#manofpurpose

OPEN HEAVENS FELLOWSHIP DAILY DEVOTION

MAN OF PURPOSE PT.1

Ephesians 5:25-26 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.

Last week, many people were blessed when we started the series on the Virtuous Woman. A lot of males were very excited because the devotion seemed to focus on the woman. But today we turn our focus by the Spirit to the man. The place of a man or a husband and the responsibility that comes with it is no joke. And it is important for every male to take their lives seriously and for every female to properly and carefully decide who they want to be with. Unless you want to live by your own standards or by the standards of the world, the standard of the Word, which is truth is that the wife must be submitted to the husband. The Bible says Colossians 3:18

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Submission means to be obedient and to accept the authority and control of someone else. Even if you don't like it, that's what the Word of God says. The Word says that the wife must be submitted; in other words obedient to and accept the authority and control of her husband. It matters whose control and authority you are under to. You can imagine being under the control of someone who isn't born again and doesn't have the nature of God; or someone who isn't filled with the Spirit or someone who doesn't live by the Word and doesn't fellowship with the Holy Spirit. You've already signed up for trouble. As 'frustrating' as working under an unreasonable boss is; being married to a purposeless man can be very traumatizing. As a woman, you have a responsibility over your unborn children to choose the right father for them. That means you need to grow out of that carnal mentality of just being dazzled by external features and transient feelings and make decisions based on the solid Word of God.

As a man, you have a "Christly" responsibility over your wife and over your whole family. The same Lordship and responsibility that the Father has given Jesus Christ over the Church is the same responsibility He has given you over your wife and your family. That responsibility is enormous compared to the wife submitting to her husband. You must be purposeful, diligent, responsible, sacrificial, filled the Word and the Spirit and above all be an embodiment of the exact love of Christ as is shown in the opening verse.

You have no right to take upon yourself a woman when you are not set on course in divine purpose. You may not have completely discovered your exact purpose but at least you should be on course to fulfilling it. Meaning, you must be born again, be filled with the Spirit and be on a steady and strict diet of the Word. Remember the primary purpose of the wife; the primary reason why God made woman: to be a help meet for a man who had been given and was found in divine purpose. Until you are clear about divine purpose, you're not ready for a help meet. It's the same for a woman: you have no business joining the chariot of a man who is not conscious about divine purpose. You can't be a help meet for someone with no clear purpose in life.

To be called a man or a husband is a responsibility. It is not for jokers. It is for people who have been trained and brought up in the Word to command authority with love. It for those who are filled with the Word enough to be a source of life to their wife and family. It is for those who command physical and spiritual authority over their own lives and homes. A man; a man of purpose is the Christ-man; full of the Spirit; full of love; full of grace; full of power and full of passion for God, for his wife and for his family. Are you a man?

Rules: 
 Post the rules. 
Answer the questions that the person who tagged you asked. 
Write 11 new ones.
 Tag 11 people and link them to the post.
 Tell them you tagged them. 

Tagged By: agrainonthebeach !! :)

1. Write the name of one TV show you started watching because of Tumblr.

  - Uhmmm. I have no idea. Probably Workaholics, when I did watch it. 

2. Say three random things about yourself. 

 - I love to eat raw onions. Coffee creamer has been my latest addiction. I just want to be on Netflix all day. (Olivia you and I need to become besties and watch tv shows together)

3. Name three things people do that you hate.

  - #1. Post 3 selfies in a row, from every angle. One is fine. #2. Them getting mad when you treat them the way they usually treat you. #3. Texting me because you want something and then you beat around the bush about it. Don't act like you care how I've been - just ask for what you want.

4. Current 5 favorite songs. 

   - I seriously am drawing a blank. Do oldies count?!

5. Do you want to get married someday?

 - Just did a few weeks ago :)

6. What does your last text say?

 - "I just called them cano should be going outside now."

7. Most visited webpage? (besides tumblr)

 - Probably Netflix/Instagram/Pinterest

8. Hugs or kisses?

- Kisses are the bomb, but there is always something so sincere and warm about a hug.

9. Are you a good dancer?

 - I am actually! Very few people have seen what its like.

10. Do you play any instruments? 

 - Not really :/ I wish I could play the drums or acoustic guitar!

11. Sunrise or Sunset?

 - Sunset. I wish to see the sunrise though

My questions for those I've tagged:

1. Would you be friends with someone like yourself?

2. What is your favorite decade of fashion?

3. New York or California?

4. Coachella or Comic-Con?

5. What are your top 5 go-to movies when you need a pick-me-up?

6. Do you believe in Heaven and Hell?

7. If you don't know me; (Using a character from a show) what do you expect me to be like? (It doesn't have to be one I've seen before. I'll look it up.) If you already know me; what was your first impression of me?

8. Can you draw?

9. Do you like where you stand right now?

10. What is a goal you wish to accomplish this year?

11. Did I spell 'accomplish' right? If so, what is 5 x 9?