I Have a Father in Heaven. Part 3.


The Lord God Almighty is the ultimate Father. His blessing is generational in nature, purposed to be continuous, therefore, the only two ways by which children may miss being blessed is if fathers either fail to bless them, or speak over them what God did not say: ‘Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, when the Lord has not commanded it?’ Lam.3:37. God has played His part; it is the responsibility of earthly fathers to take their rightful position in the scheme of divine plan and purpose, to bind on earth the things bound in heaven and loose on earth what is already loosed in heaven. But a father who will pass on the Blessing must first acknowledge the fatherhood of God Almighty, the Giver of all good things, recognize the Blessing working in him, and show evidence of a life enriched in all things, no sorrow added. He must believe the words of Jesus Jn.20:17, and let every feature of the Father-Son relationship taught by His life and ministry guide him, for the Father of Jesus Christ is also his Father.

A father who knows God as his Father, will likely imbibe His model characteristics, and follow His guidelines for good fathering. The heavenly Father gave all of Himself – Father, Son, Spirit. The Father created the earth, filled it with bounty and gave man, in whom His very life resides, dominion over it. Subsequent upon man’s wilful loss of his inheritance to Satan by disobedience to Him, the Father gave His Son to snatch His children away from the snare of the enemy, restore us to the status of sons lost at Eden, draw us back into fellowship with Him, and into ownership of all we need for an abundant life on earth. The Son left His glory in heaven, stooped to come to earth as man, give sacrificially by His suffering, death and resurrection to achieve the Father’s purpose, and to show by His example how we are to live on earth. Then the Spirit of God was sent, as a Gift to live in us, to help, comfort and teach us, reveal the Son, and remind us of His way, and to guarantee our inheritance with our heavenly Father as sons adopted into His family, accepted in the Beloved Eph.1:6. I believe God expects earthly fathers to also give sacrificially of themselves - body, soul and spirit – and adhere to His prescriptions, in order to excel at fathering.
The manual of the Blessing is written, it is available to all, all the users need do is obey and prosper. God created man for relationship and fellowship, with Himself and other men. As Head of the heavenly family, He set the earthly family as a cocoon for the nurturing of generations, and put the father in place as its head. Surely, the expectation of the only Righteous One will not be cut off!
The question is: can any outside of the cocoon, heavenly or earthly, expect to enjoy the Blessing? More next post.

Prayer:
Thank You Father for, by the Blessing, Your strength has swallowed my weakness; I can do all things because Christ in me gives me strength Phil.4:13. Help me to continue in faith, love, and self-control, surrendering to Your sovereign will, the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the leading of Your Spirit, to humble myself before You, receive grace for victorious living, resist the devil, the one who desires to rob me of the Blessing, and cause him to flee from me Js.4:6, 10. Lord, satisfy my desire to draw daily the life-giving sap supplied by the ‘Vine’, in Jesus’ precious name I pray.

Declaration:
In the name of Jesus and by the super-abounding grace of God, I declare that because of the Blessing working in and through me, I run not on the steam of my own strength but on the energy of the supernatural. Having been restored to the image of God, His super over my natural makes fellowship with Him easy, for I am able to think, look, speak and act like Him, and do everything I see Jesus do Mt.17:27. Thank You, Jesus.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
‘The Good Father’ Package - Volume I, Volume II, & Prayers and Declarations . Let fathers be inspired and arise to apply knowledge of God’s word to devise their own means to take back their families from the snare of ungodly instructors. Let fathers launch a moral infrastructure where Godly values flow through a chain of influence that begins with them. Let wise fathers use the wisdom of God to save all that may have been lost, missing or stolen. Fathers need help. ‘ The Good Father’ package includes a guide for Worship, Prayers and Declarations. The words of worship and prayers will re-position you at the feet of Jesus Christ as you fellowship with your heavenly Father; the declarations will help you with generic words of God to speak regularly over yourself and your children, calling things that may not be as though they were. God’s word carries the power of accomplishment; as you speak it, you sow seeds in your fertile heart and your children's, until they bear muc
Read more

What Benefits Praying in Tongues for the Believing Father? Part 1.

Image
Tongues is a supernatural sign that follows believers Mk.16:17 , it is evidence of our connection to the heavenly realm. Being the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit Acts.2:4 , it is an overflow that overwhelms us with God’s awesomeness. Who would not want such Gift? Our spirituality is critical to success at living the abundant life on earth; only the spiritual may discern the things 1Cor.2:9-15 that God's divine power has given us 2Pet.1:3 , and draw them from the heavenly realm Eph.1:3 into his physical space. How? The more he prays God’s precise will, in season, the more of His goodness he is able to draw. It starts at the altar of fellowship with the One to Whom he belongs, conversing in a heavenly language, not even aware of what he asks! Your life will respond to what you do in the discipline of prayer, the place where you tap into God’s ability ‘ to do exceedingly abundantly above all that [you] ask’ . Let us examine some benefits to you of praying in T
Read more

When God’s Spirit Plants Seeds of His Will, the Harvest is Bountiful.

Image
Fathers may learn elements of son-ship from Jesus. As He prayed to the Father, so must they, for men ought always to pray Lk.18:1 . What must a father pray? The same as Jesus taught - God’s will. No other foundation for fathering can be laid but to emulate successful fathering from the Almighty God Himself, the ultimate Father. There is a dimension of prayer that comes from the spirit, another from the realm of understanding. Do not rest your prayer life in what you understand only, else you will not pray about mysterious things in the world - even in your life – which you do not understand [ This is most things, for, you know not how you ought to pray Rom.8:26] . I f you pray only in this realm, your answer may not come, for we do not receive if we ask amiss; for answer-worthy prayer, you need to reach beyond your understanding. Language is a universal power, it strengthens, clarifies and upholds communication. Everything in created order has a language that joins the unit, dogs
Read more