GENUINE SONS ARE ARROWS IN THEIR FATHER'S HANDS
Behold, children are a Heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man .... "Psalm 127:3-5 (NKJV)"
BIBLE READING: 2KINGS 13:14-17; ISAIAH 49:2; EZEKIEL 39:3
Comprehending the Divinely Ordained relationship that exists between fathers and their sons makes it necessary to employ the use of word pictures. For instance, using the analogy of archery, the fathers are likened to bows, and the mothers are likened to quivers while the sons are arrows. The Holy Scriptures give a record of the first group of soldiers who pledged their undying loyalty to King David and helped build up his army while King Saul tried to kill him. They were Benjamites, Saul's own kinsmen: "Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still a fugitive from Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war, Armed with bows, using both the right hand and left in hurling stones and SHOOTING ARROWS WITH THE BOW. They were of Benjamin, Saul's brethren" 1Chronicles 12:1-2(NKJV). Carefully consider the phrase "shooting arrows with the bow." In every form of conventional warfare, arrows alone are unable to guarantee power, precision, and penetration without the bow.
The Holy Bible states that King Jehu, while executing Divine Judgment on the dynasty of King Ahab and promoting reformation in the Northern kingdom of Israel, channeled all his strength through his bow which then unleashed the arrow that killed King Jehoram with mortal effectiveness (2Kgs. 9:24). Simply put, it is the primary job of every sound bow to give its arrows distance, direction, and delivery. In other words, a bow's effectiveness can only be known after launching its arrows, which is exactly what fathers have been mandated to do with and through their sons.
We have been raised by God as genuine sons and arrows in the Hand of the Mightiest Man of all: The Lord God Almighty Himself (Ps. 127:4). Our fathers are those bows with whom the Lord launches us with deadly force to dismantle His enemies in the gate. On this basis, we have a Divine Obligation to remain concealed in the Quiver for the Purpose of Proper Training and Discipleship, (Isa. 49:2) being adequately prepared the same manner in which John the Baptist was "till the day of his manifestation to Israel" Lk. 1:80b(NKJV). This guarantees that we are in proper alignment with our father-bows so that together we may re-establish the Father-Son Divine Order of the Lord God Almighty Himself on Earth.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father, we exalt You for granting us the privilege of being worthy sons and arrows in Your Hands. O Lord, please help us align with our fathers that they may launch us fully into our Prophetic destinies in Jesus' Mighty Name. Amen.
