What a great privilege we dads have and we couldn’t really do it without some children to practice on! So dads let’s be really thankful that God gave us the gift of children. For some of us our children are still very young, for others they are grown up. But whatever stage we are at God wants us to value the relationship. It is truly precious and vital for them and for us.
As we meet each week we hear a lot about God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) and we could say just like Job ‘I hear but I do not see’. What would we mean by that? I think it’s like this. We hear and hopefully remember some of what we hear. The things we remember become our knowledge about God, the facts about him.
The sun is shining (good) BUT the printer’s playing up (bad!) - Does my peace depend upon the printer working or the sun shining? No, But my feelings tell me otherwise. My feelings are not of rest and comfort and confidence in Jesus.
Here is a Prophetic Word from 1998 - This is coming true!
Now it begins, now it will start, each one of you will do what’s in your heart. Now it begins, now it will start, for I see an igniting of flames and of fire. There’s a fire breaking out in the season of blessing, there’s a fire in the heavens, it’s coming to you. Nothing will ever be the same again; my anointing is breaking through. You will see the lame and the blind be healed, you will see the deaf and the dumb be healed and you will say upon the Lord’s day: “This is the place we belong, yes, this is the place we belong.”
There is a new song that declares I am: "No longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God". And later adds: "You split the sea so I could walk right through it, My fears are drowned by perfect love" We need to be free, then we can walk into our destiny!
Jesus, although both human and divine, took time out to be alone with God and communicate with his Father God, both to talk and listen.
Sometimes we have no idea what is really happening in the world. We have TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines and the Internet as our sources of news and information. In fact there is information overload!
How do we know the information is accurate and even if it is how do we assess its importance?
It’s great to be back with you all. I enjoyed my time away but I always enjoy coming back home and coming back to join with you in worship. We had a really good time with our friends in Odisha.