Daily Devotional

FULFILLING ALL THE DUTIES OF LOVE

August 25

eloved, it is important that Christians show full responsibility toward their families. As a man takes the leadership for his household, it is the will of your Father that this same man should fulfill all his love duties toward his wife and children. As the Child of God loves his family, he then passes a test that God has put before him. If that same man looks elsewhere to fulfill himself, and if he at the same time neglects those given to him as a charge from God, he has missed a priority with his Father in Heaven. There is no work beyond the care, love and consideration of his wife and children that should be put before them. If a man gains favor with people. Even if he should gain praises from others in his work, if he fails to cherish his wife and provide fully for his own children, he has succeeded at nothing. He has no valid work or lasting fruit to the Lord if he refuses to love those close at hand. The Lord God will restrict the life and work of that man and narrow him to the ministry of gaining the love and respect of his own family members until he is successful with that blessing. Then, with the confidence, trust and joyful blessings of his wife and children, that man will find that bearing fruit unto the Lord is magnified a thousand-fold! This is so very important to a man as he leads his family in the things of godliness and family love. What about it? Have you sought to identify yourself and your talents outside your family, skipping the foremost important things of gaining this respect and honor from those given your charge--- your wives and children? You can always repent and turn it around for yourself! Remember, your family is your major test with God. Fail that test, and you will amount to very little in the service of the Lord! Beloved, are you making excuses? Do you say, my wife is unloving, uncaring, cold and uninterested in me and my work? Perhaps you have cast judgment on her. Perhaps she, as most all women, is waiting for you to make her and your family the top priority in the ministry of the Lord Jesus! Try again, she and the children can be loved and healed by that love!

Prayer

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Father, I had such grand dreams of my work! I will return to the "love of my life"--- my family! What will I gain if I should win the acclaim of people and lose the respect, honor and love of my wife and children? Forgive me Father, in Jesus' name, amen!