Week 2 | Day 5 | Our Father

Command:

“‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name” Matthew 6:9

Read:

But you are our Father,
    though Abraham does not know us
    or Israel acknowledge us;

You, Lord, are our Father,
    our Redeemer from of old is your name. Isaiah 63:16

Reflect:

When I think of God as my “father” of course I reflect on my own earthly father… I mean fathers. My biological father left when I was two and randomly popped up in my life when it was convenient to him. My mom remarried when I was 5 to an Army officer who was very strict and uncompromising. He did adopt us, my brother, sister, and I when I was in middle school. Then once he and my mom divorced, I barely heard from him until my late twenties. My mom remarried during my high school years. My step dad was a giving, loving man, but more of my mom’s husband than my “father”.

So to say that I was confused about the meaning of “father” is an understatement. Now I look at my husband, a father that absolutely loves our two sons. He is not perfect, he’s an earthly, human father, but he’s there, consistent. My boys never question the love of their father.

As I read Isaiah 63:16, I’m reminded that GOD is our Heavenly Father. He knows us. He understands our struggles. He is always consistent, always there, no matter what. 

React:

Did you grow up with a loving father? If not, you can still talk to our Heavenly Father and know that he’s always there. Always listening. Always loving.

Pray:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me. Thank you for being patient, kind, understanding, and available. Help me to open up more to you. Amen.