Good Morning!! Very often our picture of God, our
heavenly Father, is shaped by the
behavior of our earthly father. A godly father will influence his
children to trust in a loving heavenly Father. But many
children have grown into adulthood with a distorted view of God our
Father, because they didn't know or couldn't trust their earthly father. To some people, the word father brings to mind a father who
was abusive, neglectful, or not there when they needed him most. They are
struggling with a "father vacuum",...a wall between them and their earthly
father and a distorted view of a heavenly Father they cannot accept.
See
what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called
children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not
know us is that it did not know him.—1 John 3:1 (NIV)
What
was your father like? A study of the names of God is a good place to
begin
if you want a better understanding of a father,...and to pave the way to
viewing our heavenly Father as One who loves us and will always be
there for us. A
Father of great love, compassion, and mercy. One who will never leave
you nor forsake you. A Father waiting for you with open arms. One of His names that brings assurance and should be
practiced by all fathers is being present—Jehovah-shammah, "The Lord Is There" (Ezekiel 48:35).
No father can compare with our Heavenly Father,...because no earthly father is perfect.
Father, thank You for Your love, forgiveness, and faithfulness. Help us to grow in faith
as we better understand Your holiness and goodness and love. We thank You
that You will never leave us nor forsake use. We thank You that You care
about everything that concerns us and walk with us through the good
times and the bad. In Jesus' name. Amen.
"Nothing tell other that we're Christian like; our giving and forgiving."
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