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I Samuel 2:7-8
Yahweh makes poor and rich; He brings low, He also exalts. He raises the poor from
the dust, He lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with nobles, and
inherit a seat of honor...

Adopting a servile role before man appears as an evil thing to many women, even
those who are Christians. The rebellion and pride of this fallen world system has infected
all mankind. Those who are truly disciples of Christ, following the pattern of His life, are
a mere remnant in the earth.
What God requires of the woman is not unique to her. Everything in the creation is
under authority. There is a realm of service, subjection, and obedience, appointed to every
created being. The apostle Paul shows us the pattern in his letter to the Christians in
Corinth.

I Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is
the head of woman, and God is the head of Christ.

Not even Christ lived to please Himself. He lived to do the will of the Father. He shows
us by His example what perfection looks like, demonstrating by His words and actions what
is pleasing to the Father.

John 6:38
"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who
sent Me.”

Pay particular attention to the words “I have come down from heaven.” Christ
descended. He had an exalted position, rightfully attained, and He relinquished it when the
Father asked Him to do so. In another Scripture we read, “No man takes My life from Me,
but I lay it down of My own initiative” (John 10:18). We must lay down our lives before
we can take them up again in resurrection life. Humility comes before honor.
It is said of Christ that “He humbled Himself... even to death on a cross.” To humble
oneself means “to go lower.” The word humble shares a similar root with the word humus,
which is a word for the soil of the ground. To humble oneself literally means to prostrate
oneself upon the ground. This is what Christ did. He laid aside His glory in the heavens and
descended to Earth. He took upon the form of a bondservant. He was meek and lowly. So
too must all those be who would receive praise and honor from God the Father.
Sisters in Christ, if you find yourself in an exalted place at this hour, you must cast
yourself down without delay. Follow in the steps of Christ. Empty yourself, and become one
who washes the feet of your husband and of others. This is what the godly women of old
have done.

I Samuel 25:40-41
When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying,
"David has sent us to you to take you as his wife." She arose and bowed with her face
to the ground and said, "Behold, your maidservant is a maid to wash the feet of my