WHO IS THE GREATEST IN THE SHEEPFOLD (1)?

Main Scriptures: Gen.2:15-18

More Scriptures: Is.40:11, Jn.10:14, Heb.13:20

If I ask you who is the greatest between the sheep and the shepherd in the sheepfold, what would your answer be? This is an important aspect of our leadership function as the head of the family that has not been sufficiently answered, thereby making the husbandman to misbehave. So, let us look into the word of God to find the answer.

But ye shall not be so, but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For who is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? But I am among you as HE THAT SERVETH (Lk.22:26-27). A lot of husbands claim that they are the heads but refuse to accept the responsibilities that the office of the husbandman commands.  Many more husbands are wallowing in ignorance. Some others are plain stubborn. However, as the good and godly husband, you must appreciate that there are two Scriptural truths that must guide your life. And that is being a husband is both a privilege from God and a responsibility you must embrace, wholeheartedly. Let us consider the first- PRIVILEGE. To be a husband is a privilege given to you by God, and you do not take it for granted. Rather, you must cherish it. I once said that any man can be a father but not any man can be the godly husband. You have fathers who are not married to the mothers of their children, but you cannot have a husband who is not married to a wife. You are married not because you are richer or smarter or more educated than your other male friends. It is just that God’s mercy and favour located you and gave you a wife so that you can be her lord and spiritual leader. This is why the Scriptures say that he that finds a wife has found a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord. There are many men who are well connected, exposed and even rich. They have all the material and financial statistics that can make any woman to want to marry them, yet they have remained unmarried. There are others who do not have as much money as you would think and yet they are happily married and living life as a good and godly husband.

So, to become a husband is a God-given opportunity for you to demonstrate His love and character toward your wife and children. It is your best platform of leadership. You must not disappoint God and the office. The office that you occupy is a position of trust, which you must not abuse. Your wife and children are looking up to you for guidance and direction. They are also looking to you for inspiration. You are there for your wife and children to galvanize them to greater heights.  Maximize the most of your time with your wife and children as their husband and father. You may not have another chance again.

SPIRITUAL EXRCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, baptize me with a new zeal to uphold my office with a servant mentality.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me not to disappoint the confidence You have in me.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to make the most of headship as a husband.

FAITH CONFESSION

I honor God for making me a husband and value the office of the husbandman because that is what I need to be a good and godly husband in Jesus mighty Name. Amen.

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