Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?— Hebrews 12:9
Continuing our journey on the fatherly attributes of God, today I present to you another attribute, "the Father of spirits" as shown in our theme scripture. This attribute signifies that God is the source of the human spirit and He has authority over them. Ecclesiastes 12:7 records, "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it". As the Father of spirits, He can turn the heart of any man in the interest of His kingdom and in your favor. That is why God stirred the heart of King Cyrus of Persia who was not a Jew for the rebuilding of the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:1). Upon being moved by God, king Cyrus declared, "The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah" (Ezra 1:2). This was the Father of spirits at work. This is the Father you have. Therefore, refuse to despair about life or about God's work because you don't know who will support you. Don't put your faith in human hands because God can move anyone to favour you and His righteous cause. God makes a self-declaration in Jeremiah 32:27, "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me? He can stir anyone to favour you and His Gospel agenda in the earth. Always see Him that way in your life and all perceived human limitations will fall flat. Hallelujah.
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