Bible Texts: Eph.5:25-27, Col.3:19, Rom.5:5, 2Cor.5:17, 1Cor.13:4-8, Gal.4:19, Philp.2:13, Lk.18:1, Mk.9:29, Matt.7:7, Eph.6:12-18, Rev.12:10-11
Yesterday, we started this teaching series by understanding that prayer is an incredible force for the fulfillment of the ministry of the husbandman as the good and godly man, husband and father. And we discover the first focus area, which is praying for the male-man. The man.
Today, the focus area is the husband, the second personality of the husbandman (Gen.2:18-25). But why is praying for yourself as the husband important?
It is because, without the empowerment of God by the Holy Ghost, you will not be able to love your wife as Christ has loved the church and gave himself to it (Pro.19:14, Eph.5:25). In the marriage relationship between the husband and his wife, the only person whom God commands to love is the husband (Eph.5:25-29). The wife only responds to the love extended to her by her husband (1Cor.13:4-8, Eph.5:25-26). And because God is love, you will require the love of God abundantly shed abroad in your heart to love your wife (Rom.5:5, 1Jn.4:8).
You must also recognize that without the power of God, you cannot obey the commandments of God as the husband (Jn.15:5). It is also important that to love your wife in the way Jesus Christ loves the church, you will require grace and help from God through Jesus Christ (Philp.2:13).
Your wife may not meet your expectations because she is not perfect. She has flaws. She has her weaknesses. She is bound to make mistakes. Hence, without the power of the love of Christ in you, you will give up on her and the relationship you have with her. This is why you need to pray for the empowerment of the Spirit of the love of Christ to be evident in your life so that it can help you overcome all her limitations.
The ways of Christ’s love manifests itself in physical attributes like patience, kindness, forgiveness, hope, goodwill, sacrifice, endurance, self-control, tireless giving and faith (1Cor.13:4-8). For that reason, you must pray for that spiritual virtue to manifest themselves in your life.
It is the love of Christ that motivates you to pray for your wife to attain the fullness of God’s perfect will for her rather than complain about her attitude, compare her with other women and murmur about her shortcomings. When you have discovered what God desires for your wife from the word of God, the love of Christ moves you to pray them for her in your prayer time (Philp.2:13, Gal.4:19).
There is a war against the relationship between the husband and his wife. Principalities, powers and rulers of darkness in high places are waging constant war to destroy the partnership between the husband and his wife (Eph.6:12-18). This is what has accounted for the increasing cases of divorces, even among believers. But with prayers, you and I can overcome and be endued with the power of love (Mk.9:29, Lk.18:1, Rev.12:10-11).
Are you ready to pray for yourself as the husband?
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, teach me how to function as the husband.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, guide me by Your word to do Your will as the husband.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to keep my prayer altar burning as the husband.
FAITH CONFESSION
I am made in the image and likeness of God and I take responsibility to love my wife as Christ has loved the church and gave Himself for it because that is what makes me the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.
Excerpts from IN TUNE WITH GOD daily devotional of Tuesday April 25, 2023
The devotional IN TUNE WITH GOD© is published by The Husbandman Mission International, Headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria
70 DAYS OF FASTING WITH PRAYERS (16th December 2023 to 23rd February 2024)
PRAYER AND INTERCESSORY GUIDELINES 2023/2024
- PRAYER FOR CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Neh.6:9, Deut.24:19, Ezk.5:8, II Sam.22:35, Job 30:2, Ps.144:1, Ecc.2:11, Is.3:11, Is.5:12, Is.65:22, 1Cor.4:12, Ps.128:2, Ps.78:72, Ps.18:34, Ps.92:4
Day 58
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, break every barrier that may want to hold down my career from gaining speed in 2024
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, give me accelerated promotions and enlargements in my career
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, let me achieve a thousand more time impactful results in my career
Please, visit www.thehusbandman.com search for the title FORCE OF CHANGE 2023 and download the PRAYER & INTERCESSORY PRAYER GUIDE as well as other important information.
Jesus Christ is Lord over all.
Bro. Ebenezer O. Igure
Head of Mission
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