HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
What can I say about the best Father of them all? He is Mighty, Strong, Longsuffering and Patient and He loves me with an everlasting Love. I echo the same praises of David to my Loving Father, my Abba. "Blessed are You, Lord God, my Father forever and ever, Yours O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and the earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great; and to give strength to all. Now therefore, my God, I thank You and praise Your glorious Name...for all things come from You. (1 Chronicles 29:11-13, 14) NKJV
How can I explain my Father to someone who do not know Him and to appreciate Him as much as they would appreciate their earthly father? It is a challenging task in the current climate we now live in, but everything about my Father, God, is simply amazing. He has always been here for me even in those times I thought He was far away, unreachable. No, that was just the enemy trying to deceive me that my Father did not care. I know now in retrospect how wrong I have been. I know now He was always with me and never once left my side. The times when I felt all alone and unloved He came and showed me I was never alone and He opened wide His embrace and drew me into Him. I know He is the best listener and He would always guide me on the right path when I took the time to be still and listen to Him.
There are so many things He has done for me, they are too numerous to count. It may take a life time even in the things I am unaware of. When I was a little girl He sent an angel to save me from drowning, it was in the form of my neighbor. I might have died that day. I believe the enemy did not want me to survive, to live because he knew what I would grow up to be- a child of the Most High God and his enemy. There was another incident when I attempted to cross a busy intersection, a driver almost mowed me down; God sent an unseen angel this time to pull me from the path of that driver. As I grew older I can recall many, many incidents where I saw the hand of my Ever-Loving Father.
God has done some impossible things for me and my daughter. He saw all my difficult moments in my life and He stood with me through them all. When I was in darkness and did not adhere to His Word or His will for my life, He waited until I was ready. He is longsuffering toward us all and He is patient not wanting anyone of us to perish but that we all come to repentance. So when I was doing my thing out there in the world and making a humungous mess of my life He patiently endured my ignorance never once condemning me in any way. I did that on my own. When I was tired of the insanity I knew I had a Father who would love me unconditionally.
"I once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also I once conducted myself in the lusts of my flesh and of the mind and was by nature a child of wrath, just as the others, but God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved me, even when I was dead in trespasses made me alive together with Christ, by grace I have been saved, and raised me up together and made me sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. For by grace I have been saved through faith, not of myself, it is a gift of God; not of works. I am now His workmanship created in Jesus' Name, for good works which God prepared beforehand that I should walk in them. (Ephesians 2) NKJV. This is who I was and who I am now, as Paul said it so eloquently. The person I was is a very poor reflection of who I am becoming, by the grace of God.
I cried out to Him for help and He opened His heart, His arms and received me with all the love and mercy and grace a Father can give. I knew deep down inside as a little girl I was not complete. I knew somethings in my life was missing, was a puzzle to me. I did not know back then what I was searching for until He found me. He sought me out and stood by watching and waiting patiently until I had enough of the chaos I had created on my own. When I realized that He had my attention it was like a dam was broken. I could not get enough of Him. My soul, my heart longed for Him and it was as if all those wasted years I finally felt like the prodigal daughter who came home to her Father. When I am with Him, I am home.
Romans 8:28, says, "and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called (or chosen) according to His purpose." God took all my messes and turned them around to my favor. Everything that I have ever done that was out of the will of God for me and that the enemy had used against me God took those moments and created a tapestry of grace for me. He made me a new creation and as Paul has said his life truly began when He gave his life to the Lord. I concur. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)" Therefore if any person is [in grafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! This is who I am today, not that old messed up, confused, critical, self-absorbed woman trying her 'darnest' to be cool and looking silly at the same time.
I am still being transformed daily and the more time I spend with my Daddy, the closer our relationship is becoming. He likes it when I spend time with Him in fellowship. He likes it when I am obedient to His Word, He likes it when I praise Him, thank Him, and simply love Him with all my heart and soul. He likes it when I trust Him with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding. This is the best part. When I do, it is as if I can actually see Him smile and may be say, "that's my daughter." God loved me and the whole world, even the children who are in darkness, so much, He gave us His only begotten Son, that whoever believed in Him they too can have everlasting life. I know when I am ready to check out of this world I have a beautiful home to spend eternity and my Abba will receive me with open arms.
