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

Today, I want us to focus on Job chapter 1. Why? It is because of the testimony of God for Job, a husbandman like you and I. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ that God will be proud of you and I in our walk with Him and in the discharge of our commitments as men, husbands and fathers. Amen and amen.

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

Job feared God and stayed away from sin and its attractions. He lived by the principles of the word of God. That is was the testimony of Job. And it 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 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 actions have direct and indirect impact on those whom God has committed into your hands to lead.

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 (Mk.9:29, Lk.18:1, Heb.11:6). Finally, mind the company and relationship you keep because bad company corrupts good manners (1Cor15:33-34).

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. Let God testify of you after the order of Job.

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.

Excerpts from IN TUNE WITH GOD devotional of Friday September 29, 2023

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