A brief word to men considering signing this Father's Covenant:

Do not take this vow lightly. God's word declares, "When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay (Ecclesiastes 5:4,5) ." If, however, you are fully convinced to sign the Father's Covenant, make two copies. One as a reminder for you and the other please mail to Elijah Ministries, P.O. Box 3126, Waco, TX 76707 for our records. If you care to pass this on to other men as a godly challenge, feel free to do so as the Lord leads. Thanks!

The Father’s Covenant

“Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”  (Genesis 18:18,19)

Whereas: God associated Himself with the patriarchs of old and declared His renown as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

Whereas: The Church of the living God has been built upon His prophets and apostles (patriarchs all), Jesus Christ, Himself, being the chief cornerstone;

Whereas: The early Church Fathers, Martyrs, Reformers, and Patriarchs of America have faithfully run their lap of the Christian faith and passed a godly heritage to us;

Whereas: God’s word states, “For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me (Exodus 20:5b).”  (It is not the sins of the mothers, the sins of the church, the sins of the state, and the sins of the culture that are passed to children.  No!  It is the sins of the fathers.  Therefore, what we as men say or don’t say, what we do or don’t do has more of a direct and profound impact upon our children, humanly speaking, than any other influence in the world).

Whereas: It is God’s will to turn the father’s hearts to their children and the children hearts to their fathers, lest the curse on our nation increase (Malachi 4:5,6; Luke 1:17).

Whereas: The majority of Scriptures on child rearing are addressed to fathers and not to mothers, church, or state;

Whereas: Our culture, state, and even large segments of the Church has devalued the importance of having children for the glory of God and the advancement of His Kingdom (Psalm 127:3-5; Malachi 2:15; & Matthew 19:14);

Whereas: God never ordained the Church or State to educate our children and has reserved that privilege and responsibility for parents (Dt. 6:4-9, 32:46,47);

Whereas: The book of wisdom, Proverbs, is written from the perspective of a kingly father faithfully passing on a scepter of righteousness, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to his children;

Whereas: The Church has failed in recent years to train men in their responsibilities as men, husbands, fathers, and leaders;

Whereas: The American culture has been taken captive by feminism and a man-hating spirit that has spawned subsequent evils, such as, birth control, abortion, sexual immorality, homosexuality, divorce, pornography etc;

Whereas: The American entertainment industry ridicules men in general, and fathers specifically;

Be It Therefore Highly Resolved: By the grace of God and power of the Holy Ghost to return to my role, responsibility, and place in God’s Kingdom as a man, husband, and father.  I pledge before God to reclaim the virtue of Biblical patriarchy with all its duties, obligations, and benefits.  I promise to faithfully discharge these duties and courageously lead my family with the word of God.  I will expect God to watch over His word and my obedience to raise up through my loins a Christian dynasty of children who will become mighty in the land and possess the gates of their enemies.

Signed: ________________________________________________ on this day___________ in the year of our Lord__________.

As goes the father, so goes the family; as goes the family, so goes the church; as goes the church, so goes your nation.

“God's chosen nation Israel was founded by patriarchs.  America was set on its blessed course by patriarchs.  By God's grace, American men can return to the patriarchal vision and mission so that future generations might know the blessing of God.” -Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas

IN KING JESUS’ SERVICE,

Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas
Elijah Ministries
P.O. Box 3126
Waco, TX 76707
(254) 836-1037
(254) 715-3134
rusty@elijahmin.com
www.elijahmin.com