Daddy's heart toward the children - Part 4

MAL 4:5 "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. [6] He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

The prophet writes about the condition of our hearts and our children’s hearts in the last days

What is true about the end times in Mal 4:6 is the father's hearts shall be turned fully to their children and the hearts of the children turned fully to their fathers.

This has never happened. This did not happen with Noah, not with Jacob, not with Joseph, not with Moses, not with any Old Testament hero or person that I could find.

Consider Judges 2:10-12; 10 After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. [11] Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals. [12] They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt.

Not just in Old Testament times but also true for all ages. Where were the sons of the apostles, the sons of Peter, the sons of Luther, and the sons of Moody. Where are the sons and grandsons (and daughters and granddaughters)?

I believe that Malici tells us Daddy God has been offering to each generation the invitation to be the first generation to turn our hearts fully our out children and the children will respond by turning fully to their parents.

Let consider or choose to be the generation that builds relationship with the next generations.

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Lords prayer Part2

The following uses the Lords prayer as an guideline:

O’Daddy, O’Daddy you are the best Daddy of them all, you are perfect.

I want to be like you when I grow up. I want to be like your son Jesus now,

All that I have I get from you, thank you Daddy.

And Daddy help me not to be angry with anyone, I am sorry I didn’t act like you today please forgive me. I am sorry. Thank you.

Daddy will you help me to love like you love me and forgive like you forgive me.

Daddy please stay all the time and keep me from getting hurt. You are the best Daddy ever. I love you.

There is something different between this and what we traditional call the Lord's Prayer. Just as there is a difference between FATHER and DADDY. One is formal and the other relational. One is a title and the other a relationship.

The Father desires to be Daddy.

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The Lords Prayer Part 1

Lk 11:1 one day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

But traditions the prayer Jesus taught is called the lord’s prayer. To understand the heart of prayer better consider reading in the gospel of John chapter 17 where we have a prayer of Jesus recorded.

Lords prayer from Matt 6:9

'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.'

I think this has become too familiar and not as the Lord intended. Many years ago I came across this version of the “Fathers Prayer” that comes closer touching the Father's Heart.

'Heavenly Father your name I say
help me do things your way today.
All I have I got from you.
Please forget any wrong I might do.
Help me love those who do me wrong.
Keep me safe all day long.
Protect me from any harm.
Your the best DAD anyone could have.'

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