Bible Texts: 1Tim.3:1-5, Gen.2:18-25, Matt.5:14-16, Col.3:19, Matt.19:5-7, 1Cor.13:4-8, Eph.5:25, Deut.6:1-7, Eph.6:4, Philp.2:13, Gal.4:19, Lk.18:1, Mk.9:29
Today’s teaching will be in the form of self evaluation for you and I, whom God has given the privilege to lead our wife and children as husbandmen. And our Bible passage is 1st Timothy chapter 3 and verses 1 through 5. The direction of the teaching will be in the form of questions and I want to encourage you to sincerely answer truthfully.
This is a true saying, if a man desire the OFFICE OF A BISHOP, he desireth a GOOD WORK. A bishop then MUST BE BLAMELESS, the HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, VIGILANT, SOBER, of GOOD BEHAVIOR, GIVEN TO HOSPITALITY, APT TO TEACH, NOT GIVEN TO WINE, NO STRIKER, NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE, but PATIENT, NOT A BRAWLER, NOT COVETOUS, ONE THAT RULETH WELL HIS OWN HOUSE, HAVING HIS CHILDREN IN SUBJECTION WITH ALL GRAVITY (1Tim.3:1-5)
The Scripture in 1st Timothy chapter 3 above provides you and I, who are occupying the office of the husbandman, basis to evaluate ourselves to see if we are still the good and godly husbandmen. Becoming the husbandman is a good thing but requires a lot of work from you.
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must be blameless. Are you blameless? When your name is mentioned in the marketplace, does it speak of goodness and righteousness or sin and bad report (Matt.5:14-16)?
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must be the husband of one wife. Are you married to one wife or more than one or you have mistresses in addition to your wife? God’s perfect plan for you from the beginning is one man to one woman. After God had made the man and gave him work to do, He said, it is not good for this man to be alone; I will make for him a helpmeet……(Gen.2:18-25). And God indeed, made a woman for him and not women. God did not make a mistake taking just a rib from Adam’s ribs. He could have taken more than one but He is teaching us the sanctity of one man sticking to his wife and not wives (Matt.19:5).
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must be vigilant, sober and of good behaviour. Are you vigilant to observe the happenings in and around your home? Are you spiritually alert to know the tricks of satan, sin and the world? Are you sober? How easily and quickly do you accept your mistake when it is brought to your attention by the Person of the Holy Spirit, your wife, children or even those around you? Are you teachable and correctable?
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must rule his own home well and be able to teach the word of God to his family and practice what he teaches. Are you just a teacher of God’s word and not a doer? Or are you teaching and doing what the word of God commands as the man, husband and father?
In appraising your covenant roles as the husbandman, you must understand and accept the truth that it comes with a lot of responsibilities and commitments. It is a call to diligent work and it is a good work indeed. You have chosen well to be the good and godly man, husband and father. Therefore, make it count positively, bringing glory to Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, anoint me with fresh oil to be a positive influence over my family.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me by Your Spirit to function in my office as the good and godly husbandman.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with divine wisdom so that I can become a blessing to my family and in my home.
FAITH CONFESSION
God has made me the husbandman and He has empowered me to do the works of the husbandman, leading me to function as the good and godly man, husband and father in Jesus name. Amen.
Culled from IN TUNE WITH GOD devotional of Saturday January 28, 2023
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