I Have A God Created And Shaped Family
God creates families. He has placed us together within a family, He is the Lord and initiator of all relationships and He is able to maintain them in that way only He can. The Lord is the Shepherd over family life, He is present in our now. He is speaking into our family, right now. Are we listening? He is loving us, right now. Are we receiving it? Jesus is the Present Tense Shepherd of our family. Look to Him.
Jesus came close to them and said, “All the authority of the universe has been given to me. 19 Now go in my authority and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 20 And teach them to faithfully follow all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.” Matthew 28:19-20 TPT
“God here speaks in the immediate present. It is not something He is going to do, but something He does do, this moment. So faith ever speaks. So God ever gives. So He is meeting you today, in the present moment. This is the test of faith…The command in regard to believing prayer is the present tense. “When yu pray, believe that you receive the things that you desire, and you shall have them.” Have we come to that moment? Have we met God in His everlasting NOW?” Joshua By Simpson
Present Tense Shepherd
The Lord is, present tense, the Shepherd of our family. God is with our family in this moment. As we pray for our family, our faith speaks; praying without ceasing, our faith never stops speaking and God is always listening. God is a constant, faithful giver of good to our family, He is “Present Tense” for our family. Our family life is all about meeting God in our right now, there is no waiting for His Presence. Our Trustworthy God is with our family. Now. He is Omnipresent with the families He has created and is trustworthy to maintain, provide for and finish what He started in our family life. There is not a person, place, a situation, or a circumstance this world thrusts upon our family, that God has not been or prepared for. What our family steps into today, God is already there, waiting to Shepherd us.
“The Lord is my Shepherd. Not was, nor may be, nor will be. The Lord is my Shepherd, is on Sunday, is on Monday, and is through every day of the week; is in January, is in December, and every month of the year; is at home, and is in all places; is in peace and is in war; in abundance, and in poverty.” J. Hudson Taylor
The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. 2 He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss. 3 That’s where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name. Psalm 23:1-3 The Passion Translation
Pray It UP ~ God Is Listening ~ NOW
Jesus, Our God, A Shepherd, Who is with us now, rain down your love on our family on this day. We pray for every family on the face of this earth to recognize the truth of “Your Present Tense Presence”. You are with us. Jesus, thank you for the family You have placed us in, thank You for how You use relationships fashioned into families to shape our lives. You have a plan for each family relationship You have created and You will sustain our relationships with one another. God bless our families with Your maintaining peace, with the kindness and care of Your character. You wrote a plan and a purpose into the heart of each unique family You have created. Jesus, teach us, to run into this purpose, help us to chart our course to You in our family lives. Navigate us Holy Spirit, as we live, laugh and love and learn about the iron of relationships that sharpens our design and grows us in the image of Christ. Lord bless the strength of the unity of all families, be at the center of our family lives. Help us to lean into Your Shepherding and put You first in our homes. Soul saturate the hearts of each family home with your amazing love, Jesus. Amen.
“We can rest assured that for each color of trial we face, God has color-coded His grace and His wisdom to match it.” Wayne Barber
Thank you for stopping into The Bridegroom’s Café Family Table. What a wonderful, nourishing soul meal for families today. Make sure you share this spiritual meal for families with other families you know that could use the encouragement. Share it on your social media platforms. Every day, our Shepherd is speaking to us through, The Bridegroom’s Voice. What an incredible journey it is, listening up to His Voice. Purchase a copy of the Book: The Bridegroom’s Voice and begin Your God Adventure today to a vital-vertical relationship with Jesus.
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