Bible Texts: 1Tim.3:1-5, Matt.5:14-16, Col.3:19, 1Cor.13:4-8, Eph.5:25, Deut.6:1-7, Eph.6:4, Philp.2:13, Gal.4:19, Lk.18:1, Mk.9:29, Acts 1:1
This is a true saying, if a man desire the OFFICE OF A BISHOP, he desireth a GOOD WORK. A bishop then MUST BE BLAMELESS, the HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, VIGILANT, SOBER, of GOOD BEHAVIOR, GIVEN TO HOSPITALITY, APT TO TEACH, NOT GIVEN TO WINE, NO STRIKER, NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE, but PATIENT, NOT A BRAWLER, NOT COVETOUS, ONE THAT RULETH WELL HIS OWN HOUSE, HAVING HIS CHILDREN IN SUBJECTION WITH ALL GRAVITY (1Tim.3:1-5)
Yesterday, we started the teaching series by looking at the tests you and I as husbandmen must subject ourselves to, to rediscover our identity in Christ as the good and godly shepherd.
Let us continue today.
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must be the husband of one wife. Are you married to one wife, or do you have more than one? God’s perfect plan for man from the beginning is one man to one woman (Gen.2:18). God did not make a mistake taking just a rib from Adam’s rib. He could have taken more than one, but He is teaching us the sanctity of one man sticking to his wife and not wives.
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must be vigilant, sober, and behave with good behaviour. Are you vigilant about observing what happens in and around your home? Are you spiritually alert to know the tricks of satan, sin, and the world? Are you sober? How easily and quickly do you accept your mistake when it is brought to your attention by the Person of the Holy Spirit, your wife, your children, or even those around you? Are you teachable and correctable?
The husbandman who wants to be good and godly must rule his own home well and be able to teach the word of God to his wife and his children, and practice what he teaches (Acts 1:1). Are you a teacher of God’s word and not a doer? Or are you teaching and doing what the word of God commands as the man, husband and father?
The office of the husbandman comes with a lot of responsibilities and commitments. It is a call to diligent work, and it is good work indeed. You are not a mistake and a disaster waiting to happen. God has made you the good and godly man, husband and father. Therefore, make your life as the husbandman count positively, bringing glory to Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
Hallelujah!
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, anoint me with fresh oil to be a positive influence as the man, husband and father.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me by Your Spirit to function in my office as the good and godly husbandman.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with divine wisdom to lead as the man, husband and father.
FAITH CONFESSION
God has made me the husbandman and He has empowered me to do the works of the husbandman, leading me to function as the good and godly man, husband and father to my wife, children and in the marketplace in Jesus name. Amen.
Important Decision To Make Today!
Now that you have read the devotional, you need to have a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It is the first step in your walk of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Please, pray this prayer of salvation in faith.
Lord, Jesus, I come to you today, just as I am. I acknowledge that I have fallen short of Your glory. I ask for Your forgiveness of my sins today. I invite You into my life to be my Lord and Saviour. Thank You for saving my life.
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