DECEIVED,BLIND AND SICK FATHERS.

DECEIVED,BLIND AND SICK FATHERS. 
Scripture: Genesis 27:1,26,28,29, Genesis 48:1,20.
Topic: Deceived,Blind and Sick Fathers. 

"And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, And His eyes were dim, so that He Could not see...And his father Isaac said unto him (Jacob)… therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee."

Genesis 27:1,26,28,29 

"And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy Father Is sick…And He Blessed them that DAY, saying, In thee shall Israel bless..."

Genesis 48:1, 20 

Unfortunately, natural men have mistaken physical weakness for spiritual weakness. They presume that old age,sickness and problems reduce a person's spiritual authority. That is one of the highest kinds of deceptions. Isaac was an old blind man. He could no longer see the difference between his two sons, Jacob and Esau. Isaac was deceived by Jacob and in his deception, he spoke a blessing over Jacob  and it came to pass.

"And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he {Jacob} and said, I am. And he came near, and kissed him…and blessed him, and said, see…the Lord hath blessed; therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee."

Genesis 27:24,27-29

Do not be misled by the blindness and weakness of your father. He is still a father and that is the main lesson of this chapter. If a blind father can speak a blessing for it to come to pass, then we must fear the words of fathers. You often hear people speaking against their fathers. They describe them as irresponsible men who didn’t look after them. They don’t want to have anything to do with their fathers. Sometimes in our youthful healthy state, fathers are seen as short-sighted, eccentric men, whose contribution is irrelevant.

Unfortunately, some young people take up the hurts of their mothers and champion the fight against their fathers. This is a terrible mistake for which they pay a high price. Some pay the price of barrenness; some pay the price of death. Yes, he may be blind, irresponsible, and deceived, but he is still a father.

Many men of God in their latter years look battle-weary and drained. They are often presented as fallen heroes, men of the past, forgotten ghosts! No one wants to have anything to do with them. But it is these “blind and deceived people”, who brought you forth and gave you the heritage you have today. When Ham exposed the nakedness of his drunken father, he forgot one thing. He forgot that if his father hadn’t built the ark, he would have drowned. He would have drowned with the rest of the world. His body would have been eaten by sharks, barracudas, herrings, tuna, piranha and red fishes! What he did not know was that through his father’s single act of faith, the whole world was saved. What he did not know was that God had recorded that act of faith and imputed it to him as righteousness. Ham was disgracing someone that God had honored. May we never be part of the team that dishonors the fathers that God has honored! 

Credits: Excerpt from,

My Father! My Father!

Bishop Dag Heward Mills.