Understanding this Biblical pattern provides revelation for anyone seeking IDENTITY, INHERITANCE and COMPLETION of God's purpose for their life.
There are some things only a father can give to a son. When we follow the order of Father/Son we prepare ourselves to receive the fullness of a fatherly blessing.
Five things a Son
will need from a Father
#1 D.N.A.
- Knowing who your father is defines your own identity. Our identity is more than our talents, giftings and associations. Our DNA is revealed when we have an understanding of the things that God has placed IN us that make us unique through the relational order of fatherhood and sonship.
- When we are validated and affirmed by a father we won't feel it necessary to prove who we are through our works.
#2 Design
- God designed each of us for a purpose. We need a father to help point us towards our purpose. Over the years, I've heard people say that their purpose is SOULS. And that sounds very honorable. However, SOULS isn't so much our purpose as it is the direct result of a proper order. Without a father in ministry we will never complete our full purpose.
#3 Direction
- Fathers provide direction with the ability of connecting the dots. When God births a vision or a dream in your spirit, that vision allows you to see future ministry that lies ahead. Seeing it also provides definition and understanding to what you're supposed to do. A father will recognize the components of your vision - short term & long term - and point you in the right direction.
#4 Double Portion
- In ministry there is an inheritance that can only come through father/son relationship. Part of this inheritance involves a double portion that comes as a result of this relationship.
- Sons stand on the shoulders of their fathers.
#5 Declaration
- A blessing is the act of declaring God's favor or excellence upon others. As a Christian, we are richly blessed! The blessing from fathers to sons is a blessing in ministry. A blessing is not just spoken words for divine approval but the power of those words to bring it to pass.
- A blessing is like an inheritance and is, in many ways, even more important. Inheritance is the bestowing of that which is prepared and comes down to the son from the past preparation of the father. Blessing is that which speaks to our FUTURE.
- The Bible tells us that the head of each family, prior to their death, would often make a blessing upon the next generation.
Without being sons in right order we will walk in ministry never being empowered by our father's blessing.
In Apostle Paul's day, 2000 years ago, the Corinthian church was out of order. They were seeking their identity from their favorite gifts and ministries. The answer THEN and NOW is for the church to come into father/son order. Without it, the church will have disorder and a lack of identity.
