Our Father

Happy Sunday!

Happy Father's Day!

"I write unto you, FATHERS, because ye have known him that IS from the beginning. I write unto you, young MEN, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little CHILDREN, because ye have known the Father.

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."(1 John 2:13-15 KJV).

Christianity is the only religion where the God, is called Father.  Our God, the True and The Living God is our Heavenly Father.(1 Thessalonians 1:9).  He created families from the beginning and He set Fathers as the leaders and heads of the household.  He considered everything and even made a way for outsiders to be Adopted and Grafted in to His huge family!  Ephesians 1:5 says, "His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by sending Jesus Christ to die for us. And he did this because he wanted to!"(Living Bible).  And Romans 11:17 says, "But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree, some of the Jews, have been broken off. And you Gentiles who were branches from, we might say, a wild olive tree, were grafted in. So now you, too, receive the BLESSING God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in God’s rich nourishment of his own special olive tree."(Living Bible).

The Apostle John wrote to the Fathers and said they have KNOWN God!  The word "know" generally denotes intimacy.  When we get to know the Word of God, we are getting to know God.  He wrote to the young men because they are STRONG.  Ephesians 6:10 says, "be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."(KJV).  Strength both physical and spiritual is needed every day!  He wrote to them because the Word of God abides in them and they are able to overcome the world.  Don't miss this!  The Bible is not like every other book on your bookshelf!  Jesus said, "the words that I speak unto you, they are SPIRIT, and they are LIFE."(John 6:63 KJV).

Fathers are important!  Fathers are necessary.  Fathers are a God Idea!  God always has the best ideas!  Luke 1:17 speaks about John the Baptist, and has an interesting ending.  "John himself will go ahead of the Lord and make people ready for his coming. He will be powerful like Elijah and will have the same spirit. He will make peace between FATHERS and their children. He will cause people who are not obeying God to CHANGE and start THINKING the way they should.”(Easy-to-Read Version).

Love and prayers, Cynthia