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WISDOM CAPSULE 9

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Main Scriptures: Gen. 17:7

More Scriptures: Gal.6:7

Let us take the ninth capsule.

Capsule 9: SACRIFICE SETTLES CRISES

And Abraham said unto Lot, let there be no strife, I pray thee between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee from me. If thou will take the left hand, then I will go the right or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. (Gen.13:8-9)

I have come to discover that one of the ways to activate supernatural turnaround in your life and the lives of your wife and children is by sacrificial giving unto God. If you look at the Scripture in Genesis chapter 13, you will discover that Abraham sacrificed his convenient for Lot, and by that singular reason God showed up in the life of Abraham. God entered an everlasting covenant with Abraham that still speaks thousands of years later.

As the head of the family and the spiritual leader of your home, it is important for you to learn to give to your wife and children even when it is not convenient for you. This is what is called sacrifice. It was not convenient for Sarah’s husband to give Lot the first right to choose. It was indeed a huge sacrifice for Abraham to allow Lot to choose the most flourished land when it was Abraham who trained him and made him what he was. He let go and let God. So, as the shepherd over the sheep of God in your sheepfold, you must learn to go the extra mile for your sheep. This includes your time, your money, your skill and experience, your advice and counsel. You must also learn to sacrifice your ego. When you offend your wife or children, make it duty bound to apologize to them. Don’t allow the devil and the world deceive you that your wife and children do not deserve your sacrifice.  Satan tries to remind you of how terrible and unqualified your sheep are. He makes you to dwell on their offence and mistakes. Satan sets all these traps for you so that you will develop bitterness against your sheep and break the edge (presence) around your sheepfold. You must understand that love attracts the presence of God because God is love. And it His presence that you need to preserve your life, your sheep and your sheepfold.

Now, for you to be able to sacrifice for your sheep, you must do these things. The first is for you to see your wife and children from the eyes of Jesus Christ. If you see your sheep the way God sees them, you will not hesitate to sacrifice your best for them. The second is for you to understand that whatever you sacrifice for your sheep is a seed. And the Bible says that “be not deceived, whatever a man sows that is what he will reap”. (Gal.6:7).

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, forgive me for being selfish and self-centered in the discharge of my duty.
  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to live for my wife and children.
  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, help me to continue to give sacrificially to my wife and children.

FAITH CONFESSION

I have the mind of Christ and I live for God and my wife and children because that is what makes me the good and godly husband in Jesus name. Amen


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