What would you do for your husband? Do you love him? Do you care for him? God gave women a very special role in life, to be a helper, comparable to her husband (Gen. 2:18). God created women to complement a man and to be his partner in life. Through women, children are born, families are raised, nations are built, and God’s plan of salvation was fulfilled (Gen. 3:15; Matt. 1:20-21). Since Eve, women have brought life to the world by the will of God.
Are you bringing life to your marriage? I’m not talking about excitement or happiness, but eternal life. Are you actively working to make your husband’s salvation sure (2 Pet. 1:10)? If you love your husband, then his salvation must be your highest priority.
In 1 Samuel 18 and 19, we read about David’s first wife, Michal. She was the daughter of Saul and fell in love with David (1 Sam 18:20). Saul saw that she loved him and used their marriage as an opportunity to have David killed. In chapter 19, Saul sent his messengers to David’s home to kill him. Michal became aware of the plot, and because she loved her husband, she warned David and let him down from a window so he could escape. Michal saved David’s life.
In Ephesians 5:23, Paul states, “the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church.” This parallel shows that husbands must take the lead role in the salvation of his household. But, there are times when the wife may need to rescue her husband. When speaking of women married to an unbeliever, Paul states, “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife…For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband?” (1 Cor. 7:14, 16).
The world is filled with temptations and stressors that test the resolve of even the most faithful men. It requires a wife like Michal to save her husband from the world. David was saved because his wife was watchful, gave him warning and provided him a way of escape.
A Christian wife must be watchful for her husband, understand the dangers he faces and give him warning. Don’t allow your husband to wander from the faith. Warn him and encourage him so he might repent (Ezek. 3:18). Then, provide for him a way of escape. Help him return to the Lord. Be a servant to him, pray for him, and be an example to him of good works. Peter wrote, “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives” (1 Pet. 3:1). Do you love your husband? Is his salvation your priority? Help him make his salvation sure.