UNDERSTANDING THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE GODLY HUSBANDMAN (7)

Main Scriptures: Est.4:15-16

More Scriptures: Jn.10:17, Num.11:11, Jos.24:15

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.

The story in Esther chapter 4 demonstrates to us what determination and commitment can do in the life of anyone. That nothing really dies around a committed person. This is the story. A time came in the life of Naomi. She lost all that she had- her sons, her marriage and her husband. She needed to return to her birth place and did not know what to do with her daughters-in-law. But while the other daughter-in-law decided to choose the path of least resistance, Ruth chose the path of loyalty and commitment. She told her mother-in-law that she would go all the way with her even if it would cost her life. She said, if I perish, I perish. That is unwavering commitment to a cause. Now as the spiritual head of your wife and children and the shepherd of your flock, can you such commitment to your sheep and sheepfold? Are you prepared to go with them all the way until they are established in the plans and purposes of God for their lives?

You must understand that your ordination as the head of your family is to raise the bar for your flock. The Scripture tells us that Jesus Christ, who is the perfect example of the good and godly husband, demonstrated such avowed commitment to die for us on the Cross. It is not enough for you to claim that you are ready to stay with your wife and children. You must be completely sold out for their sakes and the stakes of their lives. But why should I make such vow? First, it is because God has committed the lives of your wife and children into your hands. In Eph.5:25-28, the Scripture expects you to present your wife to Him as a blameless, spotless and unwrinkled bride. Your children are your seeds. God would demand from you what you made of them because He has entrusted into your hands their training and nurturing (Eph.6:4, Duet.6:7-10). Secondly, God has made you a priest over their lives. You are ordained to pronounce priestly blessings upon them until they attain the fullness of Christ in every area of their lives (Num.6:22-24). Thirdly, you are the shepherd and they are your sheep. And every good shepherd ensures that his sheep are not stolen, lost or destroyed (Jn.10:29). When you are prepared to die for your wife and children, your flock will honour you and will return to do everything and anything to defend you. 

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with a never-give-up spirit.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, destroy every foundation of fear and discouragement at work in my life.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, reveal to me the value of staying committed to my wife and children.

FAITH CONFESSION

I have vowed to go all the way with my wife and children, giving them my best, spiritually, mentally, financially, physically and emotionally because it is my call as the good and godly husband in Jesus name. Amen.

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