November 24 2022 | As is Fitting for the Lord
November 27, 2022

COLOSSIANS 3:18-25

18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.
COLOSSIANS 4:1
Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

COLOSSIANS 3
18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

1. EPHESIANS 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
2. EPHESIANS 5:24
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
3. 1 PETER 3:1
Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,

“As you do to the Lord”- righteous; witness; worship

COLOSSIANS 3:19
19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
EPHESIANS 5:25-33
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—30 for we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

1 PETER 3:7
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
Embitter – to make someone bitter (sour)
22 Slaves (employees), obey your earthly masters (boss) in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.

COLOSSIANS 4:1
Masters (boss), provide your slaves (employees) with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

APPLICATION

  1. WE NEED GOD TO HELP US
  2. MAKE YOUR ATTITUDE AND ACTIONS WORSHIP UNTO THE LORD
  3. ETERNITY WILL MAKE IT RIGHT
  4. PRAY! GET HIS STRENGTH

God doesn’t always make sense to us… but we do need to trust Him.