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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ULTIMATE CARE DAILY DEVOTIONAL(UCDD); A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, NIGERIA.🇬🇬 Thursday, 9th July, 2026. VOLUME 5🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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THEME: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿THE FATHER’S BLESSINGS 4
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed”
TEXT: ✅GENESIS 12: 3
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MESSAGE🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Fathers are important for children’s development and well-being. They provide children with a sense of stability and security, which is critical to their development. Fathers contribute to children’s spiritual, physical, cognitive, emotional, and social adjustment. On the course of this exhortation, the big question is; Why was a father’s blessing so highly valued in the Old Testament? Follow this;
The book of Genesis emphasizes the blessing of a father to his sons. The patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all gave formal blessings to their children, and, in Jacob’s case, to some grandchildren. Receiving a blessing from one’s father was a high honor, and losing a blessing was tantamount to a curse. An Old Testament blessing of a father to his sons included words of encouragement, details regarding each son’s inheritance, and prophetic words concerning the future. For example, Isaac’s blessing on Jacob (which was meant for Esau) gave him the earth’s bounty and authority over his brother (Genesis 27:28-29). It also promised that those who blessed Jacob would be blessed, and those who cursed him would receive a curse—words that echo God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3.
When Esau discovered that Jacob had deceived his father and had received the blessing meant for Esau, he was distraught and asked, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?” (Genesis 27:36). Isaac’s words to Esau reinforced Jacob’s superiority but also prophesied that Esau would one day rebel against Jacob’s rule (verses 39-40).
When Jacob blessed his twelve sons, he also made predictions regarding their future (Genesis 49). The Bible records the direct fulfillment of many of these predictions, revealing the supernatural ability given to Jacob as the father of the twelve tribes.
In one of his blessings, Jacob said, “Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you” (Genesis 49:8). The blessing also included a prediction that kings would come from Judah and that one King would eventually receive “the obedience of the nations” (verse 10). Judah’s descendants later became the tribe from which King David came, and in whose land, Jerusalem was located. Jesus Christ would also come from the tribe of Judah (Matthew 1:3).
Another example of a supernatural prediction in Jacob’s blessing is found in his words to Issachar: “He saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant” (Genesis 49:15). Issachar’s family would later inherit lower Galilee, including the Valley of Jezreel, which included rich, productive farmland. Jacob’s youngest son also received a prophecy that was later fulfilled: “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil” (Genesis 49:27). The tribe of Benjamin would produce many military leaders in Israel, including Ehud, King Saul, and Saul’s son Jonathan, revealing a strong, warlike personality (Judges 5:14; 20:16; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 2 Chronicles 14:8; 17:17).
A patriarch’s final blessing was important in biblical times as a practical matter of inheritance rights. In addition, some final blessings included prophetic statements that reveal God’s supernatural power at work through the men of His choosing.
I pray that you will acknowledge these facts, and seek to receive blessings from your father, be it foster father, spiritual father, or biological father, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.
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REFLECTION🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
“A patriarch’s final blessing was important in biblical times as a practical matter of inheritance rights”
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PRAYER🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Heavenly Father, I thank you for adopting me your child. Lord, I thank you for the blessing of inheritance granted me as a true child of the kingdom. Father, let the blessings of Abraham be magnified in my life to the glory of your name in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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FURTHER BIBLE READING🇬🇬 GENESIS 20
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BIBLE READING PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2026🇬🇬
MORNING: 1 Kings 16
EVENING: 1 Kings 17
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, NIGERIA CARES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ULTIMATE CARE DAILY DEVOTIONAL(UCDD);A DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, NIGERIA.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MONDAY, 6th July, 2026; VOLUME 5🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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THEME: 🇬🇬THE FAMILY OF GOD 6
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together”
TEXT:✅ ROMANS 8: 17
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MESSAGE🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
We are still on the family of God. And to know whether, you are a member of the family, “the Spirit of God must always bear witness with your spirit that you are a child of God , and by so doing, a member of the family“(ROMANS 8: 16). And when you think of God as a Father, the spiritual head of the family, what does He think when He looks down on you and sees you doing His commandments? I think He will smile on you. May each of us determine to be a responsible member of the family of God, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.
Beloved, to be pleasing to God, you have to first become a child of God. There is no salvation outside of Christ, we've got to be in Christ in order to be saved. When we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that is the first step. When we believe that He died for our sins, absolutely that is the cornerstone of salvation, without that we can't be saved. We believe but we also must act on that belief, confess the name of Jesus Christ, and be baptized for the remission of sins.
As a child of the family, learning to do the will of God is paramount. Doing it is glorious. God’s child must put forth diligent effort to be approved before Him. 2 Timothy 2:15 declares;“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”. One must occupied himself with the Word of God. And Colossians 3:16 says;“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”. We're to let the Word of Christ dwell in us. How does that take place? We've got to read it and study it.
We've got to learn the will of God. It takes study, and we've got to let it dwell in us. We have to dwell upon it, think upon it, and meditate on it. This is the way to go. This is the way to take responsibility in the family. May the Lord empower us to stay connected to Him in Jesus name Amen.

REFLECTION🇬🇬
"Beloved, to be pleasing to God, you have to first become a child of God"

PRAYER🇬🇬
Heavenly Father, I thank you for the glorious liberty I enjoy in the family of God. Let the peace of God be sustained in my life and family in Jesus mighty name, Amen.
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FURRHER BIBLE READING🇬🇬
ROMANS 7
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BIBLE READING PLAN FOR THE YEAR, 2026🇬🇬
MORNING: 1 Kings 10
EVENING: 1 Kings 11
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 AUTHOR: PASTOR NSEABASI HARRY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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