"Sarah obeyed Abraham, her husband, and called him her master. And you women are true children of Sarah if you always do what is right and are not afraid." ~ 1 Peter 3:6, NCV
In this section of 1 Peter, the apostle is writing about how husbands and wives should treat each other: does "wives, submit to your husbands" ring a bell? This is probably where you'd find it. In true writerly fashion, Peter refers to Sarah and Abraham as two role models for the parts. I'd like to focus perhaps a little too narrowly, today, on the second half of the above verse.
Everything in this verse is referring to the way wives act towards their husbands. Yet just read the second half. "You women are true children of Sarah if you always do what is right and are not afraid." Without the context of what "right" is referring to (honoring your husband, if you'd like to know), we can still know that we SHOULD do what is right - fearlessly. Children of the promise are often referred to as Abraham's children - this verse suggests that the men are children of Abraham and the women children of Sarah. And God found both of them to be pleasing in His sight. So can we. How?
By doing what's right.
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