My dad was the best!! I looked up to him, admired his love for God, family and ministry. He loved us so much. Just the other day I was thinking about how he spent time with each of us. I remember the trips we (me and him) took together be it running errands or whatever. He'd answer each of my curious and sometimes nagging questions, he'd take time to explain stuff, he'd teach me from the most complex to the simplest of things. My dad listened to me, helped me grow my talent - art, he disciplined me, encouraged me and showed me love. I believe he did the same with my siblings......we all felt special but were loved the same.
One Sunday afternoon he asked me to go with him..he was driving up to some village to go visit a friend. It was raining and the car was sounding kinda funny. I asked him what was wrong, and he said it was just a minor problem and it was going to be okay. I trusted my dad and it never mattered to me if the car would swerve a bit from time to time.... My dad said it was going to be okay, I trusted him. He was my dad.
The relationship I shared with my dad is a picture of a child and a loving father and that's the same picture Jesus was trying to paint in Our Lord's Prayer. An approachable, caring, loving , tender, patient and giving Father, God who wants a relationship with us and Jesus made this known to His disciples by addressing God as "Our Father".
In the Old Testament God was seen and addressed as Awesome, Majestic, Great and Mighty Lord who reigns on HIGH. That still remains to date because God is all that and more but with the coming of Christ we were taught to call Him Father. Christ bought us the right to be called God's children through His painful death on the cross.
1 John 3:1 (NIV)
3 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
John 1:12-13 (NIV)
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
God is loving, patient, kind and as our Father we should trust Him. He knows our every need and we should approach Him with that in mind. I would give anything to have the conversations I once had with my dad. To tell him about my day, to share with him my dreams, my disappointing moments......what could be better than having him kiss me goodnight as he and mom tuck me in every night? Well, how about this....a heavenly Father who is always by my side and knows everything about me. A Father who gave His ONLY son to die for me....my broken life. He gave me eternal life..... a chance to one day praise Him eternally with my dad by my side.
My Father who art in heaven, I approach Your throne of grace with confidence, so that I may receive mercy and find grace to help me in my time of need. (Hebrews 4:16).
I love you God!!
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