Main Scriptures: John 15:1-4
More Scriptures: 2Tim.2:6, Jn.15:7, 1Pet.3:7
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. (Jn.15:1-4) New International Version
What does the Person of the Holy Spirit want to teach you and I as husbands from the above Scriptures? I believe it is something useful. Now who is the husbandman? The husbandman is a labourer. That is what the Bible defines it. The husbandmen that laboureth (2Tim.2:6). This means that your call into the office of the husbandhood is a call into hardwork- working for the good of your wife, children, and others around you. Jesus Christ, our Perfect example was and still remains a worker. He lived His life on earth for the good of the Kingdom of God and the whole of humanity. He didn’t assume the position to be served. Jesus served His way to the throne.
As the head of your family, God has called you to serve Him and your family. That is your assignment. But what are the qualities of the husbandman? First, he is a fruit bearing seed (Jn.15:2). As the head of the family, you must be able to reproduce your kind in the lives of your wife and children through your godly conduct and influences. Second, you must live a clean and pure life (Jn.15:3). This talks about living a life that is pleasing to God both in words and in conduct. It also means that you have overcome the filthiness of the flesh and of the spirit (2Cor.7:1). Thirdly, you abide in God and in His Word (Jn.15:4). You must allow the Word of God to influence the way you live and relate with your wife and children, irrespective of the opinion of man. You must not choose which instructions from God’s word to obey and which one to disobey. You must take the word of God as the truth and the whole truth. When you consider these attributes of the husbandman, you will discover that it requires some input from you, and that is why you are called the labourer. For instance, you have to labour in the Word of God by committing yourself to reading, meditating and putting to use the instructions of God. Another example is your responsibility to daily renew your mind by thinking right and doing right to your wife, children and all people from your heart first (Rom.12:2). So, you cannot sit down and hope that you will ever become a better husbandman to your wife and children without working it out. The good news is this, when you live out these characters of the husbandman, you will receive speedy answers to your prayers (Jn.15:7, 1Pt.3:7-9)
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, remove every ungodly dress I have worn in the past.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, put on me the dress of righteousness and holiness.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, make my life a living example to my wife and children.
FAITH CONFESSION:
I walk in the fullness of the demand of the husbandman because that is what makes me the good and godly husband to my wife and children in Jesus name. Amen.
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