#2 | The Love of the Father | I Will Not Settle - Series
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life”.
So we know right here that God is our Father. He’s the Father of Jesus eternally, and through Jesus, He is our Father. Those of us that became believers and followers of Jesus are now reconciled to the Father, through the gift of salvation Jesus gave us at the Cross!! Through Jesus we receive the eternal love of the Father, and are called “children of God” (1 John 3:1 “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!”)
In love God does not force Himself on anyone. We all are, or have been given, a choice to receive His love, and to learn how to live in it, with it, for it and through it fully. We can know if we truly have received His love or not. There are some ways to know as we meditate on His Word. We may not understand the depth of the Fathers love for us, but we do believe it’s deep, and so important to our walk of faith everyday!
His love is unconditional - not based on performance.
He reminds us we are accepted as His children and that we are eternally valuable and accepted.
God the Father is love - not that He only shows or gives us love, but as the verb states - He is love! His love transforms how we view ourselves and others. His love is not contingent upon our mistakes and shortcomings.
God’s love is ready to comfort and to bring us hope and joy. His love is pure and deep. It allows us to thrive and share love with those around us. His love empowers us to face life’s challenges with confidence, knowing we are secure in Him and can lean on Him through our struggles. He cares for us like a loving parent does for his own child, bringing us reassurance and peace. Like an earthly father He guides and protects His children and is ever present. His Love allows us restoration and forgiveness. When we stumble or stray from His path His arms are always open for us to return.
I believe we can know by reading these Fatherly attributes, qualities, and behaviors of Father God, whether we have truly received our Father’s love for ourselves.
This is the end of part 1 in writing about this absolutely awesome gift of love to us from the Father.
I will continue to share in our next blog the evidence and/or fruits that confirm we have His love inside us (because we know we have received it!)
Of course we all have the choice to receive it. Sometimes when we don’t have an earthly father that was a good example it can take us longer to receive. And that’s ok.
We can want it and have faith that we have it!!
Signing off for now…
The On God Blog - Lucy Barretta
So we know right here that God is our Father. He’s the Father of Jesus eternally, and through Jesus, He is our Father. Those of us that became believers and followers of Jesus are now reconciled to the Father, through the gift of salvation Jesus gave us at the Cross!! Through Jesus we receive the eternal love of the Father, and are called “children of God” (1 John 3:1 “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!”)
In love God does not force Himself on anyone. We all are, or have been given, a choice to receive His love, and to learn how to live in it, with it, for it and through it fully. We can know if we truly have received His love or not. There are some ways to know as we meditate on His Word. We may not understand the depth of the Fathers love for us, but we do believe it’s deep, and so important to our walk of faith everyday!
His love is unconditional - not based on performance.
He reminds us we are accepted as His children and that we are eternally valuable and accepted.
God the Father is love - not that He only shows or gives us love, but as the verb states - He is love! His love transforms how we view ourselves and others. His love is not contingent upon our mistakes and shortcomings.
God’s love is ready to comfort and to bring us hope and joy. His love is pure and deep. It allows us to thrive and share love with those around us. His love empowers us to face life’s challenges with confidence, knowing we are secure in Him and can lean on Him through our struggles. He cares for us like a loving parent does for his own child, bringing us reassurance and peace. Like an earthly father He guides and protects His children and is ever present. His Love allows us restoration and forgiveness. When we stumble or stray from His path His arms are always open for us to return.
I believe we can know by reading these Fatherly attributes, qualities, and behaviors of Father God, whether we have truly received our Father’s love for ourselves.
This is the end of part 1 in writing about this absolutely awesome gift of love to us from the Father.
I will continue to share in our next blog the evidence and/or fruits that confirm we have His love inside us (because we know we have received it!)
Of course we all have the choice to receive it. Sometimes when we don’t have an earthly father that was a good example it can take us longer to receive. And that’s ok.
We can want it and have faith that we have it!!
Signing off for now…
The On God Blog - Lucy Barretta
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