For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
is tied to knowing deep within the Father heart of God.
Even if the enemy can’t keep us from faith in God, he can greatly
our joy and
our purpose by skewing our view of one word: father.
—
dad.
The Lord will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his
love; he will
over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17
—
dad.
The L is compassionate and gracious,
, abounding in
love. Psalm 103:8
—
dad.
The Father is so emotionally connected to you that, according to Jesus’s parable of the prodigal son, He literally could not be
while you were away. (Luke 15)
—
dad.
The Lord Is
. Ezekiel 49:35
I will
leave you or forsake you. Hebrews 13:5
To the degree we can know and walk in this reality is the degree to which we will find the
our hearts ache to have.
For Further Study:
J.D. Grearer sermon (Summit Church, Dec. 10, 2017) on Everlasting Father. I joyfully “stole” many ideas from this message.
Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship by Jack Frost