RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (1)

Bible Texts: Gen.18:17-19, Eph.5:22, Tit.2:19, 1Pet.3:7

I will begin this expository by defining what a right is and what a responsibility is. I trust the Person of the Holy Spirit that at the end of this teaching, you would understand the difference between right and responsibilities and how you can balance it as a husband and leader in your family fold.

RIGHT-is ENTITLEMENT, PRIVILEGE OR DUE. RESPONSIBILITY- is a STATE OR FACT OF BEING ACCOUNTABLE OR TO BLAME FOR SOMETHING.

Now let us draw inferences from these definitions, specifically as it concerns you and me as husbands and heads of our families. As a husband, it is your entitlement for your wife to submit to you in all things (Eph.5:22, 24, Tit.2:9, 1Pet.3:6). So you don’t have to beg for it. But if you are struggling to get submission from your wife, then know that there is a challenge. It is your due for your children to obey you in all things (Eph.6:1, Col.3:20, Pro.23:22). So you don’t struggle with your son or daughter to obey your instructions, whether in your presence or absence. They just fall in line, willingly doing what is right.

However, you have a responsibility toward your wife and children. It is your absolute responsibility to provide for your family-accommodation, material and financial provisions, spiritual meat and nourishment, physical and emotional protection, guidance and mentoring. Well, it appears you are doing everything for your flock. Yes! That is your God ordained responsibility. A few Scriptures suffices. For I (God) know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him (Gen.18:19). Did you notice that God did not mention his wife? God was talking to the head of the family just the same way He is also talking to you through this devotional.

In Gen.2:15-18, the Word of God came to the husband by a command that they should not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. God also commanded him to dress and keep the garden, which symbolizes the family fold. God could have waited until the wife came before He gave the command. But God knew what He was doing. He wanted to hold someone accountable for whatever goes wrong with family.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, help me to function maximally as the head of my family.
• Father, help me to remain focused on my responsibilities to my wife and children.
• Father, fill me with the joy of the Holy Ghost to play my role joyfully and faithfully.

FAITH CONFESSION

I stay committed to taking responsibilities for my wife and children because that is what guarantees my rights as a good and godly husband in Jesus name. Amen.

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 Bro. Ebenezer O. Igure

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