Bible Texts: 2Pet.1:8-10, Jn.15:4-5, Ps.23:1, Ps.1:1, Gen.18:19, Gen.17:1, Col.3:19, Eph.6:4, 1Tim.5:8-10, 2Tim.2:15, Lk.18:1, 1Cor.13:4-8
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure, for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall (2Peter 1:8-10)
From the above Bible passage, a very important note is made of what you and I can do to fulfill our calling and election as husbandmen. But first, you must understand that your headship is both a calling and election.
It is a calling and election because God chose you to be shepherd over the lives of your wife, children and home. There are many men out there who do not have the privilege of being a man, husband and father at the same time. But you are. And the reason why God called you to the office of the husband-hood is so that He can fulfill His plan for your life, your wife, children and home through the discharge of your covenant responsibilities as the good and godly man, husband and father. So, being the husbandman is a privilege giving to you by God.
However, for you to succeed in your assignment as the good and godly husbandman, you must be diligent in performing your tasks as the godly man, husband and father. The Scripture says,
Give diligence to make your calling and election sure, for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall (2Pet.1:10).
Diligence means that you must take personal responsibility to take your place as the shepherd over the sheep of God in your custody and over your sheepfold. You must be committed to doing what the word of God commands you to do, with delight and not complaining and murmuring. You must be determined to put your best foot forward, regardless of the challenges. You must be ready and always willing to search and study the Bible to find out the perfect will of God for you as the man, husband and father with the intention to live it for the good of your life, the lives of your wife and children.
As the husbandman, you must understand that becoming the good and godly husbandman doesn’t just happen. It is not luck. It is not just a wish. Infact, there is no accidental good and godly husbandman. You must make it happen by your intention and practical action. You must also make diligence your lifestyle. You must make your life count for God and for the good of your wife and children by the word and instructions of God as provided in the Bible.
And if you are the good, you can be better. And if you are better, you can be the best. And this is the perfect will of God for you as you lead yourself to become the good and godly husbandman.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day (Pro.4:18).
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with the spirit of diligence and help me to make my calling a success.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to search my Bible and please open my eyes to see and my ears to hear what You want me to see and know.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to be a responsible man, husband and father.
FAITH CONFESSION
God has called me into the office of the husband-hood and I am committed to pursue my covenant tasks as the man, husband and father because that is what makes me the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.
Force of Change 2022/2023: 70 Days of Fasting with Prayers
- PRAYER FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS (27TH JAN TO 5TH FEB 2023)
Ps.45:4, Gen.39:2, Gen.24:1, Gen.13:1, Job 8:6, Zech.8:12, Is.48:15, Job 36:11, Ps.35:27, Jer.22:21, Zech.1:17, Zech.7:7, 2Chro.22:11, 2Chro.26:5, Neh.2:20, Ps.1:3, Pro.17:8, 2Chro.14:7
Day 48
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, pour out Your blessings upon my life and let it speak all through my life and the generations after me
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, put my family and I in command of financial fortune from 2023
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, make us an expression of Your financial glory in 2023
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