The Good Father

Today, it seems to be about who can we trust or turn to.  We all have had mixed feelings in trusting someone due to past experiences. Why? These experiences started off good, but somewhere along the line it ended up turning towards the wrong way. This can leave a bad impression about someone who we counted on and whether they were helpful or not. Many get tripped up over the meaning of a scripture. It then becomes a dispute about the meaning of that scripture.  To make things worse, some start declaring which translation is more accurate and why they think so.  Believe me, I know because I been through those same thoughts and emotions myself. Some may even be experiencing these things right now themselves.  The problem even escalates further when some say they believe, but still want to entertain the flesh. Some simply don’t want to follow after the Word of God, but still may have good intentions or possibly not. That still leaves us asking one question. Who can we trust or turn to?  NOW!  I am here to tell you about the one who does have the answer. That’s our Heavenly Father and he is “The Good Father.” Don’t miss understand me.  We do need friends and family to lean on, but sometimes they just don’t have an answer to the problems we’re facing even when they have some knowledge or experience that can help point us into the right direction.  Let’s give God the credit and most of all praises for lining us up those who are willing to help us in the natural.

Let’s start this off with Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” The very ending of this scripture tells us our Heavenly Father is very concerned about us. He is what I would like to describe as a shadow that will never ever leave us, because he is the light and the way.  Think about it for a moment. When the light is shining on us we usually have what?  We have a shadow that appears somewhere off of our body.  In a symbolic way, we can spiritually visualize God’s got our back. This means he is there every step we take or every move we make. He still will be watching over us.  Sometimes, I believe we have a problem with the first part of this scripture.  I know personally this part can be a problem.  What I have learned is that when we allow or let him correct us and not be afraid of that correction, we can move ahead a lot further.  Why do I say this?  Our Heavenly Father corrects us with his abundant love. Yes, those scriptures may step on our toes and maybe rough and tough or even hard to swallow, but they are the truth that is stopping us from reaching his blessing.  I like to even add that it will bring out our potential of who we are to become. Who are we to become? Just like him. This is your opportunity to grab a hold of the truth and don’t be afraid to go to him, but take the time and appreciate what God has to offer us to become a successful servant for him.  Let’s look at some more wonderful and grateful things that show us why God is the “The Good Father” to have.

God gave us a way to be in a better place. He gave us his son Jesus as an escape route from living in a place called hell to a place of an everlasting life. John 3:15-18 15) That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16)  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17)  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18)  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.  I didn’t just put John 3:16 in only, because I need you to be able to read how important it is just how much God’s love was by sending his son for you and me.  Yes, this was to help you get it embedded into your heart. He has a better place for you and don’t be afraid to go to him.  God wants you and me to change our heart and begin to trust him with everything he has to say to us.  One thing I do remember is somebody pointing out the analogy of the letters of the word “Bible” and what it was to mean “Basic instructions before leaving earth.”  This means we have to take the good, the bad, and the ugly and apply it in life.  What do I mean by “the good, the bad, and the ugly” and apply it in our life?  Well, we defiantly want the good things of God to happen in our lives. So, applying the good is easy if you can get rid of the bad and the ugly. The bad is referring to what we need to do to change before we end up in a bad situation or even if we’re already in it. This means that if we want good health, we might have to change our bad habits of eating the wrong foods and start eating the right foods.  The ugly is no matter what we have to do we need to make that change.  Yes, that means whether we like it or not, or the bad is going to become uglier. Just like our health situation, if we don’t change those bad habits, it’s going to get uglier by seeing a gradual increase of getting sicker and sicker as days or years go by, even, when it doesn’t look like it at the moment. Let’s clarify that his ways are the truth and the light before us with John 1:1-5; 14:6 1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2) The same was in the beginning with God. 3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4)  In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5)  And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 14:6 “ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”  See, our Father sent us his very best, because he loved us so much and his words are full of truth even when it steps on our toes.

God will not leave us hungry or without either. All we have to do is go to him. Matthew 6:30 -34 30)  Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31)  Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34) Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”  What I want us to see in this passage was Jesus trying to correct our thoughts by him saying “O ye of little faith?” and change it into be strong and courageous because no matter what, if we will trust in our Heavenly Father he will supply all our needs.  Even Paul says what Jesus saying but in a different fashion. Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”  Even this passage is referring to go to him and don’t be afraid because he has the answer to anything we need from him.  Now, I didn’t say it would be easy, but it certainly can become that easy when we let him lead the way.  Don’t forget about Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”  “According to his riches” that means his goodness, mercy, grace, and most of all his abundance of love that gives you the answer to any problem at hand no matter what the situation is. The main thing is we have to ask in Jesus name. John 16:23-27 “23) And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24) Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25) These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 26) At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27) For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.” What I want to clarify is we still go to the Father, but we can’t skip the gift that was given to us and that was Jesus who paid the price, so we could have the things we need.  Now, this means we can’t ask for foolish things, especially if it goes against God’s word. Again, I wanted you to see and read it to get it embedded in your heart. God is an awesome Father that is ready to take care of us.

God won’t keep us in danger either if we place him first.  He got the Hebrews out of Egypt, right.  He spared Daniel in the lions’ den. He saved his people from being wiped out totally in Esther. He will do the same for you today, even as these days things look so dark and gloomy.  Just get it right by accepting Jesus as Lord and savior. Start applying the word in your life and understand what is right and wrong. Don’t be just in a place such as “it’s okay, I am saved, and everything will be just okay.”  Why do I say this? Because there will be a time when something will arises and it’s just going to challenge your thoughts on “it’s okay, I am saved, and everything will be just okay.” How do I know? There are many scriptures that say we will be challenged like John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” and we will add 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” IT’S time to stand so that we don’t become afraid of approaching God. Begin to get into the bible and trust everything it has to say to us to rebuke anything that doesn’t belong to us.

Finally, God sent us the Holy Spirit to comfort us. When we are in a rough situation, the Comforter will remind us what we should begin to speak to get through our situation. Mark 13:11 “But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
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Now, we should be able to see that God is “The Good Father.”  There is so much we can learn from the word to overcome anything that comes our way, all we have to do is take heed of the word and work it in our lives.

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