A council of fathers in any area is necessary, why?
Fathers identify the special gifts, talents and purposes in their sons and daughters. They set the identities of their children in motion. They point them to the Light and they point out darkness. Fathers provide for their children creating a platform for them to carry out their God given assignment.
Fathers are not established by their ability to procreate. Fathers are established through the process of sanctification. They are tested and tried in many areas such as, character, wisdom, influence, and discernment. This list may have been different than what you expected. You may have anticipated that the list would include, having a relationship with The Lord, ability to provide for the family, survivorship or
, experience with mistakes, etc… I find the latter list to be expectations of man in general. These are expectations for living an upright life. The title of Father is a title that sets a standard, or an elevated way of life.
A father is a title that is not recognized by an act or event. It is a title given to one by those who they have raised up to a higher standard of living. Fathers set a standard in front of crowds and behind closed doors. They are the ones who bring accountability to discipline through initiation of integrity. They exhort and celebrate the victorious strengths and they cover the weaknesses.
Fathers are fierce protectors of their loved ones. Isaiah 19 talks about the enemy coming in with destruction and “like a flood”, the Lord raises a standard that drives out the forever loser. This standard is the heart of a father. In a state or territory, it is very important to have fathers. Having recognized fathers in a territory, predators are driven out or denied entry. These fathers do not allow lack or poverty. They identify the special gifts and purposes of the citizens and cast the vision for what can be accomplished for The Lord. A council of fathers can cover whole states, regions of nations, and beyond. I love to see in The Bible how a few men of God raised up men and women to spread the good news across the whole Earth. Wow! A remnant of fathers raising up sons and daughters and worldwide impact resulted.
The council of fathers are not limited to men in my opinion. It’s what we picture, but it may be a limited view. I believe men are the head and women are placed as counterparts so that the two, as one, raise the standard. The father that I am pointing out here is the characteristics of the role, not a gender specific title. I have been required to nurture, comfort, heal and strengthen people at times. But at other times, I have been required to discipline, confront and call out identity in people. The role is the focus of this conversation. My desire is to be a vessel of the attributes of God that He can pour out to others however and whenever He wants. God, bring forth a council of leaders (fathers) who can bring the attributes of The Father to secure our borders and raise the standard for living in our territory. The attributes of the creator of creation are on the inside of you, will you yield to those attributes and allow the sphere of influence around you to be changed?
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