OUR LOVING ABBA, FATHER

Romans 8:15-16 NLT So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father. For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

What wonderful verses those are! Regardless of what kind of earthly dad we have, or have had, whether they were good, bad or not even present in our lives, God wants us all to know that He is now our Father, and He is the best Father there could ever be. We are not orphans.😊

Paul calls Him Abba, which doesn’t speak of a distant Father but the Holy Spirit wants us to have a picture in our heads of our Heavenly Father who is intimate and close, a Father who cares, loves and protects us. And Jesus Himself said to come to Him as a child. (Matthew 18:3)

He’s our loving Abba Father, who holds our hand when the going gets rough, who holds us steady, and lifts us on His shoulders when we’ve run out of strength. He’s our loving Father who laughs with us when we’re full of joy or having a chuckle.

He’s our loving Abba Father who hears our every groan, our every cry in the middle of a dark night and He draws us into His arms and tells us He loves us, to give Him all that worry and let Him sort it out.

He’s our loving Abba Father who, when we run to Him and say we’re sorry because we’ve done something wrong, He holds us close and tells us He forgives us, that He understands, that He’ll help us get it right next time. He says He’s already forgotten about it and to forgive ourselves and put it behind us.

He’s our Abba Father who has good things planned which will bless us, and we don’t have to do anything to enjoy them, they’re just His gracious, generous heart overflowing towards us.

So remember we have the best Dad in the universe and what a wonderful, kind and loving Everlasting Father He is. Let’s give Him all our thanks and praise, with our hearts overflowing with gratitude that He chose to adopt us into His family and we can say, “I am a child of God” What a privilege that is!😊 Thank You Jesus for making it possible. Amen.

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