"The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits ... my Father is the husbandman..."
(2 Tim. 2:6; Jn. 15:1)
The word husbandman, we are told, means Master of the House. It was the Bible's oldest occupation. One has commented that it seems most if not all in Israel, unless performing ministerial duties, were connected with husbandry in one form or another. They were specialists as another puts it in this type of farm work.
Husbandry carries with it the thought of hard work, monotony. Unlike a soldier or athlete, there was no glamor, excitement, or applause attached to it. It was long, hard work, requiring much patience; so says James.
This is a description of our wonderful God, says the Lord Jesus! And because of this, as any and all husbandmen, He has the right to be first partaker of our lives.
O, how I desire for His taste of my life to be fresh and sweet to His heavenly palate! A SWEET SACRIFICE.
Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
By An Old Disciple
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