Day Thirty: that she would shine

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. –Philippians 2:14-16

One of the ways that our wives can shine in this world is by being women of markedly different character. If she goes about her days without grumbling and complaining people will noticed that she is different. Of course, that is only possible because Jesus Christ is the chief affection in her heart. We have to be redeemed out of the crooked and twisted generation before we can shine as different. Having a heart that doesn’t grumble but instead shines out hope is a rarity in this world. Pray today that your wife is such a jewel.

Lord, I’m grateful that my wife does shine in this way. I am thankful that because of your salvation you have caused her to have hope and not to be a grumbler. Even still I know that she is not yet fully redeemed. Stir in her heart a passion to be cheerful. Cause her to shine like a star in a dark world. I pray that she is not embarrassed by the light—but she is embolden to shine the glory of Christ even brighter. Amen.

Day Twenty-Nine: that she would know the depth of God’s love for her

…so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. –Ephesians 3:17-19

Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians is essentially that they would know how much God loves them and that He is not going anywhere. Let us pray today this same thing for our wives. It is unfathomable how much the Lord loves her. It is, as John said, an “other-worldly love” (1 John 3:1). And yet God inspires Paul to pray that we would comprehend that which is incomprehensible.

Father, you love my wife more deeply than I do. Lord, I am not even sure of the depth of my own love for her, but I am sure that it has a bottom. Your love does not. I pray for my wife today that you would help her to see and to know how much you love her. May she know that you are not going anywhere, that you are here to stay, and that your love cannot be exhausted. Overwhelm her with your love. Amen.