Peter makes a direct correlation between the way a man treats his wife and his prayers being answered. Basically God says, “If you do not treat your wife with love and respect, I will not listen to your prayers” (1 Peter 3:7). God is watching the interactions between married couples. He takes it very seriously when either partner is unjust toward the other.
This is not a new concept. In fact throughout the entire Bible God relates how we treat others with how he responds to us. Take Matthew 6:24 for an example. “For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” God told Israel if they did injustice and mistreated, foreigners he would make their cities empty places (Jeremiah 22:3-8).
Marriage is a holy institute and God does not ignore the problems in a relationship. Each member of the union must answer to God as to how he or she treats his or her partner.
