John 5:19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does ( NLT)
A MODEL OF LOVE (C)
Anytime I read or listen to Joyce Meyer, I always thank God for Dave Meyer. That man loved his wife into transformation. A number of persons love the Joyce Meyer we see but her life went through alot of cycles of change with the help of a loving husband till she became who we envy today.
Left to some men who do not understand Christian fatherhood, If they had married a woman like Joyce Meyer who had that kind of history and character in her early years, they may have divorced her or be comparing her with their mother or other women on the street. Dave love Joyce as Christ loved the church and washed her with the word till she became a global model. Read her story.
In the previous teaching, emphasis was laid on loving despite imperfections. God demonsteated his love towards us in that while we were sinners, in our imperfect and uncomely state, Christ died for us( Romans 5:8).
Now, God did not love us for nothing. In our imperfect state, he lavished his love on us so that we can be transformed. The goal he had in mind is that we become like Christ- His son. His love is towards an end. His love is meant to process us in our raw state till we become his finished product.
God has been patient with us all these years, working in and through us till we become like his son. Christ, our groom hasn't divorced the church despite her imperfection. What is he doing? He is washing us daily with the water of the word so that we can be spotless and without wrinkle. That is love in action.
Dear Christian fathers&husbands, just as Christ loved the imperfect church and washes her by the water of the word lovingly, you have a duty to do same to your wife and your children. That is love in action.The goal of love is to transform.
God will not give any man a perfect wife. He won't give any man a finished product as a wife but a raw material. Raw materials aren't loved like finished products yet without it, there can't be finished product.
When God gave you that woman to love and to cherish, he saw her flaws and what he had in mind was that you model his transforming love to her till she becomes like Christ. You are his agent of transformation in the life of that woman who will model God's love to her.
When Adam and Eve fell, did you notice God did not question Eve? When he came into the garden in the cool of the day, he asked, "Adam, where art thou"? To us, Eve seems to be blamed for the error of Adam but God confronted Adam instead. If Adam had taken his place as a man, Eve wouldn't have been deceived. He didn't watch over her properly.
God positioned you as a teacher, priest and discipler in her life. He gave you work to do in her life. If you fail, he will ask you questions. Instead of complaining, why not take your place and start doing the things he want you to do? If you leave that woman and marry another, you will be hooked to another raw product that needs finishing.
The responsibility God laid on us as men is quite enormous. Instead of shifting blames and passing the buck. If you are not hooked to God the father in fellowship as a man, you cannot love your wife and children into transformation.
Father, as a man, may I not fail you in Jesus name.