He is a good, good Father

Good morning everyone,

I apologize that I was unable to send you the daily devotionals for the last couple of days. My twelve-year-old laptop finally gave up the ghost and died, and I was out of business for a couple of days until a new one was purchased, loaded with my programs, and my files were transferred to the new laptop. Thank you for your patience.

Our theme for this month: “What the world needs now”

Our Bible verse for today: “You feed them from the abundance of your own house.” Psalm 36:8 (NLT)

Our thought for today: “He is a good, good Father”

I love the picture King David painted for us in Psalm 36:8 of a loving Father (God) joyfully and generously providing for His much-loved children out of the abundance of His riches. This is such an important truth for us to grasp and claim. God our Father loves us deeply and He gets great joy from blessing us.

Author John Eldredge spoke powerfully to this truth in his great little book, “Year of Restoration.” I can’t describe it better than he did and therefore I’m going to share with you his entire thought about this:

“Yes, yes – you have heard that you are a child of God; you are his son or daughter. The curse of familiarity with the words has dulled you to the staggering truth it contains. You still act and pray like an orphan, or a slave.

Slaves feel reluctant to pray; they feel they have no right to ask, and so their prayers are modest and respectful. They spend more time asking forgiveness than they do praying for abundance. They view the relationship with reverence, maybe more like fear, but not with the tenderness of love. Of being loved. There is no intimacy in the language or their feelings. Sanctified unworthiness colors their view of prayer. These are often “good servants of the Lord.”

Orphans are not reluctant to pray; they feel desperate. But their prayers feel more like begging than anything else. Orphans feel a great chasm between themselves and the One to whom they speak. Abundance is a foreign concept; a poverty mentality permeates their prayer life. They ask for scraps; they expect scraps.

But friend, the Father loves you like he loves Jesus. Is this in your mind and heart as you come to prayer? You are not an orphan. You are not merely a “servant” of God. You are His son or daughter. And with that comes his delightful abundance.”

The love of God for you is very great, much more than you realize. And His desire to bless you and provide for you is far greater too. He is indeed a good, good Father. I encourage you to approach Him now with that in mind.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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