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

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]. If 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 talk dog, birds talk bird, men speak in diverse tongues; even angels have languages. None speak the language of another specie. But the words of man, speaking spirits created in God’s image and likeness, were initially not for communication, but for creation, as He showed in the beginning Gen.1:3. Now you know, use the heavenly language to create features of the Father’s will for every member of your household.

The first thing God did for the Redeemed was to give us His Spirit. By the enablement of He who gives ‘utterance’, a believer may converse fluently in a language he never knew or learned, if the need to communicate God’s will should arise. By this same enablement, if he so desires, he may speak the language of heaven directly to God, mysteries that no other need understand, things edifying to him alone. I imagine that when God came down to fellowship with the first couple ‘walking in the garden in the cool of the day’ Gen.3:8, they did not speak English!

A new covenant between God and many became effective after Jesus shed His Blood, defeated the cross, and resurrected from the dead. With it came a new language. Being a ‘new creation’ 1Cor.5:17, a believing father need speak the language that joins him to his specie, mysteries identifying him with those of the heavenly realm.

Having raised a new kind of people whose dominion on earth was restored, Jesus said one of our new skills will be to speak with new tongues Mk.16:17-18. None can function effectively in God’s Kingdom without speaking the language given. When Paul prayed in tongues, his regenerated spirit prayed, and he received much of the revelation of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Fathers too need this quickening. God understands only one prayer language – the language of His will. It is the language of faith, of love. A wise father knows that to receive answer to prayer, to see God’s counsel done in his household as it is in heaven, to have his petitions granted, he need speak heaven’s will 1Jn.5:14. You need also know this: God does not speak defeat, so pray with confidence, go boldly to His throne to receive mercy and find grace whenever you need it Heb.4:16. When you pray in the unknown tongue, the Spirit Himself, who knows the will of God, the greatest Search Engine in the universe, makes intercession for you, and you get results Rom.8:27. Why? By praying God’s will, believers fill the golden bowls carried by the 24 elders in the throne–room with incense Rev.5:8; we register our presence in heaven and enrich the aroma of the atmosphere there; our offering is presented to the One who answers prayer Ps.141:2!

Paul wished all would pray in tongues, speak not to men but to God, just like him. By praying in tongues, resolve all life issues - who to partner with, what to do, where to go, and when, how to be delivered from bad habits, avoid pitfalls, stop the attack of the enemy. The list is without end. God’s thoughts and ways are not ours; we need to speak His language to get His power for accomplishment of things beyond our understanding.

Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for the prayer language Your Spirit gives me utterance for. By it every question is answered, solution to every life challenge is proffered. I can create all I need, replace everything the devil stole, repair all that is broken, and be guided to become a ‘good’ man Ps.37:23. Lord, I consecrate myself to You, that I may be great in Your sight, bring joy and gladness to You, and cause many to rejoice, and give You glory.

Declaration: In the name of Jesus, and by the super-abounding grace of God, I declare: As I pray in tongues, the light of God’s word falls on my path to instruct me on how to be a good father, daily. The words I speak are seeds that yield a bounteous harvest in the lives of everyone in my household, in due season. Thank You, Jesus.