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Many husbands are going to have to answer to God for how they have treated their wives

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord” (Proverbs 18:22 NASB).

Many husbands are going to have to answer to God for how they have treated their wives (cf. 1 Peter 3:7). It is sad how many husbands do not recognize the precious gift they were given and end up demeaning and criticizing their wives in their homes and in the public.

Wives are a gift from God (cf. Proverbs 19:14) and should be treated accordingly. A prudent woman of good, honorable character greatly blesses a man’s life and becomes the crown of his life (Proverbs 12:4). Her greatest value does not come from her beauty or even her personality, but from her service to God.

Notice how the Book of Proverbs ends: “Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates” (Proverbs 31:30-31). Instead of criticizing and talking down to his wife, a husband needs to praise her and show her how much he appreciates her.

–Jeremy Sprouse

Proverbs 19:3

“The foolishness of man ruins his way, and his heart rages against the Lord” (Proverbs 19:3 NASB).

God has been blamed, cursed; and denied because of pain and suffering in this world that is mankind’s fault. The Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, and Salem Witch Trials didn’t come from God’s Word but from mankind’s foolishness.

God’s Word tells us to love our enemies, pray for them and to strive to be at peace with all men… not fight with and burn them (Matthew 5:44-48, Romans 12:17-21).

A chain smoking father who suffers and dies of lung cancer did so because of the choices he made. A drunk driver who kills a family caused suffering by the decisions he made–God’s Word forbids drunkenness.

Murder and violence come from the pride and unbridled desires of man (cf. James 4:1-3). God has loved us enough to give us free will and let us choose our paths; we are not forced to do anything.

Mankind as a whole, unfortunately, has chosen to do evil and pain and suffering results from it. Mankind in general and us as individuals need to stop blaming and start taking responsibility for our mistakes.

We need to be strong enough and wise enough to admit our mistakes and learn from them.

–by Jeremy Sprouse