121 Days of Prayer

Do Not Let Your Adorning be External

The purposes of this prayer are: Spouse, Obedience, Holiness/Righteousness and Increased Faith.

Gracious God, Peter offered guidance to both wives and husbands regarding leading Christ-centered lives: “Wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external- the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear- but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.” 1 Peter 3:1–6 (ESV). Lord, both men and women are made in your image and are of equal worth in your sight. Thank you for designing us in such a way that our attributes complement each other. Amen.