GOOD RETURNS FOR YOUR INVESTMENT (2)

Main Scripture: Lk.6:38

More Scriptures: Gen.8:22, Gen.18:19, Heb.11:2

Yesterday, by the help of our Teacher, the Holy Spirit, we were taught as husbands that the same measure we mete out to our sheep is the same measure that we receive from them and even much more. Hence, you and I must be very careful what we do to our sheep because whatever a man sows that is what he shall reap (Gal.6:7).

But you may want to ask, why must I keep giving all the virtues of Jesus Christ to my wife and children when they do not respond to me in the same measure that I give? Firstly, you must understand that everything word and virtue from the Word of God is a seed. And God demands that you give (sow) it to your sheep. For instance, God commands you to love your wife as Christ has loved the church and gave Himself for it (Eph.5:25). And if you look at 1Cor.13, you will discover the content of love that Christ wants you to give to your wife. This includes kindness, patience, thinking good and not evil about her, refusing to be happy when she fails and much more (1Cor.13:4-8). The word of God also commands you to treat her according to the knowledge of who she is by understanding her strength and weakness (1Pet.3:7). All these are spiritual investments God wants you to invest into your wife through your words and in our actions. Also, the word of God commands you to nurture your children in the way and admonition of the Lord (Deut.6:4-10, Eph.6:4). This is demonstrated in your conversation, your attitude, and your responses and reactions to your children. 

Secondly, evil will always bow to the righteousness. It is just a matter of time. The word of God says, if thy righteousness be full then will the Lord avenge for you. God will step into your case if you are faithful to the end. Thirdly, it is because only those who endure to the end are rewarded. The Word of God says that he that endures to the end shall be saved. Don’t love your flock today and hate them tomorrow. Don’t be kind to them today and wish them evil tomorrow. However, you need a large dose of faith in God and His word to give and receive the good measure. Faith is not the absence of trials; it is the triumph over trials. You may get to a point when your wife and children’s attitude will be threatening all the good works you have been doing for them. You must not allow their misbehavior to distract you and put doubts in your heart. Rather, during this trial period, you increase your trust in the ability of God to transform your flock. In Heb.11:2, the Scripture says, by faith the elders obtained good report. Keep trusting, keep hoping, for in due time you will reap the harvest. That is the proof of optimal return on godly investments.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me BY GRACE to give quality seeds of righteousness to my wife and children.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me not to be weary of doing the right things to my wife and children.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, deliver me from every force of discouragement.

FAITH CONFESSION

I invest righteous seeds into my wife and children in large quantity and quality because that is my access to receiving the blessings of a good and godly husband in Jesus Name. Amen.

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