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ROLE REVERSAL
I guess you know some families, as I do, where the husband stays home to look after the children while the wife goes to work. She can earn more money than her husband and therefore they think it the best choice for the wife to work.
This is a role reversal. We don’t make our decisions in life by how much money we can make. We make them according to God’s eternal Word, His Word which is for all generations, His Word which is “as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times" (Psalm 12:6). There is no greater wisdom. To our natural and finite minds, our wisdom seems the most feasible, but God laughs at the wisdom of man!
But role reversing is even more subtle.
I WAS SHOCKED!
Yes, I was shocked as I recently read a commentary on 1 Timothy 2:15 that speaks of women being saved and delivered through embracing the lifestyle of motherhood. This commentary stated: “This deliverance was from some of the devastating effects of the ROLE REVERSAL that took place in Eden. The idea of childbearing, then is a metonymy of part for the whole that encompasses the woman’s submission again to the leadership of the man . . . “
I must confess that I had never thought of the sin in the Garden of Eden as a role reversal. It arrested me. But it is true. This was the first sin! Eve took charge! She did not discuss with Adam about the idea of taking the fruit or talk about it with him. She made the decision without him. Adam himself became a wimp and followed her instead of taking his leadership.
The devil continues to challenge and tempt every married couple the same way. He wants us to role reverse—in our marriage relationship and in the role God has given to us as as women and mothers. Satan hates every ordinance and plan of God and continually tries to subvert them and entice us in the opposite direction.
We must guard against it. 1 Peter 56:8 says: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith.”
This doesn’t mean that we can’t make a decision without talking to our husbands. God has given to women the management of their homes. We make decisions constantly in managing our homes and dealing with and teaching our children. However, in big decisions, we should not take charge without first checking with our husbands. God has placed him as the head of the home. It’s God’s plan and His plan is always best.
When we keep to God’s plan, we’ll have harmony and His blessings.
God be with you today,
Nancy Campbell
