Bible Texts: Col.3:9, Gen.2:24-25, Jas.1:16, 3Jn.1:8, Philp.4:8, Ps.51:10, Matt.5:14-16, Jn.10:1-5
If you live in Nigeria, one of the stanzas in the country’s national pledge reads thus, “I pledge to Nigeria, my country, to be faithful, loyal and honest”. This is what God commands you to pledge to your wife and children. God wants you to be faithful, loyal and honest because that is the proof of your leadership as the good and godly husbandman.
As the good shepherd, I would like you to do an integrity test on yourself. And I want you to be sincere and honest with your answers. Are you loyal to your wife and children? Are you faithful to your wife and children? As the good and godly husbandman, one of the most important virtues that you must cultivate in your life is trust. You must understand that you cannot compel your wife and children to trust you rather you work hard to earn their trust.
As the leader in your family fold, you do not assume that your wife and children will trust what you say or where you go because you are the head. You have to demonstrate to them that what you say is what you mean and where you go is actually the place you have gone. And this is why the Bible commands you to be the “light that shines so brightly before men that they may see your good works and glorify God who is in heaven (Matt.5:14-16). Until your wife and children see your conduct as reflecting what is pure, lovely and of good report, they will continue to doubt you. So, your loyalty to them is what motivates them to be loyal to you. You must first sow the seed of loyalty into their lives before they can respond to you faithfully.
But how do I become faithful and loyal to my wife and children? Firstly, you must learn to speak the truth to them in all matters. This includes but not limited to your journeys, finances, and business. The Word of God says, do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds (Col.3:9). As the head of the family, you owe your wife the duty of telling her the truth. If you are going to work, tell her you are going to work. If you are travelling for an official assignment outside of town, tell her you will be out of town. If you are visiting a female friend, tell her you are visiting a female friend. If you have a property or you’re building a house in any location or part of the world, let her know in totality.
Your wife is not your enemy. God has given her to you to be a blessing and not a burden. You must understand that it is a risk to embark on a trip of perdition without telling your wife. For example it is a death trap to tell your wife that you are travelling out of town for business deals, when you are actually down town with a woman in a hotel room. Have you wondered, what will happen to your family name if you get into trouble out of that unfaithful encounter?
Therefore, make your life an open bible to your wife and children. It will be an added advantage for you as it will provide the much-needed safety you desire. It is profitable to be faithful, loyal and honest to your wife and children because that is what makes you the good and godly man, husband and father.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to be truthful to my wife and children all the time.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to speak the truth from an inward heart.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, deliver me from lies and deceit.
FAITH CONFESSION
I make my life an open epistle to my wife and children even as I speak the truth to them from an inward heart because that is what makes me the good and godly husbandman in Jesus Name. Amen.
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