The whole tenor of Scripture reveals that God is a family man, and building His family is fundamental to what He is doing in the earth. He is repeatedly referred to as our Father, and we are His children. However, there can be no Father, or children, without a mother. Paul lamented in 1 Cor 4:15: “For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers.”
A father is not just someone who leads, but someone who reproduces. There are many great teachers and preachers in the church today, but not many are reproducing themselves and releasing other ministries. For someone to be a father, a woman must be present, and this will continue until women are given their proper place in the building and leadership of the church. If they are not given this, we will continue to be project oriented rather than becoming the family that we are called to be. However, if the relational side of our makeup tends to dominate the leadership of a church or ministry without the proper balance of the task-oriented part, we will tend to have a big, happy place, but not accomplish much. We need both.
- Nepal that has been closed up suffered two earth quakes within days! More than 10,000 died, more than 15,000 injured and millions became homeless and many are still missing. Properties including Nepal’s historic sites – temples and shrines were destroyed.
- Pray that Jehovah Rapha will bring total healing to the spirits, souls and bodies of the Nepalese people.
- Pray that in the huge influx of aid organizations and individuals who have flocked to help the Nepalese people, there shall be effective ministration from kingdom citizens.
- Pray that the Nepalese will find the true Savior Jesus Christ in these events.