A lot of us have grown up in households where the father wasn’t present, and our mothers have been carrying the load for many years. “Thumbs up!” for the all mothers who stuck around. Peace and Love. Yall did all yall could, yet there’s an imbalance within this equation. The imbalance is the husband not being there. There are some male figures around maybe, such as the Grandpa, Uncles, and cousins, ect., but that’s not enough. The ones doing their jobs as far as being a Father, and Husband in their own household, have a full deck of cards already. I’m talking about a Father figure, husband living in the same house as his wife and children. That makes a big difference, especially when he’s continuously seeking the Lord. I’m gonna kick this off with Apostle Paul making a statement about the protocol for mankind.
1 Corinthians 11:3 3. But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God
The Protocol and order:
1. The Father is the head of Jesus
2. Jesus the Messiah is the head of Man
3. Man- Husband is the head of wife
4. Woman- Wife, if not married, and not living under the roof of her Daddy, then Christ is her head
((Let’s take a look at the beginning, specifically when this order was established.))
Genesis 3: 16-19
16. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
((Blame your momma Eve for this one ladies. Because of Eve allowing herself to be deceived, her sorrow is multiplied, even in bringing forth children, and so is yours. Her desire shall be to her husband, and her husband shall rule over her. God set up the protocol. Man shall rule(be the head) over his wife. A man of God don’t rule by intimidation, physical fear, or threats. Let’s continue.))
17. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
((Blame your Daddy Adam for this one men. Because of Adam going along with the lies brought onto him by his wife Eve. Now we have to labour in sorrow for our bread, because at first we didn’t have to ware ourselves out just to eat and survive. All we had to do at first was just , pick from the trees, the vines, and plants for food. There aren’t to many of us with our on garden now, yet the majority of us now have to work hard to be able to go to the grocery store to put food on the table. It’s written.))
18. Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Definition of thistles – commonly called weeds/unwanted grass in the United States.
Thorns- something that causes irritation and annoyance, a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf.
Can you imagine, not having to cipher through weeds, and sharp-pointed thorns to get to the prize(fruit/vegetables). Everything was out in the open within a second you could have it. That’s how easy it was to get food.
19. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
((In hard labour, we eat. Did you notice the Lord was talking to Adam when he mention, “Cursed be the ground, in thorns and thistles shall we gather our food, in the sweat of our face shall we eat bread, and in sorrow we shall eat it, till we return back to the ground, from dust thou art unto dust shall we return, literally. When we die, where are we relocated? Back to the ground, not heaven. You know that dirt we seem to want to get off us when taking a bath or shower, where only removing some of our foundation, “dirt,” what we’ve been made out of. No one is ever completely so called clean. So why was God stressing this labour for our keep and survival to Adam, let’s continue.))
1 Timothy 5: 8
8. But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
((That’s plain. Men if you don’t provide for your own, even your household, you have denied the faith(even Jesus, and if denying Jesus, you automatically deny the Father), and is worse than an infidel. Definition of Infidel is one who is not a Christian or servant of the Most High. You know it’s some men out there seeking to have numerous wives. It’s not even time for that, yet they want to justify what their doing. If you was doing it right, you would actually be taking care of all them wives and children, buying all their necessities, and paying all their bills, yet that’s not the case, so therefore you are denying the faith. Many of us can barely take care of ourselves, let alone, a wife and children. It gets hard sometimes for men/husbands that’s seeking the Lord, and being the head and provider, yet we have men who want to create many wives, and families. Woe unto you. For those who want to deal like this, keep these scriptures in mind, here’s David taking care of his wives and concubines.
2 Samuel 5:12-14
12. And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
13. And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
2 Samuel 20:3
3. And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.
((It wasn’t right for David to not deal with his concubines no more, yet the point I’m trying to get across is that, “he fed them, they had their necessities, all of them.” How was he able to do that? He had the money. Do you? Let’s look at the wife, and her position a little.
Genesis 2:18
18. And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
((She’s a help meet. Help meet what? The households quota, if needed. There are many men who lost their jobs and/or have created records, felons, and came back to their Godly senses. Now it’s hard to get a job. The wife sticking by her husband, and maybe she has to be the bread winner. Hey, it is, what it is. Now, it’s time to help meet the necessities. The Lord understands the situation, and he knows which men are not able to provide like they want and sincerely continuing to seek him while seeking a job, and he knows the ones who just don’t care and are sitting on the laps of women like a baby being fed, and have no interest in being the head to the fullest extent, Godly extent. They might be able to fake it amongst man, yet God knows. A suggestion for those sincerely seeking God and desiring to be the head to the fullest, “Not only continue to pray for a job, but for a skill, and direction to run your own business.” Maybe you already have some skills you can work with, that you haven’t realized, that you can profit from. Look within yourself, examine yourself and your capabilities. When your running your own business, you wont have to wait for someone to hire you. If it’s a demanding business, you can just about make as much money as you like, if you got the manpower/time, along with fantastic service or product. We have to keep our eyes open, think positive.))
Until again,
Grace and Peace