Christine Caine
June 19, 2016 - W1625

It’s so awesome to be here. I am your crazy aunt from Australia. It’s with great honor and privilege that we will be together on Father’s Day. Twenty-eight years ago I got saved at Hillsong Church; however, my family and I now live in California, where we oversee the A21 Campaign whose mission is to rescue human trafficking victims worldwide.   Eight years ago, this ministry began with the grace of God, and spans into 12 countries with 14 offices. Our headquarters is in Greece. Refugees are most vulnerable to being trafficked, because no one knows they are missing. Around the world, carcasses are found with their eyes and organs surgically removed. The A21 Campaign works with the UN and Red Cross to build camps. A few weeks ago, 77 refugees were chained and locked up in a house in Northern Greece; however, because one of the victims knew our national hotline number, she texted the Greek authorities, who together with A21 rescued all 77 refugees.

Recently, I wrote a book titled “Unashamed”, because I realized that the greatest issue that affects each and every one of us, is this issue of shame. I am going to talk about this, because this was the number one issue in the Garden of Eden.

Father’s Day means different things to different people. It may mean a time of great joy, or it could be a week of great pain and something that you would rather forget; however, each one of us has a Heavenly Father who loves us, and who is crazy about us. Today, I want to speak to your God given destiny and purpose in life.

The word “Father”, is something that God wants to be known as, because Jesus said to pray like this, “Our Father who is in Heaven….” Mathew 6:9

I watched, as my husband, looked at our daughters with that glint in his eye. In the video, we just saw how that dad looked at his premature infant son, when he was able to bring him home. I want you to comprehend that that is a glimpse of God’s heart for you.

The Bible says, “You are good and what you do is good, teach us your decrees.” Psalm 119:68

I gave you this premise because I want you to understand that God is good, and God does good things, in spite of the bad things that have happened in this world, or that have happened to you.

Let’s go back to the beginning of Father’s Day. The Bible says, “Adam and his wife were both naked and they felt no shame.” Genesis 2:25   The Bible did not say they felt no joy, no anger, no peace, or no love, because God’s original intent was for us to feel no shame – to feel totally transparent, authentic, and comfortable in our own skin.

The Bible says, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals, the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say, you must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” Genesis 3:1

I am speaking from the subject of “My Daddy Says.” If you do not know what God really said, then you will believe what society said, what the media said, what that ex- lover, ex-spouse, ex teacher, or the naysayers said. You are going to believe what the liar said, and you will be deceived into believing that lie.

The women said to the serpent, “We eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say you must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden – you must not touch it, or you will die.” Genesis 3:2-3   . The serpent replied with a lie, “You will certainly not die.” Genesis 3:4 Unbelief in what God said, will cause you to act contrary to your best interest and in ways that are not appropriate. This will reap a lot of havoc in your life. A lot of us come to church and just go through the motions. Instead, we need to know, believe in, and act on what God says, so we can obtain the results and promises that God says we can have. The serpent will always try to say that you are not enough for God, or that God is threatened by you – He is not threatened, because God is sovereign.

“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good and pleasing to the eye and also was desired for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it and she also gave some to her husband and he ate it. Then both of their eyes were opened and they realized they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. The man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord as He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And they hid from the Lord among the trees of the garden, but the Lord called to the man, ‘Where are you?’ The man answered, ‘I heard you in the garden, but I was afraid, because I was naked and so I hid.’ The Lord said ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ ‘Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you?’” Genesis3: 6-11

Now the blame game starts. “The man replied, ‘It was the woman …’ Then the Lord said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’, and the woman responded, ‘It was the serpent.’” Genesis 3: 12-13

I wanted to go back the beginning in the Garden of Eden, because I am hoping this will be a new beginning for many. God said to the man and woman they could eat from any tree, just not that one tree. The Enemy will always come to us and ask, “Did God really say that?”

The first sentence we see in the Bible of God speaking to man is, “Where are you?” Genesis 6:9

Today, our Father is still asking a generation of many people, “Where are you?” However, we answer the same way, “I was exposed and vulnerable, so I hid.” God then says, “Who told you that you could not come to me? Who told you that I was not sufficient for you, or that I would not forgive and love you? What lie did you believe?” All we hear is, “You are not enough. You are not pretty enough. You are not smart or rich enough. You are not connected enough.” But don’t listen to other voices, because they are the voices of the Enemy.

