PROMISE #156 - JUNE 5
Promise #156:
I love you as deeply as a father loves his children.
Psalm 103:13 (WEB)
Like a father has compassion on his children,
so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
The essence of this promise is that God the Father loves us as a loving father would love and show mercy to his own children. I am continually amazed by the ongoing analogies throughout the Bible that convey God’s desire for us to understand that He truly is a Father to us! Not just a 'father figure', but a real Dad!
Some of you may be reading this promise and recalling negative past experiences you've had with your father, shuddering at the thought that God would treat you the same way. This is one of the most common roadblocks many of us encounter in our journey to understand God as our Father.
It is very natural for us to project onto God many of the same life experiences we have had with our earthly fathers. Over the years, we have even heard comments from people who have said to us, "I have had one father, and I don't want another one!"
The truth is that God is the perfect Father, and He loves us completely and infinitely more than even the best earthly dad. Jesus came to reveal what His Father is truly like and to bring us into a genuine, authentic relationship with God as Father. If you don't feel safe relating to God as Father, ask Jesus to reveal to you what He is truly like, and He will be glad to do so.
Quite a few years ago, I created a short tribute celebrating the goodness of my Heavenly Dad. It is called... My Dad is the Best Dad in the Universe. To watch it, click here. You can even copy and paste the script, which lists all the verses I used to create this video.
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I love you as deeply as a father loves his children.
Psalm 103:13 (WEB)
Like a father has compassion on his children,
so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
The essence of this promise is that God the Father loves us as a loving father would love and show mercy to his own children. I am continually amazed by the ongoing analogies throughout the Bible that convey God’s desire for us to understand that He truly is a Father to us! Not just a 'father figure', but a real Dad!
Some of you may be reading this promise and recalling negative past experiences you've had with your father, shuddering at the thought that God would treat you the same way. This is one of the most common roadblocks many of us encounter in our journey to understand God as our Father.
It is very natural for us to project onto God many of the same life experiences we have had with our earthly fathers. Over the years, we have even heard comments from people who have said to us, "I have had one father, and I don't want another one!"
The truth is that God is the perfect Father, and He loves us completely and infinitely more than even the best earthly dad. Jesus came to reveal what His Father is truly like and to bring us into a genuine, authentic relationship with God as Father. If you don't feel safe relating to God as Father, ask Jesus to reveal to you what He is truly like, and He will be glad to do so.
Quite a few years ago, I created a short tribute celebrating the goodness of my Heavenly Dad. It is called... My Dad is the Best Dad in the Universe. To watch it, click here. You can even copy and paste the script, which lists all the verses I used to create this video.
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