- 1 Timothy 3:2-7 (NKJV) A bishop then must be one who rules his own house well…
Managing (ruling) has to do with outcome or put another way – results.
For example, a baseball manager doesn’t manage his team in order to just keep them happy, fed and healthy, he manages them in order to win. This requires intentionally and study. The manager will not manage perfectly: he’ll make bad calls and he’ll win some and he’ll lose some, but the goal never stops being winning.
In the same way, managing a family is about more than just keeping the house clean, the kids fed and their noses wiped. Managing a family is about winning.
Minimally, a win for a parent is that their children learn their God-given purpose in life and in light of that, they learn how to function successfully in this life and the next.
To achieve this means that a parent will have to be intentional. Hoping that your child turns out alright is a terrible strategy. Hoping that your children will learn about God and the life He has planned for them at church or in some other mystical way is a terrible strategy. You are the manager, that is your responsibility.
When God inspired Paul to write: “A Bishop must be one who rules his home well”, He understood that even in the parsonage, the temptation is to become so involved in life “out there” that we forget our vastly important responsibilities at home.
Bottom line, today’s ONE THING is a reminder to turn our attention back to home.
The ONE THING 