Bible Texts: Gen.17:1-3, Gal.5:22-23, Ps.51:10, Rom.12:1-3, 1Tim.3:2-4, Ps.24:1-2, Jn.3:1-8, Gen.2:16-18, 2Cor.5:17, Gen.18:19
Abraham had so many encounters with God, yet God still had to demand something from him. And that is what we shall be exploring today as we continue to look into the word of God for the building blocks that make you and I become the good and godly husbandman.
Walk before me and be ye perfect (Gen.17:1-3)
What did God mean when He commanded the husbandman, Abraham to walk before Him and what did God mean when He said be perfect?
To walk before God means to think, do and act on what is right in line with the principles of the word of God (Ps.24:1-3). And to be perfect means to be matured which leads to you developing the Christ-like nature of patient, kindness, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, giving, faithfulness, sacrifices, prayerfulness, and so much more (1Cor.13:1-8, Gal.5:22-23).
God wants you to walk before Him and be perfect. God wants you to think, do and act on what He commands from His word and He wants you to have the life of Christ in you which produces in you the character of Jesus Christ. That is what builds you up as the good and godly husbandman.
But how do I walk before Jesus Christ and be perfect?
The first is that you must receive Jesus Christ into your life as your Lord and personal savior and reconcile with Him by repenting of your sins (Jn.3:1-5, 2Cor.5:17). Secondly, you must deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ in order to know Him more and more. This means that you must give attention to the study of the word of God by searching it daily and making a decision to do only what pleases Him. You also fellowship with good and godly husbandmen (Jn.6:61-63, Jn.5:39, Jn.8:32, 1Cor.2:15, Philp.3:10). Finally, engage the weapon of faith in God and His word by prayer, fasting and confessing the perfect will of God for you from His word (Heb.11:6, Mk.9:29, Lk.18:1, Rom.10:10, Gal.2:13, Gal.4:19).
God wants you to know His Son, Jesus, who is the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman, more and more. God’s wants you to be like Jesus Christ in all things and for all things. God wants you to walk before Him and be matured in all you do as the husbandman.
Therefore, abide in Christ and He will abide in you.
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, let Your word dwell richly in me.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to know You more and more.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
FAITH CONFESSION
I walk before God, in the light of His words and do only those things that please Him because that is the pathway to becoming the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.
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