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IF A HUSBAND BE IN CHRIST (1)

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Main Scriptures: 2Cor.5:16-18

More Scriptures: Am.6:1, 1Tim.6:4, Hab.2:5

Therefore, if any person is (ingrafted) in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creature (a new creature altogether); the old (previous moral and spiritual condition) has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come. (2Cor.5:17) AMP

I love the way the Amplified version of the Bible puts 2Cor.5:17. My prayer is that no matter how much you think you have messed up your life as a man, husband and father, your willingness to embrace Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour will create a new path for you. I also pray for the power of God to break every spirit of self-condemnation that is holding you captive even now that you are born again.

As the head of the family, you are made up of a spirit with a soul, living in a body. This means that you are essentially a spirit man. And because you are a spirit man, you can only communicate with God through your spirit. This is why today’s topic is very important for you as the spiritual head of the family. In our main Scripture today, the Word of God says, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things have passed away, behold all things have become new. As the leader of the home, it is fundamental for you to be in Christ if you want to secure your destiny and that of your wife and children. When you are in Christ Jesus, all things become new- new experience of the power of God to heal and bring you flock reverence and fear the Lord, new revelation of the secrets of God to make you triumph as the head of the family, new attitudes and much more. The greatest mistake you will make is to live your life without Jesus Christ. Working to get the good things of life is not in bad itself. It is when you leave Jesus out of your plan and become obsessed with the things of life that it becomes a burden. You are of all men miserable if that is the kind of life you want to live.

But what does it mean for you to be in Christ as the godly husband? It means to be a husband who has identified with Jesus Christ openly and has allowed the life of Christ to take preeminence over your affairs. It also means you have allowed Him to increase in your life while you decrease. However, for you to remain in Christ, you must fight the spirit of spiritual complacency. In Amos 6:1, the Scriptures say that woe unto them that are at ease in Zion. Don’t get to a point in your life as the head of the family where you think you have arrived. Another vice that you must fight to remain in Christ is the seed of pride (1Tim.6:4, Hab.2:5). In Hab.2:5, the Word of God says that they transgressed because they know nothing…. Jesus is your greatest heritage as the godly husbandman. Be in Him!

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, increase in my life more and more.
  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, give me freedom from self-quilt and condemnation.
  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to love You with the whole of my heart, soul, body and spirit.

FAITH CONFESSION

I am a new man in Christ Jesus, and I live that godly life for my sheep and in my sheepfold because that is what makes me the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.


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  1. Talfourd Wynne Talfourd Wynne

    Today I downloaded this as I am struggling with my own demons. I was unaware of what to expect but as I started to read years filled my eyes because this was word for word what I needed today and in my recent struggles.

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