The Good Father

Every king has a kingdom. The father-king’s wife and children are part of his inheritance as a joint heir with Christ. As king he rules over a domain – his household; as priest he has access to the throne room of the King of kings, his model, seated in a far-above place. What may hinder him from being effective at his God-ordained leadership assignment? Scripture indicates two things: weakness and wickedness. Against God’s injunction not to marry from among the Canaanites, Ahab, king of Israel took Jezebel, daughter of the Phoenician king, as wife. She turned his heart to the worship of her god, thus provoking God to anger Exd.34:15 . More abominations were committed during Ahab’s reign than at any other era: a step in the wrong direction often advances to taking giant leaps into destruction. A zealous propagandist for her religion and persecutor of the people of God 1Kgs.18:4 , Jezebel was a bold, precocious woman. She wielded such great influence over the king, there was no do...

A friend asked me recently: What can be done about the incidence of rogue behaviour worldwide? My answer was simple: read the book ‘ The Good Father’ ! There is no solution to degenerating moral, social and cultural values outside of a return to the prescriptions of the One who created the family unit as a cocoon to inculcate Godly values in children and pass on relationship with Him to next generations. It is my belief that the fundamental reason our societies are experiencing a high incidence of failure is the lack of strong, focused, visionary leadership, resulting from man’s insistence on dissociating from God. Dearth of leadership begins in the family, the place of foundational development of an individual, where he learns that without relationship with God he cannot impact positively on his life, community or nation. Every life on earth is purpose-driven, every creature has a mission on earth: to fulfil the purpose of He who put eternity in his heart, as well as all he needs t...

Solomon, king over Israel and Judah after his father, David, took many wives and concubines, and worshipped their gods and goddesses against the injunction of the God of his father. God's judgment: ‘… I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant…' 1Kgs.11:11-12 . Thus the kingdom was shared between Rehoboam, Solomon's son, and Jeroboam, his rebel servant, 'a mighty man of valour' 1Kgs.11:28 . Solomon multiplied the art of procuring wives and concubines learned from his father; his error cost his generations the kingdom. In this one thing, David, the beloved of God had passed on a shameful legacy which marred what should have been a glorious exit for the wisest man of his time. Every father determines, by his words and actions, if to bring glory or shame to his children. The king is custodian of the culture and traditions of the people, yet Godly values, tried and tested universally to work for man’s progress Ps.12:6 , seem to be incr...

God appoints leaders over His people Dan.4:17 . A father, like a king, is neither elected nor can enthrone himself. His appointment commences when he establishes his own home and finds a wife. He is secure as husband before becoming a father, progressively taking on the responsibilities of leadership. The finger of God is upon fathers; He looks with favour upon them and blesses them with children. The receiver must be willing to learn from the Giver how best to excel at all the assignments the gifts will task him with, in order to enjoy the blessing. The man who desires to be taught is poised to benefit immensely from instruction for fathering at the mouth of the One who made him a father, by His grace. God expects a father to fit His prescriptions for the man He appoints king over His people. He puts His Spirit upon him, anoints him, and prepares him for leadership, providing strength and guidance 1Sam.16:12-13 . The father who wields authority over his household must himself be un...

In God's word lies the answer to every question and the solution to every challenge. It is His power Mt.22:29 . Models of ' good success' in every venture, even fathering, are built on the foundation of God's word Josh.1:8 . It is the constitution of the earth by which all men and matters will be judged: none will escape its net. We know because Jesus, the Word, said so: ‘ He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him - the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.' Jn.12:48 . Knowing the world is judged by the standard of God's word, fathers need grow in knowledge of it - build on the foundation of Jesus Christ - just as did the Apostles Eph.2:20 . Then they are taught and empowered to do fathering right, and are assured that families built on the Rock will endure Lk.6:47-48 . God’s word is Light Ps.119:105 . When light comes, there is an arising Is.60:1 , a shining ; the Glory of God is seen over you. Christ ...

God ‘ formed’ an earth suit into which he breathed the male and female spirits created in His image and likeness and Man became a living being. Thereafter, He decided that it is not ‘ good ’ for Man to be alone – all in one body, no companion. He then put Adam to sleep ,’ ‘took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place’ Gen.2:18-22 . Evidently, God ‘made’ the woman with material taken from Man’s body; He did not return to take more of ‘ the dust of the ground’ from which He had ‘ formed’ Man Gen.2:7 . Science has shown that every cell in a body is the replica of that body, therefore, whatever part God took from Adam was all he needed to make his clone. Adam recognised the woman as ‘ bone of [his] bones and flesh of [his] flesh’ and named her ‘ Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’ Gen.2:23 . The Source of our spirits is God Almighty, the source of our bodies is Adam; every male man should be ‘ father’ for he carries in his loins the generations after him. Bu...

Welcome to TheGoodFather Blog! Many will agree that the family unit is hardly achieving the purposes for which the Almighty instituted it. The world is at crossroads in many spheres of human existence: without prejudice to race, gender or continent, proof of lawlessness abounds in Newspapers and Magazines, on Television and Radio programs, on the Internet and the streets. This is clearly the consequence of degenerating moral, social and cultural values. The family unit, which used to be a safe haven - a cocoon to practice Godly values, inculcate them in children - is showing high incidence of failure. Where are the fathers, the ‘ good ’ men Ps.37:23 to pass on relationship with God to next generations? This situation CAN be reversed. The word of God answers every question, has the solution to every life challenge, guides to successful living on His earth Ps.24:1 . Blog posts will comprise three parts: A Teaching : The Holy Spirit grants knowledge of God, expresses His Will Jn...