The Embrace of the Father

By Johnnie Mae McCall

Are You Ready To Be Embraced?

Hands are extended, what will you do, will you reach for the grasp? Do you long to be touched? Mankind longs to be touched! His existence began with hands that so gently sculpted his very being. Those hands molded mankind into the image of He who created all things. Unwittingly, mankind wanders off from the Fathers embrace into the darkness, becoming lost, alone and aching for the safety and comfort he once knew. Have you ever felt the desire of arms to embrace you and bring comfort to your soul?

Just as the literal birth canal is dark and disorienting so too are some of lifes challenges. Know that in the darkest hour, when life as one knows it suddenly shifts, the Fathers arms are there, like a doctor at an impending birth, ready to catch and comfort each of us upon our emergence whether it is from dark nights, one or many dark encounters or a dark past. Guided by the Creator, Momma Braxton and Martha Mae develop from a divine conception and spiritual gestation in the womb to a thriving infancy and adulthood in Christianity. Take a journey down the birth canal with the author, experience the complications, and witness as each contraction pushes both Momma Braxton and Martha Mae closer to the waiting hands of the Fathers embrace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 2, 2008
• ISBN: 9781467826662

Johnnie Mae McCall

              Johnnie Mae McCall  is an anointed multi-gifted inspirational, motivational, and seminar speaker.  She is the Founder of “The Embrace of the Father Ministry”, and Grace for Grief Ministry.  She is the author of “Healing is the Children’s Bread”. She is a member of the New Jersey Strategic Prayer Network.   Johnnie is a student of the United Bible Training School located in Jersey City, NJ where she resides. She is one of eight siblings.  Johnnie is very dedicated to prison ministry, hospital ministry and street ministry in her local state. She has worked for 19 years as a Business Administrator for one of the top Fortune 500 Brokerage Firms in America.  She is a member of the Abundant Life Family Worship Center located in New Brunswick, New Jersey where Bishop George C. Searight and Lady Mary Searight serve as her Pastors. She has received a great spiritual impartation from one of her Spiritual Fathers and Mother in the Gospel the Ruling Elder Roderick Allen and his wife Shepherd Mother Elect Lady Sheila D. Allen of the True Vine Life Center located in Jersey City, NJ.    She has learned to embrace the hands of the Lord through the most difficult times of her life and decrees embark upon a new thing.  Allow what is to become what was from its original state.  Life in its full existence is in the abundance of the hands of the father that longs to embrace you. Allow God the Father to bring you to your full potential in his arms.    www.theembraceofthefatherministry.com      

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© 2007 Johnnie Mae McCall. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 12/26/2007

ISBN: 978-1-4343-3681-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4678-2666-2 (ebk)

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

It is a privilege to dedicated this book

In Memory of

The Late Mother Mary Catherine McCall

What a blessing it was to have received a great impartation from a true Prayer Warrior who stood in faith until the end. Her legacy of faith will always be remembered.

Hebrews 11:6

But without Faith it is impossible to please him. For he that cometh to God must believe that God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Acknowledgements

I am most grateful; but, nothing compares to my thanks and gratitude to the Lord Jesus Christ who allows all of us to know Him intimately and become who we are called to be in his divine nature. The task of writing comes with enjoyment when God provides people to stand beside the writer to pray for, encourage, advise and assist. I have been especially blessed in all these ways and many more. I can not take all the credit for writing a book such as this when so many people have been involved in helping to make it become a reality. Within my heart I did not know what was involved when I began to write, but as I wrote I thought of Jesus saying if you go then I will go with you. Therefore, I realized that provisions had already taken place and were made; it was up to me to get to the manifestation of the matter.

My prayer partners and the McCall family, who provided the prayer support and patiently advised, corrected and encouraged me when I thought it was impossible.

To my pastors Bishop George Searight and Pastor Mary Searight of the Abundant Life Family Worship Center located in New Brunswick, NJ, thank you for declaring life to a soul that required healing. Special thanks goes out to my former Pastor, the Ruling Elder Roderick Allen, and his lovely wife, the Elect Lady Sheila D. Allen of the True Vine Life Center located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Thank you for refusing to give up on me and releasing the power of the spoken word into my life. This prophetic utterance caused those things that are not to come out to full manifestation.

To my Prayer partners who are such a spiritual strength to me, who helped birth this book into reality through many hours of prayer and took up the mantle to see it through Prophetess Deborah Johnson, Michele Madison, Connie Selby, Joanne Copeland, Venus Madison, thank you for being there with prayers and supplication. Special thanks to the Intercessors who prayed me through. I cannot forget Sister Pansy McCall my chief editor thank you so very much. Marcia Wolfe you know I required those corrections. Dr. James P. Williams, I could not have done it without your brilliance. Cassandra Hughes okay, okay, and Vedelin Bugg thanks for always having a listening hear. Finally Azzia Belcher may the blessings of the Lord continue to make you rich and add no sorrow.

Finally, to those of you who thought it not robbery to purchase this book, may you come to know the true Embrace of the Father!

Contents

Acknowledgements

Forward

Introduction

Chapter I

The Curtain is lifted up

Chapter II

The Day of Rain

Chapter III

The Stage Is Set

Chapter IV

So Much Turmoil

Chapter V

The Entrance of the Angel

Chapter VI

The Open Doors

Chapter VII

The Fathers Embrace

Conclusion of the Matter

Bibliography

Forward

In the process of growing towards spiritual maturity, it is imperative that one develops a love for reading and writing. Reading helps one to broaden his or her knowledge on various subjects and view points. It also helps one feel the writer and see his or her expressions, then analyze the intent and purpose of the writing.

The, Embrace of the Father, is an eye-opening book which will make you realize the real value of life. It will give you the opportunity to evaluate your own life as you take the journey to walk with God by faith. You will feel the intergrading of the forces: yours, the enemy and God. There are times when you will feel like crying, and then at other times your ability to laugh comes out. With understanding of human reaction; emotional appetite takes place. We accept them as they come. Your faith in the creator will permit you to go to the next level. Your knowledge will enable you to desire a closer walk with the father.

As being the Dean of the United Bible Training School, of Jersey City, New Jersey I, Dr. James P. Williams will be able to take The Embrace of the Father and use it to be a reaching tool for winning souls. I will be able to reach the world for Christ. With the Embrace of the Father, you will never walk alone.

There is a song that goes like this: When you walk through a storm hold your head up high, and don’t be afraid of the dark. At the end of a storm is a golden sky and, the sweet silver song of the dark. Walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain though your dreams be tossed and blown. Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart, and you will never walk alone.

Dr. James P. Williams

Dean of the United Bible Training School

Jersey City, NJ

Introduction

Matthew 6:8

Our Father which art in heaven

A tear drop falls down from the heavens to the earth; oh my it’s going to rain again today. Standing tall and strong I see Mr. Divine gazing down at his daughter with many thoughts flinging as the thunder blurts out and the tears begin to flow. He continues on until he is speaking loud and clear. Those who I called I foreknew. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew who you were, and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee and ordained you.(Jer1:5).

The rain continues to fall and lightening begins to flash as his heart aches for his beloved children. My child I have blessed you with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. I hand picked you for him before the foundation of the world, that you should be holy and without blame before me in my love. My child you are predestinated unto the adoption according to my good pleasure. If only you would slow your pace and allow me to pick you up you will understand the warmth of my embrace. My child, why don’t you hearken unto my voice? (Ephesians 1:3-6)

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