Warriors Arise: January 28, 2021
Daniel 5:10 (NKJV) The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change.
Notice the queen is not in the banquet hall with the king. She hears the king's countenance has changed and that his lords have nothing to offer. She enters the banquet hall but does not forget her place, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change."
She has the answer the king needs. Not the astrologers, the Chaldeans, nor the soothsayers but Belshazzar's wife. She knows they have been drinking and to approach might not put her in a favorable position especially with Scripture telling us the king's countenance changed two times times. The first when he saw the man's fingers write on the wall and the second when none of his wise men knew the interpretation.
The queen knows and she honors the king and his lords with her approach. She doesn't come charging in, "I know what you should do!" She doesn't talk about her husband to all the party guests. She doesn't make fun of the wise men. She is not haughty with her entrance to see the king. She truly desires to see him put at ease. The way she handles this is with great dignity and poise. She must have a favorable reputation with her husband, her king because she is not questioned with her approach nor is she forbidden to approach the king. She must be honored in her own right as his wife and as queen.
The queen blesses the king and declares good for him. She gives him the information he needs in order for his pleasure, peace of mind, and his former countenance to return. She truly wants what is best for him.
Scott and I have meet with couples in order to bring about a more solid marriage relationship. In one of the meetings, I was asked point blank by a wife, "What do I do if he will not listen to me?" I knew she wasn't going to want to hear what I had to say but she asked. I sad, "You are his wife. It is his place to lay his life down for you and that means his position is not to lord over you but to value your insight and perspective. He is to consider your input; however, the decision is up to him. When you feel decisions are being made without your input or not being heard then you are to position yourself to be a contributing part to the relationship and the family. You ask for specific time to talk talk about a specific topic. And you stay on the topic you asked to speak about. He needs to know when you ask for these family planning, family dreaming, family structuring times that you will stay on point. He needs to know you are not trying to undermine his authority so you never address a topic of importance in front of others and definitely not in front of the children. Your position as his wife is to place your solution before him without argument, without undermining his authority, and without belittling him or pointing out any other mistakes he has made. You are to submit to his leadership. As the man of the household he will stand before God and answer for every decision he made for you, for the family. You do not want to stand before God and have Him ask you, 'Why did you usurp the authority I gave to your husband?' You do not want to have to answer for, 'He was to get his directions from Me but you manipulated him. He stopped seeking me for the answer because you would not let him be led by me.' I looked at her and said, "You must share your input but it is never with manipulation. You must share with dignity, knowing even if you are right, your husband has to be allowed to make mistakes. Be prepared because he is going to make a lot and you are going to have to let him learn through those mistakes without holding them over his head."
Belshazzar's queen had obviously honored her husband. She was not trying to rule him nor humiliate him. She presented herself with dignity and blessed the king. She was a woman who knew her place and gave honor. She came to her husband when he needed her. She honored her husband with respect. She blessed her husband to live longer. She knew her husband and what was needed so he would listen to her words.
Father, I ask for You to minister to marriages. I pray for husbands to listen to their wives. I pray for wives to know how to honor their husbands. I pray they would work through problems together. I pray they would lift each other up in the presence of others. I pray they would seek You for counsel, insight, and the solution. I ask for you to come and speak Your words of healing into marriages that have so much pain, discouragement, and misguided direction. I ask for You to make Yourself known, Your wisdom, and Your ways. I ask for Your love to heal their wounds. I pray each one would seek You for wisdom and position themselves at Your feet to hear what You are saying. You desire for married couples to honor one another. I ask for You to intervene in marriages today. So many are struggling because jobs have been lost and they are unsure what to do next. So many are feeling the destruction of the lockdowns. When there was hope of jobs there was a way out of the disaster of the pandemic. I ask for each couple to seek You, listen and be willing to follow You. I pray they would find You and be filled with courage to follow Your plan in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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