Proper Spiritual Attire

# 67 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Ti 2:9,10, “in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, 10 but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.” The Holy Spirit finalizes the dress code for women in and out of the worship service setting. She is to wear the good works of all (men or women) who profess godliness. This is the spiritual dress code for all followers of Christ. How did James put it? Faith without works is dead! Abraham's wife Sarah, is the model for women who profess to follow Christ, let's see what she put on according to 1Pe 3:1-6, “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, 2 when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel-- 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.” Okay, for starters, the wife is to be submissive to her husband. In the context of this section of 1 Peter, this subjection is similar to that of men and women submitting to the God-ordained authorities in their lives. (See 1 Pet 2:13-18) We have a tendency to make this “submission” thing way too complicated. It's just a simple matter of acknowledging that in God's grand scheme of things, in God's chain of command, the husband has authority over the wife. Of course if the husband abuses that authority and demands that his wife do something contrary to the Word of God, well Peter and John tell us in Ac 5:29, "We ought to obey God rather than men.” So that's the first article of “spiritual” clothing. Acknowledge the God-ordained chain of command. For this is precious in the sight of God (v4) More on the clothing of Sarah next time.