I cannot therefore hide my joy and desire to share with our Children and Grandchildren my experience; that Power is not personal but always spiritual. By His love God took me out from where I could not take myself from. He is the father of Mercy that I now understand as “Unmerited Forgiveness, Unmerited Favor and Unmerited Grace.”
I now have boundless conviction that, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – strengthens my understanding of my oneness with God. We learn from the story of Meshack, Shadrach and Abednego that these three Jewish men are thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon for refusing to bow to the king’s image. The three are preserved from harm and the king sees four men walking in the flames, “the fourth … like a son of God” (Daniel 3:14-18)
Before being thrown into the furnace, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.”
When Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the fire, only three men went into the furnace. When Nebuchadnezzar looked into the furnace, he saw four men walking around. When Nebuchadnezzar called for the men to come out of the fire, only three came out. What happened to that fourth man? Well, He is still in the furnace! So, when you go there, you will find Him waiting for you. It is not too late for you to start afresh with God.
Isaac Otieno was born to a schoolteacher and a peasant mother. Once he finished school he found steady jobs to be scarce in Kenya. After several years of unsteady work he became depressed and developed a habit of drinking. By the grace of God he rededicated his life to Christ. While attending church he discovered that God had made him for a purpose. He was called to begin the ETERNAL FATHERHOOD CENTER in 2006. Isaac is married to God-given, Purity Jackline Otieno and has two grown daughters.
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