There are some things I am learning each day when I spend time in the Word and fellowship with my Abba. I have to yield to the fruit of the Spirit of God which helps me to live the life God created me to live. These are spiritual forces: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23. NKJV. As I spend more time with my Father I am receiving His understanding, wisdom and knowledge about the things of the spiritual realm vs the physical realm. Trying to explain the things of the spirit to someone who do not understand will be unprofitable and ineffective. In other words, unless you are born again child of God you will never understand the things of the spirit. These things come from the revelation of God for His children. I am a daughter of the Most High God through faith in Jesus Christ; an heir of God through Christ. (See Galatians 4).
These are just some things I can say about my Father. He is a good, good Father and nothing is impossible with Him as long as I believe in Him. I do. All my expectations are from Him. He takes care of me and provides all my needs. Each need is met. He protects me from all harm and dangers and He fight all my battles for me. Now since I have authority and dominion over the Enemy He expects me to deal with him when he attacks me in any way and He will do the rest. He expects me to take care of my body since it is the temple of the Holy Ghost and a sacrifice to Jesus. He heals me from all the terrible diseases and delivers me from destruction. No evil can come near me and my Father never slumbers nor sleeps. He sends His angels to minister to me as I need. He loves me unconditionally but when I mess up He expects me to be accountable and repent immediately. He expects me to be a light in this world of darkness and to demonstrate love to others, to forgive if I have aught against any and to live my life with joy which is my strength. He is my only Source and I depend on Him totally. I have victory over anything the enemy throws at me. I am alive and I am free and I live for my Father.
I am reminded that God made me in His own image and the things I would feel I believe He feels them too. He feels disappointed and saddened when I neglect to spend time with Him or I disobey His commands or His will for me. He can be a jealous God when I go after the things of this world and make them an idol. He gets angry if anyone tries to hurt me and He puts His protective armor around me. He hates sin and does not approve of me when I succumb to the wiles of the devil and fall into sin. He waits for me to repent but He does not condemn me. He corrects me when I do wrong because He loves me. (He only chastens those He loves). He is merciful and does not remain angry forever when we acknowledge our iniquities. He does not want me to follow the dictates of an evil heart so He pleads with me to return to Him and heals my backsliding when I do.
He says to obey His voice, and He will be my God, and I shall be His daughter, and when I walk in all the ways that He has commanded me, I know it will be well with me. (Jeremiah 7:23) His thoughts toward me are of peace and not evil, to give me a future and a hope. (Jer. 29:11). This is the essence of who God is- a good, loving Father. I have shared some of the details of my relationship with my true Father, my ever-loving Father. However, I am disappointed when people use my Father's name indiscriminately and blame Him for all the ills of the world. Which is a lie created by the Accuser? People have refused to take into consideration that they have an enemy who will do anything in his limited power to subvert the Word of God and to annihilate God's people even those in darkness. God is not to blame for the evil in this world. If God is taken out of our lives He would not help us in anyway unless we asked Him and repent from our wicked ways. We can't use God for our convenience. We can't use God for when we want something and not spend time with Him and loving Him. We wouldn't want people to treat us this way so why should we expect God to be treated without honor or respect.
I will proclaim it again, God wants us all to be saved. When we are under the banner of His love we know we have everything we would ever need in this life and beyond. God champions for His children and will do everything in His Mighty Power to protect us, to heal us, to provide for us even when there is a shortage in the world, we will live in abundance. This is the God who created the Heavens and the Earth and nothing is too hard for Him; nothing is impossible. So today I say to my Abba, Happy Father's Day. By the way, Father's Day is a daily occurrence in my house. As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.
I will extol You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your Name forever and ever, every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your Name forever and ever, Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable...Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Psalm 145 NKJV
Glory to God and Praise to His Holy Name.
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Shalom
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