Called To Cover

The Topic for today is " Called to Cover"

A man is  called to cover .

Every man has a God given dominion  over a place, over certain people.

It could just start with your family , your workplace, your ministry, your community, your nation.

What does a mans covering gives to his family?

1) Protection

2) Belonging

3) Bringing the family under Gods grace

Today we see families and the members of the family struggling in so many issues, because of the mans failure to cover his family.

Any area that a family member is struggling - it is mans responsibility.

When we don't provide the covering that we only can provide, the family members are prone to be attacked by the enemy.

John 19:26,27

26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

Jesus when dying on the cross, called John to cover Mary.

John , it is your responsibility to take care of Mary as your mother. 

Remember, there are other sons for Mary. But John took her to his home.

What Jesus can cover for Mary, only John can do.

What the Lord did here is something amazing.

there might be many men today in society, who can earn, who can provide to the family, who can buy whatever the kids want, make sure there is no lack, but there will be very few who cover them.

The Lord said to John, take her and be her covering.

So,  the man is the main deal.

After God made man, he  made eve as his helper. and later children are blessing.

So Man is the source that God used to expand his territory.

But everything is centered around man.

Today, we see families are centered around kids, around wife etc.

But family should be centered around man and the man of the house should be the family's joy

Everything in your family is centered around you.

Based on your work, your decisions, your talk, your walk.

Everything that you do impacts the whole family.

You as the Head of the family covers the whole family.

So when Eve took over the decision of eating the fruit, God has to set things in order and he said Genesis 3

16 To the woman He said:

“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be [e]for your husband,
And he shall rule over you.”

So Gods order is that Man shall rule. 

One of the key aspects of the ruling is also covering.

Umbrella - is used for what ? covering

But let us say an umbrella is having some holes, what happens, the people under the umbrella, feel the pain.

So how can a man cover his family?

PRESENCE:

A Mans Presence is so powerful in a home. 

Abrahams presence is so powerful.in his family. 

In the presence of a godly man,  enemy cannot stand. and does not dare to attack.

When Lot was with Abraham, he was safe, there was no problem for Lot.

but when Lot left Abraham, he was exposed, and the enemy took advantage and attacked.

so when Lot and the Sodom was captured by the other kings, it was again the presence of Abraham that brought protection to Lot.

But sadly, Lot did not stay with Abraham but again went back to Sodom.

But the point here is the presence of godly man brings Protection, covering. 

Today we are living in a busy world, we dont make our presence felt in the family.

We work, we buy, we provide, but we are too busy for our family and they miss our presence.

Our presence is required  when the family goes through challenges, but unless we are open to them thye dont share everything that they go through.

I, in my family started this thing called,  Walkie Talkie with Dad.

So everyone in the family has to walk with me for atleast few minutes and share what hapenned that day. Whats most exciting thing, any sad or hurting moments.

Your Presence is the covering for your family.

But when our presence is missed, the whole family will be looking for someone else to share their heart to.

Question straight away:  Is your family missing you? not in a way about seeing your face everyday.

But in their most important matters, are they missing the Man of the House?

A mans presence gives covering to the family. If your presence is not there, the family will try to replace your presence with some other presence and it exposes them.

WORDS:

A man can cover the people under him by his words.

What a man speaks over his people is more important that what all others speak.

Let me explain. What you speak over your children, carries a great importance in the presence of God, than what all others can speak about them.

one thing you should catch here is , Rebekah knows what todays women does not know.

Rebekah knows if only she can prepare a good meal and let Isaac blesses Jacob, he will be blessed.

Today , the Women does not know how the children can be blessed.

They should make the Man of the house speak.

But the problem is only the speak.

Your speaking over your family is what will come to pass in the end.

Your speaking over your children is what they will become.

Isaac blessed Jacob in verse 27 and say, dew of heaven, fatness of earth, plenty of grain, nations bow down.

Genesis 27:27,28,29

27 And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said:

“Surely, the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the Lord has blessed.
28 Therefore may God give you
Of the dew of heaven,
Of the fatness of the earth,
And plenty of grain and wine.
29 Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

Verse 37 says, By what you speak, the future takes shape for the children.

37 Then Isaac answered and said to Esau, “Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants; with grain and wine I have sustained him.

Some people talk so negatively about their children - then that negative takes shape and makes their future.,

What you speak is what your people future is going to be.

Start speaking a Word of Blessing upon your people.

Sit with them, Speak blessing - Shape their future with your words.

 Adam Called Names and that becomes future.

you can not only cover their present, but you can cover their future with your Speaking.

A Mans speaking is like a prophecy over children.

PRAYER:

Job 1: 5

5 So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and [c]sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed[d] God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.

Job covered his household with Prayer.

Any transgression of the children, when the father becomes intercessor , there is mercy.

That is why the man of the house is main intercessor in the family.

The office of the intercessor is so great, the man often dont pay attention and think it is woman will pray.

Job did regularly.

1 Timothy 1:18

Paul delivered Hymenaeus and Alexander to satan.

How did he deliver? by his words, by removing his covering

1 Timothy 1:18

18 This [f]charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, 19 having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck, 20 of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Love

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”

A man can cover others sins by his Love.

Rather than pointing out sins, you will cover