“Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.” (Psalms 84:5-7)
We need to constantly remind ourselves that healing was and still is a major part of Jesus’ ministry. Look at these 2 verses.
“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.” Matthew 9:35 (KJV)
I really love thinking about and encouraging myself with the possibility that things could suddenly change in my life at any time and also in the Church. Its not just wishful thinking either, but a hope that runs through the whole bible. Not like winning Lotto where heaps of luck is needed and could happen randomly to anyone, but something that is reserved for those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. With this hope within you, you are destined for an encounter with God. The Father encourages us to believe that He is our ‘Great Rewarder’ and blesses all those who wait for Him.
The church needs to wake up and realise that the Devil wants to steal away all the blessings of God from our lives. We need to constantly remind ourselves that this life is not a Holiday Camp, but a ‘War Zone’. There is a battle going on with the Devil using many tactics to rob the Church of blessings. Some of His methods are mentioned in the parable of the ‘Sower and the Seed.’ Jesus said that this was a very important parable and if we didn’t understand this parable then how will we understand the other parables. Mark 4:13
I realised that this was the first Father’s Day service I have ever been too since becoming a Christian where I have really approached the Father with understanding. For most of my Christian walk, I have always related to Jesus His Son and have seldom come directly to the Father, for He always seemed a distant figure to me. This wasn’t because I had a bad relationship with my earthly father, but Jesus has always seemed easier to relate too.
