Embraced by the Holy Spirit: An Experience in the Supernatural

Author:Eileen Fisher
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780768423426
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
Published: 2005-11-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Faith Shaken Yet Not Broken

Submission and Obedience

One of the greatest gifts in my life is to have a friend like the Holy Spirit who always speaks the truth to me. I've learned that He has a wonderful sense of humor. When I once complained to Him about feeling old, he replied, "If you think you are old, you are not old not compared to me, for I am called the Ancient of Days".

About 20 years ago the Body of Christ was going through extreme teaching about wifely submission It was extreme to the point where it was totally out of balance with the truth. I wanted my life to be in order, yet I heard sermons that did not set women free, but put them under slavery, devoid of love. I know God is a God of order and that our homes should be in order also. I think it is fine to have one head, yet I also know that two heads in agreement and love can be a very powerful combination. As it says in Deuteronomy, "How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight,..." (Deut. 32:30).

To be covered by a man who loves you is a wonderful gift from God. I do not believe any woman who knows she is totally loved, cherished, and cared for as Jesus loves His Bride, the Church would not want to, quickly and without a moment's hesitation, submit herself to such a husband. Scripture goes on to say, "Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord" (Eph. 5:21-22).

To submit to one another is to practice humility. To prefer one another is to become one in the Spirit. And did Jesus not pray that we all might become one? For any marriage to become strong and retain its strength, the partners must share the same goal. They should have one vision, to become one in Christ Jesus. They need to walk in agreement.

One year, around income tax time, my husband was busy and asked if I would make an appointment with a tax specialist. I made the appointment, but while driving there, singing and playing worship music, the thought came to my mind, if I did the taxes myself (though I'd never done taxes before), we would not have to pay to have them prepared. With the money I saved us, I could take my husband out to dinner for a surprise!

I made a U-turn and headed back home in order to cancel the appointment and do the taxes. I thought, won't Fred be delighted with his clever wife! But the Holy Spirit had a different take on it. In my heart He said, "Obedience is better than sacrifice." I knew a related Bible verse— “And Samuel said, hath the Lord, as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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