When God created mankind in Genesis 1, He was pleased with this creation, calling Adam, “very good!” In Genesis 2, God began to walk and talk with Adam in the garden. The Hebrew word for walk means to teach people the way of the Spirit of God. Before the fall, God was trying to teach Adam to think like our heavenly Father while living on earth.
The apostle Paul teaches Christians in the beginning of Romans 8 about an ongoing war. This war is not between nations or people. Rather, this war is between your mind and your flesh. Galatians 5:16-18 eludes to this conflict between the Spirit and our flesh. When Adam and Eve were separated from God after being kicked out of the garden, they lost the ability to walk in the Spirit. Thus, they lost the ability to think like their heavenly Father.
On this Father’s Day, there will be many presents received by dads. There will be hugs and words of thanks. However, the greatest gift a father could receive today is an anointing from the Holy Spirit to think like the Father. Joshua 1:7-8, Psalm 119:9-11 and Romans 12:1-2 give us an aid to follow to think like the Father. If Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost, Luke 19:10, then all fathers can begin to think like their heavenly Father by keeping in step with the Holy Spirit, Galatians 5:25.
by Jay Mankus
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