Courageous

Courageous.  The theme for the men’s meeting I attended on Saturday. We had the privilege of having Jack King visit from the States. He challenged us to be courageous Godly men. Jack’s focus was on discipling the next generation of men. It was a powerful message and it challenged and convicted every man who was in attendance.

If you do not know who Jack King is I encourage you to Google him. His testimony and ministry are incredible. God is using him to impact men around the world. He definitely impacted the men here who were gathered to hear him speak.

During a break I got a chance to talk with Jack for a few minutes. I just had to get some one-on-one time with him to soak up as much as I could. As we talked I shared how much the father was missing in so many of the families in Namibia. He had shared earlier about a father’s blessing and I commented that I do not believe any had ever received one. Jack then shared with me that he felt God moving him to offer the men in attendance a "father’s blessing."

After the break Jack said he had a message he had prepared to share with us but God had just given him a new message.  I smiled because I knew what was coming. Jack laid a great foundation on what it means to be a man and the significance of being told we are men. He shared the importance of receiving a father’s blessing and what a father’s blessing is.

Jack invited all the pastors to come forward. Jack then gave each of the eleven pastor a father's blessing. It was powerful and amazing to see. You could see the pride each man felt. It was as if they were being empowered  - from the inside and in a sense they were. They were receiving the Father’s blessing and they stood taller and full of confidence.

Then Jack turned to the men sitting and offered each of us the opportunity to receive a father's blessing. Any man wanting to receive a fathers blessing could come down and go to one of the pastors or to Jack.

I sat in the front row and watched as every man came down to receive a fathers blessing. I wept at the sight. I prayed over the men as they came forward and watched as grown men broke down sobbing. The presence of God was so powerful and the love that flowed was overwhelming.

There is a hunger and desire to be loved by our fathers that is so strong that when we do not get it we seek it from the world. Watching grown men coming to receive a fathers blessing just showed me that the father wound extends to every generation.

As a man I have the opportunity to share the love of the Father with each man that God brings across my path. I pray that I have the courage to show and share the Father's love. There is nothing more humbling than to hear someone tell you that you are their spiritual father and that you have shown them what love is.