Main Scriptures: John 2:13-22
More Scriptures: 2Cor.3:8, Rom.1:17, Gal.3:5
Yesterday, you and I learnt that Jesus Christ is our perfect role model as the godly man, husband and father. The Person of the Holy Spirit expounded to us that we can be like Jesus Christ by the way we conduct ourselves, our attitudes and disposition to our sheep and the things around us. We considered some of the attributes that you and I need to emulate from the life of Jesus Christ while He was on earth. I pray in the name of Jesus that grace to live the life that makes you an attraction to your sheep will be given to you.
So, let us continue from where we stopped yesterday.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, the just shall live by faith. (Rom.1:17)
Jesus Christ the good shepherd lived His life on earth by faith. By faith and trust in God, He healed the sick, raised the dead and walked upon the sea. Whenever He met someone who needed a miracle, He always asked them, “do you believe”. And when He was done with them, He told them, “thy faith has made thee whole”. By faith, He fed 5,000 people and 3,000 people respectively. By faith He walked to the Cross despite the pain and shame to die for you and me. As the spiritual head of your sheepfold and the godly shepherd, you cannot lead your wife and children successfully without faith in God. You must live by faith, which is supernatural rather than by sight. You must understand that you are a pastor, prophet, priest in your sheepfold and over your sheep. One of the weapons you require to function effectively in this office is faith. Just a few days ago, my daughter complained of pain around her upper chest region. The pain persisted for more than two days and it was excruciating for her. By the third day when the pain continued, I had a talk with her about the subject of faith in Jesus Christ-that she must trust God for healing rather than going to the hospital. After I finished with her, I laid my hand on the region where she was in pain and I commanded the pain to disappear from her body. I anointed her also. By the next day after I had returned from work, I inquired about how she felt, and she confirmed that she was better. And to the glory of God and praise to Jesus Christ, the Healer, she is made whole till this day. By faith the elders obtained good report (Heb.11:2). If you must be like Jesus Christ, you must live by faith as a lifestyle and as the necessary food you need to function as the good and godly husbandman to your sheep. Faith is a supernatural force. Engage it!
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with the Spirit of faith and help me to walk therein.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with the Spirit of revelation from Your word.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, teach me how to engage the weapon of faith for a victorious life as the godly husbandman.
FAITH CONFESSION
I am committed to live by faith in God and the finished work of calvary for the benefit of my wife and children because that is what gives me spiritual value as the good and godly man, husband and father in Jesus Name. Amen.
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