Putting your Home in Order– Part 1
Dear Reader,
Welcome to this exciting month, where God will be perfecting all that concerns you and your family. This month we shall be exploring Putting Your Home In Order.
According to Dr Mike Murdock, order is “The accurate arrangement of things.” Therefore, order has to do with an arrangement.See the case of Jesus feeding five thousand people. The Word says: And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children (Matthew 14:19- 21).Jesus did not grab the loaves and fishes and say to the multitude, “You take!” If He had done that, there would have been confusion because we all know that when hunger is in operation, anything can happen. So, what did Jesus do? The Bible says He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass. He blessed the bread and gave it to the disciples (not the multitude) to distribute. The resultant effect was that … they did eat, and were filled… That is order in practical display.
In case you think only Jesus was orderly, you will find in the story of creation that God, the Father, was also orderly. In the entire creation story, you will see that God divided all the work He needed to do into six days. He first organised and arranged, deciding what He wanted to create before embarking on the actual creation. In order to help Him see clearly through the darkness, He started by creating light. He made sure the herbs the animals would eat were available before making them. For the fish, He ensured the water was in place before the fish came. Then He made man and put him in charge of all He created (Genesis 1: 3-26).
Therefore, order is part of God’s nature. So, when your home is orderly, you are only exhibiting the nature of God. Like any other organisation, the family involves two or more people and needs to be governed. Its affairs have to be controlled and directed to make for peace and fulfilment. Until you order your family relationships, it will be difficult to order any other area of your life. Remember, it is said, “Charity begins at home.” It doesn’t end there, but it begins there!
However, it should be noted that order is not a gift! Nobody is specially gifted in it. Anyone who desires order in the home must cultivate it – both the man and the woman.
Therefore, to effectively put your home in order, you need the help of God. If you are not born-again, please say this prayer of faith: Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today. I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself. Forgive me of my sins and cleanse me with Your Precious Blood. Deliver me from sin and satan to serve the Living God. From today, Lord Jesus, I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Thank You Jesus for saving me! Now, I am Born-again.
Congratulations! You are now born again and a child of God. He loves you and will never leave or forsake you. With this, you are guaranteed all-round rest and peace, in Jesus’ name! Please write or call to share your testimonies with me through oyedepofaitha@gmail.com OR 08141320204 and 07026385437.
For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian Bookstores: Building a Successful Family, Raising Godly Children, Understanding Motherhood and The Wisdom that Works (Bishop David Oyedepo)
