WALKING IN THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST

Bible Texts: Eph.5:1-2, Rom.5:5, Jn.8:32, Rom.8:1, Gal.4:19, Jn.15:5, Philp.2:13, Eph.5:25, Deut.28:1, Jn.3:7, Acts 1:1, 2Cor.5:17

The greatest weapon that helps the husbandman to conquer all fears and fleshly desires is the love of Christ at work in his life. And that is why in today’s teaching, we shall be examining the incredible power of the love of Christ at work in the life of the husbandman.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children, and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savor (Eph.5:1-2)

The Scripture says that as the ambassador of Christ in your home, you must be walking in the love of Christ. What this means is that your desires, intentions and actions are influenced by the love of Christ. Hence, the love of Christ is both a work and a walk (Jn.3:16, Acts 1:1). You do not only confess the love of Christ, you must demonstrate the love of Christ as the man, husband and father.

But how powerful is the love of Christ when you walk in it?

It restrains you from taking actions that are against the perfect will of God for you as the good and godly husbandman. The love of Christ empowers you to behave like Christ in your conduct, thinking and responses. It makes it easier for you to forgive and forget when you are hurt. It also makes you to sacrifice your resources for the good of your wife and children and humanity. The love of Christ makes you think of others first even before thinking of yourself. It also empowers you to always look out for the good and improvement of others beginning with your wife and children, whether or not they deserve it. That’s how powerful the love of Christ is.

Now, how do I then walk in the love of Christ as the husbandman?

The first step is to invite Jesus Christ into your life by praying the prayer of salvation (Jn.3:7). The second step is for you to build on the first invitation by studying your Bible, meditating on the words of Jesus Christ and joining a bible believing church where your spirit man will be nourished (2Cor.5:17). The third step is for you to pray the characters and virtues of Jesus Christ into your life (Mk.9:29, Lk.18:1, Gal.4:19, Philp.2:13). And finally, you take action by practicing what the Bible commands you to do as the man, husband and father (Deut.28:1-2, Acts 1:1).

As the husbandman, you are made in the image and likeness of Christ (Gen.1:26-28). The power to become like Jesus Christ is in you. All you need to do is to be conscious of your new creation status in Christ and walk in love because that is what makes you the good and godly husbandman (Rom.8:1, 2Cor.5:18).

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, let Your love be shed abundantly in my heart and let me bear good and godly fruits.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to walk in Your love in all that I do as the man, husband and father.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, make me a living example of Your divine nature in my desires, intentions and actions.

FAITH CONFESSION

I am redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ and by it I have the nature of Christ at work in me, and I am walking in love in all my desires, intentions and actions because that is what empowers me to live as the good and godly man, husband and father in Jesus name. Amen.

Excerpt  from IN TUNE WITH GOD devotional of Monday March 27, 2023

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