Date: Sunday, 29th June, 2025
Texts: 1 Timothy 5:8. 2 Thessalonians 3:10
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Mutual Responsibility is the sixth principle that ensures marital success. In marriage each spouse has his or her own duty.
Right from the very beginning the man has been saddled with the responsibility of working in the Garden Of Eden and keeping it. He is expected to use the proceeds to take care of himself and his household- Genesis 2:15.
Therefore, scripturally speaking the husband, being the head of the family has the duty of being the bread winner or chief provider of the family.
Again, the word of God says, “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- 1 Timothy 5:8. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 also says, “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”
Marriage is hard work. It is not for idle and lazy people. As as the head of the family, the husband should derive joy and find fulfillment in providing for his family. It is an aberration to abandon this responsibility to the wife- even if she earns more than him. The wife is only supposed to be an help meet- someone who assists on the side, not the chief provider.
However, the wife is not also expected to be idle. A virtuous woman as seen in Proverbs 31 is a very dutiful wife who complements the efforts of her husband and takes charge of the affairs of her household to ensure nothing goes wrong.
If your marriage must work, each of the spouses must ensure that he or she does not drop the ball at any point in time but fulfills his or her God-given responsibilities.
Action Nugget: Pray and plan to be responsible in taking charge of the affairs of your home.
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