Reading
SAA Notes
Why would Paul single out these concerns for both men and women – prayer without anger or fighting for men; and modesty with behaviour appropriate to their profession of faith for women?
SJA Notes
* Lord God, Your word can be hard for us to understand. Please bend our stubborn wills and break our hardened hearts that we might be teachable.
“… That we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”
There are hard words to read in this passage.
We know that God’s word is the always-true-mirror for our hearts.
When God’s word is hard to hear, we must wrestle with His word to us, and submit under His will.
From today’s passage – We are to lead peaceful and quiet lives, godly and dignified in every way.
How can we live like this, in a way that is pleasing to God?
Paul opens this up with calling on men to pray without anger or quarrelling, for women to dress themselves in good works rather than the vanity of the world.
Are these two points the end of all God’s wisdom? No, of course not.
But they are God’s word to us.
* Father God,
Please help us to be wise in Your wisdom.
Please write Your word on our hearts, that we might not sin against You.
May we be humble and contrite, knowing that You are the God who loves us, who sent His Son to die for us.
Amen.