John 14:18 – “I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you”.
Jesus is speaking in John 14 and He tells us that He will not leave us comfortless. That work comfortless means “orphans” or “fatherless”. Jesus is saying “I will not leave you without a Daddy”.
Paul is speaking in Romans 8 and says “whereby we have the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father” or “Daddy Father”.
When we come to church we come to “engage” with God, to meet with God, to talk to God, to worship Him, to hear from Him.
In thinking about God as our Daddy, it helps us to understand the fundamentals of our relationship with God and the way we interact with God. Unfortunately many struggle to have a close relationship with God because of a misunderstanding of exactly who God is to us. Many people approach God with the mentality that they have to beg Him to help them or beg Him to meet with them, or beg Him to talk to them.
We feel like we have to say “Daddy, please heal me”, “Daddy, please deliver me” or “Daddy, please touch me”.
Having a child, it has helped me better understand God as my father. It has also helped me understand the dynamics of my relationship with God. Lachlan doesn’t approach me begging for something……he just walks up to me and says “Daddy, I want this”. He can trust me, as Daddy, to talk to Him, deal with him properly, love Him, to be there for Him.
Many today are weary and in the middle of a battle. Many are warn out, and yet the battle is not over. What God is saying is “I have come to pick you up. I want to put you in my lap and minister to you, comfort you – minister health, comfort and healing to you”.
In Luke 4, Jesus is saying “I am anointed to preach the deliverance to the poor”.
Psalm 23:4 – ye, though “I” walk. Not “we”. “I” will feel no evil…..for “thou” are with me. Jesus is saying “I told you – you will be alone, and although no human help would be there – I will be with you”.
We have a God who is our father, and like a Daddy that takes the hand of a child and walks them through dangerous places such as car parks, past big scary dogs, across the busy and dangerous streets – He is with us always. He is like a daddy who is there to comfort a child after they have had a bad dream. Daddy makes it all OK!
What God wants us to know is, “I am your Daddy” – you don’t have to beg me, wonder if I want to touch you, minister to you, heal you, deliver you, comfort you.
You belong to God, you are His child – you don’t have to wonder if God is going to show up!
He is not a “dead beat” dad. You don’t have to seek after Him. He said “I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you”.
Daddy is coming. When you understand this, you will find “rest”.
Jesus is speaking in John 14 and He tells us that He will not leave us comfortless. That work comfortless means “orphans” or “fatherless”. Jesus is saying “I will not leave you without a Daddy”.
Paul is speaking in Romans 8 and says “whereby we have the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father” or “Daddy Father”.
When we come to church we come to “engage” with God, to meet with God, to talk to God, to worship Him, to hear from Him.
In thinking about God as our Daddy, it helps us to understand the fundamentals of our relationship with God and the way we interact with God. Unfortunately many struggle to have a close relationship with God because of a misunderstanding of exactly who God is to us. Many people approach God with the mentality that they have to beg Him to help them or beg Him to meet with them, or beg Him to talk to them.
We feel like we have to say “Daddy, please heal me”, “Daddy, please deliver me” or “Daddy, please touch me”.
Having a child, it has helped me better understand God as my father. It has also helped me understand the dynamics of my relationship with God. Lachlan doesn’t approach me begging for something……he just walks up to me and says “Daddy, I want this”. He can trust me, as Daddy, to talk to Him, deal with him properly, love Him, to be there for Him.
Many today are weary and in the middle of a battle. Many are warn out, and yet the battle is not over. What God is saying is “I have come to pick you up. I want to put you in my lap and minister to you, comfort you – minister health, comfort and healing to you”.
In Luke 4, Jesus is saying “I am anointed to preach the deliverance to the poor”.
Psalm 23:4 – ye, though “I” walk. Not “we”. “I” will feel no evil…..for “thou” are with me. Jesus is saying “I told you – you will be alone, and although no human help would be there – I will be with you”.
We have a God who is our father, and like a Daddy that takes the hand of a child and walks them through dangerous places such as car parks, past big scary dogs, across the busy and dangerous streets – He is with us always. He is like a daddy who is there to comfort a child after they have had a bad dream. Daddy makes it all OK!
What God wants us to know is, “I am your Daddy” – you don’t have to beg me, wonder if I want to touch you, minister to you, heal you, deliver you, comfort you.
You belong to God, you are His child – you don’t have to wonder if God is going to show up!
He is not a “dead beat” dad. You don’t have to seek after Him. He said “I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you”.
Daddy is coming. When you understand this, you will find “rest”.
