THE LOVE OF CHRIST IS POWERFUL

Bible Texts: Eph.5:1-2, Rom.5:5, Gal.4:19, Philp.2:13, Ps.1:1-3, Jos.1:6-8, Eph.5:25, Deut.28:1, Jn.3:7, Acts 1:1, 2Cor.5:17, Eph.1:18-19

The greatest weapon that empowers the husbandman to be like Jesus Christ is the love of Christ that is in his heart and at work in his life. And it is the perfect will of God for you and me. That is why, today, by the help of the Person of the Holy Spirit, we shall be examining how powerful the love of Christ is that enables the work of Christ 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 love of Christ enables you to see with the lens of Christ. This means that before you do anything, you consider how Christ would do it. The love of Christ must not only be in your heart, it must greatly influence your thought life, action, conduct and reaction as the man, husband and father.

But how powerful is the love of Christ?

When you walk in the love of Christ, 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 live a sacrificial life. 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 whether they deserve it or not.

How do I then walk in the love of Christ?

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 (Jos.1:6-8, Ps.1:1-3, 2Cor.5:17). The third step is for you to pray the character of Jesus Christ into your life (Gal.4:19, Philp.2:13). Finally, you take action by practicing what the Bible commands you to do in truth and in deed (Deut.28:1-2, Acts 1:1).

As the husbandman, you are made in the image and likeness of Christ (Gen.1:26-28). God wants you to be His true representative on earth beginning in your home. And the power to become like Him is already 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.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, let Your love be shed abundantly in my heart and let me bear fruits.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to walk in Your love in all that I do.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, make me a living example of Your divine nature, through and through.

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 that I do because that is what makes me the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.

Excerpt from IN TUNE WITH GOD devotional of Thursday March 7, 2024

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