One Sunday night, the preacher asked for testimonies and prayer requests. One woman stood up and said, “Sister and brothers, please pray for me. This has been a very trying week. That old devil is doing everything in his power to make me miserable. Pray for me that I\u2019ll survive!\u201d<\/p>\n
As she sat down, her husband, who had been listening uneasily to her speak, stood up and said, “Brothers and sisters, I want you to know, she\u2019s not the easiest woman to get along with either!”<\/p>\n
While you or I may be characterized in that story, Jesus never would be. The Scripture says, of Jesus…<\/p>\n
\u201cHere is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory. In his name the nations will put their hope.\u201d — Matthew 12:18-21 (NIV)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This message speaks of Jesus’ nature described in this passage and encourages us — especially husbands — to behave in like manner.<\/p>\n