a partnership.
Men, your wife is not there to look pretty, cook for you, give you children, and support your hobbies. She is given to you to live adventurously with you. She is there to be your partner and helper along the journey. The two of you are to work together, combining the unique characteristics of God you bear to reveal Him to the world.
How would your marriage change if you began to look at it this way? Do you treat your wife as your most trusted ally?
Let us be men who truly value our wives and what they have to offer to the adventure. Let us invite them to share the adventure that God has called us to. Let us be partners.
"Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
To God alone be the Glory!
Strength and Honor
Mt. Tabor (verses 12-14)
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