The Power of a Father

June 12, 2008

Believers have a daily battle with the world they live in. Waiting until the arrival of the day of reunion with their Father in heaven, the struggles of pleasing the flesh are real and a matter that has spiritual consequences. A father waiting in heaven sounds like a fairy tale concept to unbelievers. For those who live in Christ Jesus it is real. They believe that at their physical death their spirit goes home to be with their Father in heaven. The alternative is somewhat harder to believe-that we take up space for an earthly time span and then like a crushed insect our purpose has ended. All that we do has spiritual consequences. As human beings we are more concerned about physical circumstances than our spiritual one. We just have no real notion of the magnitude of our spirituality.

Fathers, for instance, have a role of authority that should display love in all its strengths. It is no coincidence that the great ills of society can be directly related to an absence of a father in the home. Fathers are the heads of their families and are entrusted with spiritual authority and power to have long lasting effects. Our brains for example are accepted to have unlimited abilities which cannot be rationally measured. The “only using 10% brain potential” theory is dismissed when accepting that the brain has un-measurable capabilities. So how would the spirit differ? We must accept that our spiritual relationship with God has dimensions beyond our imaginations, as well as that our actions will bring spiritual consequences and that we have the ability to bless or curse our future generations. The spiritual inheritance fathers leave behind after they are gone is as real as a trust fund in the bank. May all fathers invest in the spiritual inheritance they are building and let no other manager take control of the portfolio other than Jesus Christ.

“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments”. Deut 5:8-10

“So let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father in Heaven”. Mat 5:16

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