And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
In a family, the husband/father's walk dictates the spiritual umbrella of that family; it is part of that individual's sacred duty to ensure their family has as much and as specific a protection as is appropriate. The choice of metaphor of umbrella is specific and appropriate - considering the world as being perpetually rained upon by spiritual attack, the particular density, character, and volume of the umbrella a husband/father brings to a family indicates how well protected, guided, and loved is that family.
Scripture offers a specific example of the same kind of umbrella - found in the temple designed by God. There are a number of particular details outlined in scripture ... and unless you have ever seen the temple in real life, or attempted to draft your own rendition (whether in clay, on paper, or any other medium) you will not truly have an understanding of the care that God put into His temple. I would like to draw your attention to a single facet of this temple - the wings of the cherubim*. The wings of the cherubim were specific in that they touched the walls and they touched one another. No overlap, no insufficiency ... they touched.
I think this is a great example of the kind of spiritual protection that men are to seek for their own families - too often we over-pray, attempting to over compensate for what we think matters, or we under compensate, thinking that we'll "get to it". This is of greatest concern when a man discerns in his own understanding for what to pray. It is quite easy to stick to the immediately perceptible - the car needs work, the rent is due, the kids need healing, and the like - all of these are important.
Do not miss the message here: Pray before it happens. Send your family out covered.
To do that you need up-to-the-minute information from God about what to pray.
So today's challenge is specific, every timely, and of the utmost importance:
If you are a husband, father, uncle, or brother, or person in some authority:
Pray that God will reveal exactly what you are to pray for, in what proportion, and concerning whom.
Pray that you will stand, hands open, praying at the frequency, valence, and in the manner necessary to hearken to Jesus.
If you are a wife, mother, aunt, sister, or person under some authority:
Pray that Jesus will provide the wisdom, words of knowledge, and guidance to that person who is in authority over you.
Pray that that person who is in authority will understand what to pray, how to pray, when to pray, and in what manner to pray.
Above all, hold fast to your relationship to Christ Jesus.
[* - cherub is singular, cherubim is plural, cherubims is wrong]
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