ulog #21: FATHERS DAY ANNIVERSARY

I give God all the Glory for yet another opportunity to be alive today and be in God’s sanctuary not in the mortuary.
On this edition of my #ulog today, I will be sharing today’s Church sermon with all uloggers and steemians.

Today is FATHERS DAY ANNIVERSARY in my Church (University Baptist Church) and the Church Service was GLORIOUS.

As delivered by Rev'd Taiwo Opajobi. The topic of today sermon is SPIRITUAL INTIMACY/UNITY

Text: Judges 13:1-25

The entire service was about fathers and their roles in the family and the Bible story was about the birth of Samson. Samson’s mother was unable to children but because the Lord had a plan for the family and because Manoah (Samson’s father) and his wife were united, God answered them.

If the family is united, the following will be achieved:

i. God will always visit such family
Wherever there is peace, unity, intimacy, togetherness etc God is always present for he is a God of peace.

ii. Door of communication do opens (Vs 6&7)

6 Then the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God has come to me, and he looked as frightening as the angel of God. I didn't ask him where he came from, and he didn't tell me his name. 7 But he did tell me that I would become pregnant and have a son. He told me not to drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food, because the boy is to be dedicated to God as a nazirite as long as he lives.”

Some of the problems in some families today can be resolved by communication.

iii. There will be response that is built on trust (Vs 8)

8 Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, LORD, let the man of God that you sent come back to us and tell us what we must do with the boy when he is born.”

From the verse above we saw that Manoah response was based on the trust he had in his wife, he didn’t mock her.
If we men learn to listen to our wives, they are also ever ready to tell all without any secrets.

iv. There is always instant answers to prayers (vs 9)

9 God did what Manoah asked, and his angel came back to the woman while she was sitting in the field. Her husband Manoah was not with her, 10 so she ran at once and told him, “Look! The man who came to me the other day has appeared to me again.”

Because this man and his wife prayed in unity, answer came without delay.

v. There is always an effective family alter (family prayer time) (vs15-21)

15-16 Not knowing that it was the LORD's angel, Manoah said to him, “Please do not go yet. Let us cook a young goat for you.”
But the angel said, “If I do stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to prepare it, burn it as an offering to the LORD.”
17 Manoah replied, “Tell us your name, so that we can honor you when your words come true.”
18 The angel asked, “Why do you want to know my name? It is a name of wonder.”
19 So Manoah took a young goat and some grain, and offered them on the rock altar to the LORD who works wonders. 20-21 While the flames were going up from the altar, Manoah and his wife saw the LORD's angel go up toward heaven in the flames. Manoah realized then that the man had been the LORD's angel, and he and his wife threw themselves face downward on the ground. They never saw the angel again.

vi. There might be an expression of fair, but courage will come (vs 22-23)

22 Manoah said to his wife, “We are sure to die, because we have seen God!”
23 But his wife answered, “If the LORD had wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted our offerings; he would not have shown us all this or told us such things at this time.”

When one of affriad, the other will be courageous. Both can’t be down at the same time, i.e the man and wife.

vii. There is always a fulfilment of the word of God (vs 24-25)

24 The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the LORD blessed him. 25 And the LORD's power began to strengthen him while he was between Zorah and Eshtaol in the Camp of Dan.

We can see from the above passage that unity is essential in the family. If you are married, live in unity with your spouse and if you are yet to, plan prepare and pray for unity in your dream family and nothing shall be impossible for your family to achieve.