God, Our Father

Good Morning!! God is the father of our very existence. We would not be here, if it were not for His creating, sustaining power. We enjoy the "privilege" of being. It is for this reason the psalmist writes, "O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker". All creation owes God praise and submission,...if for no other reason, than that of His unique position, as our maker.

But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.—Isaiah 64:8 (NKJV)

Our obligation to our maker is so plain, and so complete, that Isaiah pronounces a curse upon all those who question God's authority: "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?' Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands?' Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What are you begetting?' Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'"(Isaiah 45:9-10). And finally, Jesus encourages those who are adopted into the family of God, to address Him in prayer in this warm and intimate language: "our Father, which art in heaven."

We now enjoy not only the privilege of existence, but also the astonishing favor of salvation!

Thank You Jesus, by Your perfect work on the cross we are able to call the God of the universe "Father." Amen.

"Feed your faith with God's promises,...and you'll starve your doubts."