Last Thursday’s live focused on the Father’s love. God is inviting us to experience Him as a Father in this season.
In Psalm 103v 13 t says “ The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him”. Father in the Hebrew is Abba, and this scripture signifies God’s tender, nurturing and compassionate nature towards His sons and daughters, which draws on the intimate and protective relationship between a human father and his children, demonstrating God’s boundless love and care. This scripture highlights God’s consistent patience, provision, and forgiveness for those who fear and honour Him.
During the live broadcast, I discussed how God wants us to approach Him in the office of a son/daughter. With God as our father, we never have to do anything to earn the love of God. In Matthew 3:17, God speaks of Jesus as “This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased”. At that point, when God spoke this over Jesus, Jesus had not worked one miracle; he hadn’t died on the cross yet, just being in his sonship was what made God pleased with Him.
There are many father types in the scripture, one of which I referred to in the live broadcast, whereupon the prodigal’s son’s return in Luke chapter 15, he lifts his tunic and runs to his son, which was considered shameful for a man of his calibre, but in that moment, he was taking on the shame of his son and Jesus was showing us what God came in the flesh to do- He came to bear our shame and sin and reconcile us back to the Father. On the contrast, Jesse who is the father of David, left him out of the invitation to the anointing of his seven other sons in 1 Samuel 16.
Here are some key aspects of God as a Father in Psalm 103:13.
- Tender Compassion- Psalm 103:13 compares God’s compassion for His followers to the deep affection and care a human father shows his children.
- Provision and Guidance- just as a father provides for his children’s needs and guides them, the Lord cares for those who fear Him.
- Patience and Forgiveness- as stated above, the father-child relationship in the scripture demonstrates God’s willingness to forgive and show tender kindness, even when His children go astray (Luke 15).
- Personal and Loving Relationship- themes throughout the scripture emphasise God’s desire for an intimate, personal and loving relationship with His people.
- Enduring Love- God’s love as a father is consistent and enduring, offering strength and support through life’s challenges.
Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, I come to you as a son/daughter. Father, I pray that you release your anointing and strength upon me. Give me the grace to receive your love as my Father. Lord, I surrender to You, and I walk in the adoption that You have released to me through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Remove the spirit of rejection from me. Where I have been rejected by father types, Lord deliver me and heal me of every father wound. I receive the cloak of acceptance. Father, I thank You that I am accepted by You. Father, I receive You as my Father and every blessing that You have for me in Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen
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