Uncommen: Husbands DefinedSample

A Physical Provider

The primary role of the husband in the Bible starts with leadership, but also entails provision and protection.

A husband can demand, and she may follow as a result, but he will never truly have her heart unless he provides for her needs, cares for her well-being, and protects her both physically and spiritually. A husband will never influence his wife if he does not care for her.

Be reminded that we are all God’s children. When you committed to your wife, you were also committing to God to provide for His daughter and the children you would have together to the best of your abilities.

I remember when I spoke to my soon-to-be father-in-law to ask him for his daughter’s hand in marriage. My father-in-law is a successful salesman and had worked hard from his humble beginnings to provide a very nice quality of life for his family. While he was very encouraging and offered his blessing, I’m sure he was wondering in the back of his mind how I was going to provide for his daughter on my ministry salary at the time. Would I be able to protect and provide for his daughter as well as he could?

Be reminded men, when God gives one of His daughters to a man, He desires that the man cares for her. In no place does Scripture teach or endorse that women and children be considered second rate to men. Instead, He finds them so precious that He asks for special care to be given to them; a consideration that only biblically-based men can provide. Women are very capable of taking care of themselves. However, God did make men and women different and thus due to the physical nature and strength God gave men, He has charged them with the provision and protection of their families. That doesn’t mean a man is required to do this alone. But it does mean he holds the high responsibility to make sure his family is provided for to the best of his ability.

Bible References:  

1 Timothy 5:8

Colossians 3:19

1 Peter 3:7