THE REAL YOU

Main Scriptures: John 15:1-4

More Scriptures: 2Tim.2:6, Jn.15:7, 1Pet.3:7

Did you know the real you? Did you know that you are the husbandman? What does the Person of the Holy Spirit want to teach you and I as husbandmen? I believe something useful will be shown us at the end of today’s teaching by the help of the Person of the Holy Spirit. Now who is the husbandman?

The husbandman is a labourer or a worker. That is what the word of God describes it. The husbandman that laboureth……..(2Tim.2:6). This means that your call into the office of the husbandhood is a call into hard work- working for the good of your wife, children, and others around you. Jesus Christ, our Perfect example was and remains a worker. He lived His life on earth for the good of the Kingdom of God and the whole of humanity. He demonstrated such commitment to His sheep that today His calling remains a testimony to all of us, who are husbands and heads of our families. He didn’t assume the position of the husbandman to be served rather He became the Husbandman to serve. As the head of your family, God has called you to serve Him, your wife, children and the good of humanity. That is your assignment. That is your real worth.

But what are the qualities of the godly husbandman? First, he is a fruit bearing seed (Jn.15:2). As the head of the family, you must be able to reproduce yourself 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). Third, 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 why you are called the worker. For instance, you must 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 minds through thinking right and doing right to your wife, children and all people (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, God has given you the power through the Holy Spirit. You need to activate the power resident in you to live out your real worth and when you live out these characters of the husbandman, you will receive anything that you pray for in prayers (Jn.15:7, 1Pt.3:7-9)

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, by the blood of Jesus Christ, remove every ungodly dress I have won 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 and the world.

FAITH CONFESSION:

I walk in the fullness of the demand of the husbandman because that is what makes me a good and godly man, husband and father to my wife and children in Jesus name. Amen.

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