The First Power Couple

19/05/2020

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Episode Synopsis


Genesis 1:26-28 NLT 26
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
27 So God created human beings in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
The kind of POWER God has in mind for this FIRST power couple is not a ‘masculine’ POWER but a masculine PLUS feminine, POWER. It is ONLY this kind of shared participation in representing God’s POWER that truly reflects the character and nature of GOD!
This FIRST POWER COUPLE were promised FRUITFULNESS, MULTIPLICATION, and AUTHORITY over all that was in their hand.... [THE SOURCE OF THIER POWER]
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2:18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.””
THE WORD HELPER - ezer is combined with the word kenegdo which means “a helper of the same nature,” Everything about this descriptor implies mutuality and harmony, it clearly demonstrates what the ideal relationship between a man and a woman might look like, It is the picture of a TRUE POWER PARTNERSHIP. [PROMISE] There is a promise in this Genesis story, for us as a husbands and wives, mums and dads sons and daughters.. .."When we chose to reflect God's ideal for our PARTNERSHIPS we can expect to see HIS POWER at work through THEM!!" [TENSION] What if our marriages, our partnerships, our family relationships don't look like this IDEAL that God is calling us into...???
What if there is a power imbalance OR what is there is confusion about our roles in our relationship?
How to Power Up Your Partnership! Power Up Your Purpose Philipians 2:3 TPT
Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves.
This is all about cheering your partner on toward the greatness that God has on their life...irrespective of the their gender...
[STORY] My struggle with Rachel powering ahead as an elected councillor, deputy, mayor...our marriage became stronger once I stopped challenging this success and started cheering her on!
Maybe you’ve squashed the dreams of your partner??? Let's give each other permission to dream again, as a family, re-imagine our purpose, lets champion each other on...in Jesus name!
Power Up Your Praise
Ephesians 4:29 TPT
And never let ugly or hateful words come from your mouth, but instead let your words become beautiful gifts that encourage others; do this by speaking words of grace to help them.
Proverbs 18:21 TPT 'Your words are so powerful that they will kill or give life, and the talkative person will reap the consequences.'
Tonight you have the power and the agency and the opportunity to totally shift the trajectory of your family...You can use your words to change the course of your POWER partnership! Power Up Your Prayer Matthew 18:19-20 TPT
Again, I give you an eternal truth: If two of you agree to ask God for something in a symphony of prayer, my heavenly Father will do it for you. For wherever two or three come together in honour of my name, I am right there with them!”
DO want God to be right there with you in the middle of your partnership? Pray together!
God wants you to experience a season of miralces in your family! Pray together!
The MOST powerful prayer you can prayer is to invite Jesus to bring the power of forgivenss, restoration, and wholeness into you life.