OUR FATHER WHO HELPS HIS OWN
From Psalm 94;
Unless You O Lord had helped me
I never would have survived
When my foot stumbled, you reached out to me
Your unfailing love kept me alive
When my heart within me was in distress
You turned my heart to joy with consolation
You have become my strong fortress
My rock in whom I have my portion
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OUR FATHER WHO LOVES US
From Psalm 37;
Trust in the Lord and do good
Dwell in His safe pasture
Take delight in the Lord
He will give you the desires of your heart
Commit your way to the Lord
Trust in Him and He will make
your reward shine like the dawn
Your vindication like the noonday sun
Be still before the Lord wait patiently for Him
Hope in the Lord and keep His way
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him
though he may stumble, he will not fall for the Lord upholds him with His hand.
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OUR FATHER WHO BLESSES HIS PEOPLE
The book of Isaiah chapter 44 verse 3 says this;
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.
This promise made by the Lord to the believer where the believer's offspring will be filled by the Spirit and be blessed by the Lord.
This declaration is a great comfort to the Lord's people for their offspring will flourish like grass in a meadow and like poplar trees by a stream.
As the believers seek first the kingdom of God, the blessing of God upon their children will be part of the things that will be added unto them.
Amen.
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OUR FATHER WHO PROVIDES ANSWERS TO THOSE WHO ARE LOYAL TO HIM
From the book of Ezekiel chapter 14 verse 2 -3 says this;
Then the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
This passage captures the Lord's statement to the prophet Ezekiel that pointed out that the leaders of Israel had idols in their hearts and that they had regarded wicked stumblimg block.
The question was then asked whether the Lord should have let them make an enquiry to Him at all.
To make any demands on heavens resources, we must harbor no allegiances or have any incumberances to the kingdom of darkness.
Amen
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OUR FATHER WHO VALUES FAITHFULNESS
The book of Ezekiel chapter 15 verse 2 says this;
“Son of man, how is the wood of a vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in the forest?
The Lord, in giving Ezekiel an analogy of the faithlessness of the people who lived in Jerusalem, asks him in what way the wood from a vine was not the same the wood from any other tree in the forest.
The Lord completed the analogy by describing how the wood from a vine had no practical purpose when it was whole and even less when it charred by fire.
The Lord compared the people of Jerusalem to a burned twig that had no useful purpose because they were unfaithful.
Amen.
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OUR FATHER WHO IS THE LORD OF ISRAEL
The book of Ezekiel chapter 14 verse 8 says this;
I will set my face against them and make them an example and a byword. I will remove them from my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
This verse, speaking of the people of Israel or foreigners who dwelt in Israel and who separated themselves from the Lord and then pursued idols and set wicked stumbling blocks before their faces, declares that the Lord will set His face against them and so as to set an example for others, would remove them from the midst of His people.
This just governance would be a demonstration of the Lordship of God over His people.
Amen.
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OUR FATHER WHO WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON HIS PEOPLE
The book of Isaiah chapter 14 verses 1 - 3 foretells of the day that the Lord will have compassion on Israel and at that moment, the state of affairs will undergo an inversion. The passage reads like this;
The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land.
Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
Nations will take them and bring them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
On the day the Lord gives you relief from your suffering and turmoil and from the harsh labor forced on you, You will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon.
Israel will have foreign nations join and support them even as the kingdom of darkness tries gain permanent control the Lord's people.
The nations that oppressed God's people will be brought under the ownership of Israel.
On this day, Israel (and the spiritual kingdom of Israel), freed by the Lord from the dominance of the kingdom of darkness, will take up a taunt against her oppressor that is recorded in Isaiah chapter 14 verses 5 - 20.
The taunt will tell of the sudden fall of the kingdom of darkness where the king of Babylon will be exposed for what he actually is.
The whole of creation will wonder why they feared him when they see him under the judgement of the Lord.
Amen.
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