"By faith Jacob, when
dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, 'bowing in worship over the top of
his staff' " (Hebrews 11:21).
It's a great honor and
a great responsibility to speak words of blessing over our children. Sunday
morning was another opportunity for me to take that responsibility and authority
in my children's lives. They were here from the various cities where they now
live and we decided to have "home church" at the house together.
I spoke to them about
Jacob's life, how he had many struggles and failures in his life and family. And
I admitted I have had my own. Yet it was in Jacob's heart to bless his children
with a father's blessing, that each would know their heavenly Father's heart for
each of them, expressed in a measure through their earthly father. And the same
was in my heart for each of them. May they receive both their heavenly Father's
blessing and their earthly father's blessing from the Father heart of
God:
Father God, in the name
of Jesus, and by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit moving in each of my
children's lives, I pray they would know You and grow daily in a personal and
intimate relationship with You. I pray their hearts would be humble in honoring
dependence upon You alone, yet full of faith to know You're always with them,
always loving them, always guiding them. Let them embrace Your loving correction
and experience Your awesome power. Let them discover the gifting, calling,
anointing, and destiny they each uniquely have in You, as they grow in the
certainty and confidence of their true identity in You. Hold them close and
surround them with Your holy angels, to guard them, fight for them, and minister
alongside them. Bless them with the Godly marriages, friendships, and
relationship that You have chosen for them throughout the seasons of their
lives. Let Your favor and blessing rest upon them and upon their children and
children's children, throughout all generations to come. Open doors of Your
opportunities, with favor and anointing so that they prosper in their calling
and fulfill their destiny, finding their place in establishing Your Kingdom,
with the Body and Bride of Christ. Give them compassionate, generous hearts to
radically love You and love people, with a healthy love for themselves as You
have created them to be. Help them choose well and live their lives for You,
wholly surrendered to You and fully trusting You to know best for each of them.
Give them mercy and grace for others and for themselves through every sin and
failure that leads them to repentance in Your forgiveness and teaches them Your
ways. May they be rooted and grounded in Your Word. May they be guided and
empowered by Your Spirit. May their lives be fulfilling, bearing much fruit by
Your Holy Spirit, continually filling them and forever abiding with them, as
they grow in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and with man. Make them
more like Jesus every day. And in the power of Your grace, please bless them
with Your Father's blessing in every way I've failed and every way they need,
because the truth is You love them even more than I or any earthly father ever
could. Let them never doubt that they are always loved by You and by me. In
Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
Be encouraged today! In
the Love of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Tommy, may
you know the fullness of Your Father's Blessing deep down in your heart and
throughout the moments of days, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend. Thank
you for your prayers and blessings for me.
Be empowered, equipped,
and encouraged to fulfill your destiny in Christ!
Tommy & Sylvia
Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the
Inside Out