I know this scenario better than anyone, because I spent most of my life hiding. I was born in Sidney Australia, to a second generation migrant Greek family. I grew up in the third poorest zip code in my state, and in a culture where woman were not esteemed. For twelve years from age three, I was sexually abused by four men. This brought much shame, bitterness, unforgiveness, and condemnation to my life. I had this “What’s wrong with me” attitude. Well, two weeks before my thirty-third birthday, my brother George called and told me he got a letter from the government alerting him that he was adopted. So he drove to our Mom’s house to talk to her. I arrived about the same time that George did, and Mom broke down and cried when confronted with this news. So, to lighten up our spirits, I went into the kitchen to make some baklava. A short time later, Mom enters the kitchen and lets me know that I am also adopted.

I do not know the facts surrounding my conception, or what my name and heritage was, but God knew my innermost parts before I was formed in my mother’s womb. That evening, my life was changed forever, because the Word of God is much higher than all the facts of our lives. When you understand the truth of what God said, you can refute the lies of the Enemy. The Enemy will always try to diminish you and cause you to go into hiding so you will not flourish and be the man or woman of God that He has called you to be.

A year after I had found out that I was adopted, the Australian government sent me three documents: My birth certificate having no name except the number 2508 assigned to me, a social worker report describing my biological mother’s feelings towards me during the time she was giving me up for adoption, and a report from an Australian University.

Today, when I talk about 27 million slaves in the world, it’s not about slaves, but about human beings created in His image. When they say that number 2508 is Christin Caine - that changes everything, because to God, there are no numbers. God took an abused and adopted girl from Australia to rescue you, and He will use you to rescue a generation.

The Social work report said this about my mother. “She does not seen to be too emotionally involved with the child. She seems to want to get it all over with and get back to work as soon as possible.” So my social worker’s report said that I was unwanted. On March 20, 1993, a report from an Australian University said, “If your career ambition is to remain in the area of youth services, in the longer term, I would strongly urge you to take time out to study for a basic social work, welfare work or other relevant profession.” They said that I would not be able service the youth, because I would be unqualified to do so.

Twenty-three years later, by the grace of God, we run one of the largest anti-trafficking organizations in the world – yeah! That’s what the experts said about me. We look at documents about us or what people say about us and we limit our lives based on what was said. My whole life could have taken on an entirely different trajectory, had I not known what God said about me.

Ever since my daughter Catherine Bobbie was born, my husband and I spoke words of life into her such as, “You are the head and not the tail.” “You are a leader, and not a follower.” “You are the righteousness of Christ, and can do anything through Him.” So when Catherine Bobbie was 5 years of age, she got into a fight with a boy classmate, who ripped her teddy bear out of her hands that she was carrying, then looked at her and said. “Catherine Bobbie, you are dumb and you are ugly!” My daughter looked him in his eyes, and proudly replied, “No I am not, because my Daddy says I am intelligent and beautiful.”

So I want to remind you, no matter what lie the Enemy has told you, look at the Enemy and say, “No I am not!” My Daddy says I am the head and not the tail. I am a leader and not a follower. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

THIS WHAT MY DADDY SAYS:

• I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. (Gal. 2:20)

• I am a child of God. (Rom. 8:16)

• I am an heir of God. (Rom 8:17)

• I am forgiven. (1 John 1:9)

• I am more than a conqueror. (Rom. 8:37)

• I am sanctified. (1 Cor. 1:2)

• I am the righteousness of God in Christ. (1 Cor. 1:30)

• I am free indeed. (John 8:36)

• I have the blessing of Abraham. (Gal. 3:14 )

• I am accepted by God. (Eph. 1)

• I am God’s workmanship.(Eph. 2:10)

• I am created for good works. (Eph. 2:10)

• I am a shining light. (Eph. 5:8)

• My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19)

• I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. (Phil. 4:13)

• I am no longer condemned (Rom. 8:1)

• Nothing can separate me from the love of God. (Rom. 8:38-39)

• I do not have a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)

• God is for me! Who can be against me? (Rom. 8:31)

Questions:

• Think of scriptures that will transform you from lies ingrained in you.

• What does it mean to “Feel no shame”?

• How does Jesus resonate with the topic, “My Daddy Says”?