THE FATHER'S BLESSING

The word “bless” in the Greek is EULOGIA (Strong’s #2127). good, well, excellent, right, and correct.To bless is to speak well of, give a good report, a good word; “well done,” “excellent, that’s right,” “correct.”From the LORD of Hosts it is the expression of His Divine Favor.

THERE ARE 5 ELEMENTS OF THE BLESSING

1. Meaningful Touch

Hugs and touch that express genuine warmth, approval, and affection. This kind of touch is not abusive, and does not violate physical or sexual boundaries.

2. Spoken Message

Affection and approval are not simply assumed, but stated verbally. There is an absence of verbal insults or demeaning statements.

3. Attaching a High Value

Communicates significance, great worth and honor.

4. Picture a Special Future/ Prophesy

Messages are given that convey hope for the future. Expresses faith in the person's abilities to succeed.

5. Commitment to that Future

Demonstrates an active commitment to be there as much as possible to help that special future come to pass.

The Father speaks a blessing on you today. Here it is:

FATHER’S BLESSING

God has called you by your name,_________________ and speaks your identity to you. Father God has chosen you to be His child, called by His name, adopted into His Kingdom to inherit all of His love in Jesus, our Savior and Lord. You a member of His family and we bless you to know your identity in Him. Father God created you to know His love, to receive it and share it with others. We bless you to know this destiny in your heart and soul. You are called to live as a child of God, chosen and loved, forgiven and cleansed, released and set free. Father God speaks His blessing over you now and releases you into the authority and responsibility of womanhood/ manhood.

The Father says: My child, I love you! You are special. You are My gift to mankind. I bless you with the healing of all wounds of rejection, neglect and abuse that you have suffered. I bless you with overflowing peace, the peace that only I can give, a peace beyond comprehension. I bless your life with fruitfulness—good fruit, much fruit and fruit that remains. I bless you with success. You are the head and not the tail; you are above and not beneath. I bless you with health and strength of body, soul and spirit. I bless you with overflowing prosperity, enabling you to be a blessing to others. I bless you with spiritual influence, for you are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. You are like a tree planted by rivers of water. You will prosper in all your ways. I bless you with a depth of spiritual understanding and a close walk with Me. You will not stumble or falter, for the Word of God will be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path. I bless you with pure and edifying relationships in life. You have favor with God and man. I bless you with abounding love. You will minister God's comforting grace to others. You are blessed, my child! You are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus.



FAITH THAT

Faith (with references)

1. THE FAITH THAT WALKS AWAY FROM A JOB
James and John (Matthew 4:21,22; Mark 1:19,20)

2. THE FAITH THAT PRESSES THROUGH TO JESUS
The woman with the issue of blood (Matthew 9:21,22)

3. THE FAITH THAT REACHES OUT FOR SOMEONE ELSE
Jairus, for the healing of his daughter (Matthew 9:18,23-25)

4. THE FAITH THAT SEES THROUGH BLINDED EYES
Two blind men (Matthew 9:29,30)
Blind Bartimaeus and a fellow blind man (Matthew 20:30-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-42)

5. THE FAITH THAT STANDS ON MERCY AND RESPONDS WITH THANKS
The Samaritan leper (Luke 17:11-19)

6. THE FAITH THAT TOUCHES THE POWER OF GOD
The sick people of Gennesaret (Matthew 14:36; Mark 3:10;6:54-56)

7. THE FAITH FOR A FRIEND THAT FIGHTS TO THE FINISH
Those who brought the paralyzed man to Jesus (Luke 5:18-20)

8. THE FAITH THAT REALIZES THE POWER OF A LITTLE CRUMB FROM A GIANT GOD
The Syrophoenician woman (Matthew 15:22-28; Mark 7:25-30)

9. THE FAITH THAT KNOWS A WORD IS ENOUGH
The nobleman whose child was sick ( John 4:46-53)

10. THE FAITH AWAKENED THROUGH A DISCERNING WORD
Through the prophetic and proclamation of Jesus ( John 4:39-42)

WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING?

WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING TODAY? Not expecting is doubt. Are you expecting good things or the same old, same old. Expectation of good is hope. Hope is defined as the confident expectation of God's goodness.

Here is what the Word says:

Some Expectation Scriptures:

Luke 7:19 And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

Psalm 37:34 Wait on the LORD, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

1 Corinthians 9:10 Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Acts 26:6“And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.

“What shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” 2 Chronicles 25:9

Ps. 62:5My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.

Even creation expects:

Rom. 8:18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

Phil. 1:19For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed,

WHAT IS DOUBLE PORTION?

You hear alot of teaching now about getting God's "double portion." What is double portion?

Double portion", in the Old Testament that simply meant the firstborn's inheritance. Let me explain.

Suppose a man had two sons and divided his inheritance amongst them. The firstborn son gets two shares in the inheritance, the younger son gets one share. So the inheritance would actually be divided up into thirds; the eldest gets two thirds and the youngest gets one third. That's what double portion means. The firstborn son would get double what the second son would receive.

But in the New Testament we are "joint heirs with Christ".

Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

So I would say that Jesus already got the double portion (as the firstborn among many - Romans 8:29).

Is our portion equal to Jesus' portion? Depends how you interpret Romans 8:17, if you think co-heir with Christ means you get the same portion, then that is what you would expect. If, however, you take the OT view that the co-heir simply means we get to inherit alongside Jesus, but as firstborn He gets double what we get, then you'd expect Him to get the Double portion.

I think the parable Jesus told in Matthew 25 is more useful: the master of the household gives us talents according to our ability, how we use what we have been given is up to us, developing talents into strengths. And if we do well with it, we get more. So some could end up getting double, or triple or ........

And you can look at it this way.(Eph 3:20) says," Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"

Exceedingly, abundantly above is infinity. So double portion is infinity.

But here's a question. If God has infinite resources then what size is a portion of infinity? And is it any different to a double portion? (Answer: a portion of infinity is still infinity. And double infinity is still infinity. That thought makes me want to praise the Lord!)