Main Scriptures: Eph.2:1-2
More Scriptures: Heb.9:21, Eph.1:7, Mic, 6:1
As a husband and the one who has been ordained by God to provide leadership at home, have you wondered why you find it very difficult to walk in complete obedience to God’s commandments as it relates to your wife and children (Eph.5:25, Eph.6:4)? Do you know why you struggle to love your wife and nurture your children in the way of the Lord? Do you understand the force that has kept you under the influence of the flesh? Do you know how difficult it has been for you to obey God to lead your wife and children? The word of God provides the answer to your struggle. It is called the prince of the power of the air. Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience (Eph.2:2). It is a spiritual force coming from the pit of hell. It is a dominating force.
As a father, you want to be the best and godly daddy to your children. But it seems the more you work hard toward this noble goal (Deut.6:6-9), the farther you are away from becoming it. You want to pray and intercede for your children and wife as the good shepherd, but you feel a weight pulling you back. The more you want to forgive your wife and children when they offend you the more you are filled with bitterness and hatred toward them. It seems like your life as a husband, father and teacher fall short of the expectations God has set for you. You seem frustrated and dejected. Praise God! Today is your day of freedom.
So, how do I overcome the prince of the power of the air that is responsible for my disobedient life? Firstly, you must engage the power in the blood of Jesus Christ. The blood of Jesus Christ has the power to redeem you from the power of hell. According to Eph.1:7, the word of God says, in whom we have redemption through his blood. In Heb.9:21-22, the word of God says, moreover, he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with the blood and without the shedding of the blood there is no remission. You must daily plead the blood of Jesus Christ over your conscience, thoughts and will, so that they conform and obey all the commandments of God for you as the godly man, husband and father, notwithstanding the cost. Secondly, you must arise and contend in prayers (Mic.6:1). Prayer remains the platform on which you can build your spiritual capacity to do what God wants you to do. And prayer force also gives you authority over the power of sin.
SPRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, by the mystery of righteousness, empower me to overcome the force of unrighteousness at work in my life.
- Father, by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, destroy the stronghold of rebellion working in my life.
- Father, by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, give me authority over the forces of uncleanness in my life.
FAITH CONFESSION
I live above the power of disobedience by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ and I walk triumphantly as a good and godly husbandman to my wife and children in Jesus name. Amen.
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