Matthew 7:11 - If u then, being evil, know how 2 give good gifts 2 your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things 2 those who ask Him!
Let me tell u a true story I heard. There was a pastor whose young child was diagnosed with cancer. The day his boy was scheduled for an operation, this father cried out 2 God, “God, I’m almost 30 years old, but my boy is only about three months old. Why don’t u just take some years off my life and give them 2 my boy?”
Then, from deep within him, he heard the voice of God say, “I am not like that.” When the man heard that, he realized immediately that his son’s sickness was not from God. He also realized that if he, who has faults, could want his child well, how much more his heavenly Father. So he changed his prayer and said, “Father God, I come against this sickness and I ask u for healing for my child.” That day, on the operating table, the surgeons could find no trace of cancer in the child!
Today, God wants u 2 know that He is not the kind of Father who wants u sick and defeated, keeps u poor and wanting, refuses 2 provide for your needs and denies u your blessings.
When my daughter Jessica was younger, I bought a beautiful teddy bear for her. Teddy bears are her favorite toys and I could not wait 2 see her joy when she saw it. My joy is 2 see her happy. When she is sick and has difficulty sleeping at night, it hurts me 2 hear her cry. When she is crying, I cannot ignore her cries. I enter into her discomfort and pain even though I know that her sickness is something that will pass shortly. When she is in pain, I feel the pain too. When she is sad, I am sad too.
I believe that God gives us children 2 help us understand what His Father-heart is like. His joy is 2 enter into your joy and see u happy. If u, in spite of your faults, know how 2 give good gifts 2 your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things 2 u when u ask Him! My prayer today is that u will know just how much your Father loves u!
Joseph Prince Ministries
Let me tell u a true story I heard. There was a pastor whose young child was diagnosed with cancer. The day his boy was scheduled for an operation, this father cried out 2 God, “God, I’m almost 30 years old, but my boy is only about three months old. Why don’t u just take some years off my life and give them 2 my boy?”
Then, from deep within him, he heard the voice of God say, “I am not like that.” When the man heard that, he realized immediately that his son’s sickness was not from God. He also realized that if he, who has faults, could want his child well, how much more his heavenly Father. So he changed his prayer and said, “Father God, I come against this sickness and I ask u for healing for my child.” That day, on the operating table, the surgeons could find no trace of cancer in the child!
Today, God wants u 2 know that He is not the kind of Father who wants u sick and defeated, keeps u poor and wanting, refuses 2 provide for your needs and denies u your blessings.
When my daughter Jessica was younger, I bought a beautiful teddy bear for her. Teddy bears are her favorite toys and I could not wait 2 see her joy when she saw it. My joy is 2 see her happy. When she is sick and has difficulty sleeping at night, it hurts me 2 hear her cry. When she is crying, I cannot ignore her cries. I enter into her discomfort and pain even though I know that her sickness is something that will pass shortly. When she is in pain, I feel the pain too. When she is sad, I am sad too.
I believe that God gives us children 2 help us understand what His Father-heart is like. His joy is 2 enter into your joy and see u happy. If u, in spite of your faults, know how 2 give good gifts 2 your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things 2 u when u ask Him! My prayer today is that u will know just how much your Father loves u!
Joseph Prince Ministries
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