THE HUSBANDMAN OF INTEGRITY

Bible Texts: Job 1:1-3, Ecc.12:13-14, Ps.24:1-2, Ps.1:1-3, 1Cor.13:4-8, Gen.20:5, 1Kgs.9:4, Pro.20:7, Gen.17:1-3, Gen.12:1-3, Jn.15:5, Jn.14:26

One of the husbandmen in the Bible who continues to present to you and I the whole duty of who we are as men, husbands and fathers, is Job. And this is why I encourage you to give attention to today’s passage in Job chapter 1.

There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless- a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was in fact the richest person in that entire area (Job 1:1-3) NLT

I love the opening statement in the above Scripture about the husbandman called Job. It did not only give you the assurance that God designed every husbandman to be complete, it also establishes that every husbandman can be completein all things in Christ (Col.2:9-10).

When God created you, He had configured you to be full and whole in all things- spirit, soul and body (3Jn.1:2). That was the testimony of Job. The Bible says he was a man of complete integrity. But what made this husbandman a complete personality?

He feared God and stayed away from sin and its attractions. He lived by the principles of the word of God. This is the kind of life that God wants you to live (Ecc.12:13-14).

But why must I be the husbandman of complete integrity? Firstly, it is because that is God’s perfect will for you. God wants you to live a life well pleasing unto Him in all things (Rom.12:1-2, Ps.24:1-3). Secondly, it is because God wants to bless you and to make you a blessing (Gen.12:1-3). Thirdly, it is because your conduct and action have direct and indirect impact on those whom God has committed into your hands.

Now, how do I become the husbandman of complete integrity that God can testify of (Gen.18:19)?

You must have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ by repenting of your sinful life and accepting Jesus as your Lord and Personal Saviour (Jn.3:4-8). Then you give attention to the study and meditation of the word of God (Jn.5:39, 2Tim.2:15, Ps.1:1). The more you study and think on the word of God, the more you manifest His nature and character. Thirdly, you join a Bible believing Church where the word of God is taught with passion and power (Ps.133:1). Fourthly, you engage the two weapons of prayer and faith in God and His word (Lk.18:1, Heb.11:6). Finally, mind the company and relationship you keep because bad company corrupts good manners.

You are a shining light and an ambassador of Christ in your home and on earth. You must stay focused on the goal that is set before you. You must therefore not allow the temporary benefits of iniquity to quench the blessings of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. Walk in the fear and admonition of the Lord because that is what makes you the good and godly husbandman

This is the word of the Lord Jesus Christ to you as you start your day and live

Walk before me and be thou perfect (Gen.17:1-3)

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus empower me to walk in the fear of the Lord in everything I do.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, deliver me from the power of ungodly influences and relationships.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, make me the good and godly example.

FAITH CONFESSION

I have the life of Christ in me and I walk in the fear and admonition of God in all that I do because I am ordained by God to be the man, husband and father of complete integrity in Jesus name. Amen.

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