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The Whole Duty Of Man

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Main Scriptures: Ecc.12:11-13

More Scriptures: Job 28:28, Deut.6:2, Ps.2:11

Have you ever asked yourself what is the whole duty of being a man, husband and father? Is it about the fluency of your spoken English? Is it the quality of the dresses your wear? Could it possibly be your enhanced lifestyle? The word of God has provided the answer for you and I as heads of our sheepfold. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the while duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil (Ecc.12:13-14) KJV.

Your duty as the head of your family is to fear God and keep all His commandments. The word of God says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. When you reverence God and obey all His instructions as they concern you as the man, husband and father, then you will be filled with the wisdom of God. And no shepherd operates the wisdom of God and misses his place in sheepfold. The wisdom of God makes every husband a man of influence; and not even his wife or children would be able to resist it. The reason why you face a lot of resistance from your sheep is because you are not operating the fullness of the wisdom of God. When the wisdom of God is in operation in your life, you will know what to say, what to do and when to do what you ought to do. According to Scriptures, you are commanded to deal with your wife according to knowledge (1Pet.3:7) and you are to nurture your children in the way and admonition of the Lord (Eph.6:4). You cannot fulfill these benefits without the help and wisdom of God.

But what then is the fear of God? It is simply for you and me to depart from iniquity or sin. It means to start doing what is right from the word of God. This is because all unrighteousness is sin (1Jn.5:17). It also means to delight yourself in the instructions from God as they concern how you are expected to relate with your wife, children and the world at large. It doesn’t matter whether the instructions from God makes sense or not. And as you and I walk in the fear of God and do to our wives and children what pleases Him, you will enjoy peace and quietness with your sheep and in your sheepfold. You will also enjoy honour and earn the respect of your flock and those around you.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

·         Father, in the Name of Jesus, fill me with the Spirit of the fear of the Lord and let me walk in this consciousness.

·         Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to obey your will and do of Your good pleasures to my wife and children.

·         Father, in the Name of Jesus, give me personal encounters from Your word daily.

FAITH CONFESSION

I have the mind of God and walk in the fear of the Lord in relating with my wife and children and the world around me because that is what makes me a good and godly husband in Jesus Name. Amen.


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