Father's Love Letter
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Devotional #50 of 53
I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
I have always been Father,
and will always be Father.
Ephesians 3:14-15
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,
15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
(NIV Bible)
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,
15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
(NIV Bible)
God is not only the author of all creation, but is Father over His family in heaven and on earth. While the name 'Creator' describes what He does, the name Father describes who He is. And He just doesn't want to be known as an impersonal Father over all creation but wants to be known as our own personal Daddy.
In Romans 8:15, we read that we have received the spirit of sonship whereby we cry "Abba, Father". The word "Abba" was a common Hebrew term for father used by little Jewish babies. Equivalent words that we would use today would be "Dada" or "Papa".
A friend of mine was recently in Israel and recalled a story of a little Jewish baby in a restaurant who could not be comforted by her mother. She was crying out for her father shouting Abba! Abba! Abba! It wasn't until her father came across the room and picked her up that she was comforted.
I believe that this is how God the Father wants us to relate to Him… To simply be little boys and little girls who need to be held and cared for. I pray that an Abba cry will ring from deep within our hearts as the revelation of His Fatherhood and Fatherheart for each one of us becomes more and more real.
PRAYER
Father, I thank You that You are my Daddy and You are my God. You have not given me a spirit that makes me a slave to fear, but You have given me a Spirit of adoption where I cry "Abba Father". So I cry out Abba, Father! I pray that Your Holy Spirit would continue to witness with my spirit that I am Your little child. In the name of Your beloved Son Jesus I pray, AMEN.
In Romans 8:15, we read that we have received the spirit of sonship whereby we cry "Abba, Father". The word "Abba" was a common Hebrew term for father used by little Jewish babies. Equivalent words that we would use today would be "Dada" or "Papa".
A friend of mine was recently in Israel and recalled a story of a little Jewish baby in a restaurant who could not be comforted by her mother. She was crying out for her father shouting Abba! Abba! Abba! It wasn't until her father came across the room and picked her up that she was comforted.
I believe that this is how God the Father wants us to relate to Him… To simply be little boys and little girls who need to be held and cared for. I pray that an Abba cry will ring from deep within our hearts as the revelation of His Fatherhood and Fatherheart for each one of us becomes more and more real.
PRAYER
Father, I thank You that You are my Daddy and You are my God. You have not given me a spirit that makes me a slave to fear, but You have given me a Spirit of adoption where I cry "Abba Father". So I cry out Abba, Father! I pray that Your Holy Spirit would continue to witness with my spirit that I am Your little child. In the name of Your beloved Son Jesus I pray, AMEN.