Fathers Day

Today is a day to honour Fathers.  Some of us are Fathers.  All of us have a Father.  The relationship of a loving Father to his child is a picture of God's heart for us.

Nothing stirs a Father’s heart more than looking at his newborn child.  There is a God-given desire in a good father to care for his child, to protect that child even to the point of laying down his own life on behalf of the child.  This is God's heart for you and me. 

Some of us have suffered the abuse or absence of a Father and that is a significant issue in our journey.  God makes the gracious offer to be the good Father we never had and to care for us and meet our needs. God also will provide the safety and protection which our earthly father either couldn't or didn't provide.  Only God’s love can satisfy that deep need within us to belong. 

Whatever our past, whether it’s being well-loved or wounded and abandoned by our Father, or even being disappointed in ourselves as a Father, God invites us today to make a connection to His family. 

Our Heavenly Father will receive us as His precious children.  He will love and care for us and heal our wounds.  Like any good dad, God will carefully mark out a path for us where there are safe places to walk with boundaries around the edges so we don’t wander off and trip and fall and hurt ourselves.  There’s never been a better time to get to know our loving Heavenly Father.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, You gave me life. You knit me together in my mother’s womb and You know me.  Thank You that through belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus I have been invited into Your family. In the safety of Your loving care, help me to sort out any issues I may have with my earthly Father or with being a Father to my children. Please support me as I seek the healing and restoration I need.  Thank You for being particularly close to me as I make the effort to live a life worthy of Your calling. Amen

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