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Abba, Father!!!

Since tomorrow is Father's Day, I thought it proper to write something about father's, especially our Heavenly Father. The word father conjures up different images for all of us. To some of us it brings the picture of love, laughter, respect, and acceptance. Unfortunately, to others of us, we associate the term father with fear, rejection, disappointment, and anger. this is why we need to learn that it is so important not to take our understanding of our Heavenly Father from our experience! We need to take it from the Scriptures!

"And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" Galatians 4:6.

We all undoubtedly had an imperfect earthly father, perhaps even one who brought harm to some of us. But, as in all of our Christian life, the key is not to understand the Bible based on our experience, but to understand our experience in light of the Bible. God is our model of a father in the truest sense of the word. Consider:

Our Heavenly Father was willing to pay any price in order to save us. Our Heavenly Father is always ready to meet our needs. Our Heavenly Father loves us so much that He is willing to discipline us to bring us to Christian maturity. Friends, even when we rebel against Him and reject His love, our Father continues to do what is best for us. He does not make His love for us conditional upon our love for Him. He loves us even when we are not loving Him. He has made us His heirs and reserves a home for us in heaven. Don't believe these facts? Search the Scriptures as they are all directly taken from the Word of our Lord!

Friends, this is what a father is like biblically. If this has not been your experience, it can be now! There is One who has adopted us and who wants to love us in a way we have never experienced. Take comfort and strength from Him---your Heavenly Father!

May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!

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