Greetings, Beloved, in the name of our LORD & Saviour, Jesus Christ! I offer you a genuine wish for a Blessed Father's Day to all of you who lay hold to that prestigious title.
Naturally, thinking of fathers, my mind went to discipline, and I think I can be of help to those of you who are leery of developing a relationship with your Heavenly Father, because of your experiences with the
ones here on earth!
Here's an excerpt from my book, Fruit Of The Earth
We often confuse our Heavenly Father's nature with that of our earthly fathers.
Many of us - male and female alike - have been so harmed or wounded by our fathers on earth, that we hesitate to form a relationship with our Father in Heaven - our own Creator!
Some of us - again, male and female alike - have even hated all men, because of their cruel and unjust treatment of us. Therefore, kneeling before Father GOD is - just out of the question! Especially, for boys.
Our dilemma is: We must get past the hurt somehow, to even get to the truth!
Hurt blinds us, in a kind of self-protecting way. But it is only the truth that can set us free! Jesus is the Truth.
When asked by Philip to show him the Father, Jesus replied, "I have been with all of you for a long time. Don't you know Me yet, Philip? The person who has seen Me, has seen the Father. So how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"
In other words, Jesus put it this way, "All things have been entrusted to Me, by My Father. No one fully knows the Son except the Father, and no one fully knows the Father except the Son, and the person/s to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him to." St. Matthew 11:27
BUT YOU MUST HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, IN ORDER FOR HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU!
HE DOES IT THROUGH THE POWER OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT, WHO COMES TO LIVE IN YOUR HEART! HE WRAPS HIMSELF AROUND YOUR CONSCIENCE, AND HE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO DIRECT YOU FROM WITHIN... IF YOU WILL LISTEN TO HIS SMALL STILL VOICE. HE NEVER, EVER, FORCES HIS WILL OVER YOURS!
THE THREE ARE ONE: GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY GHOST/SPIRIT. COMMONLY KNOWN, OR REFERRED TO, AS THE TRINITY OR GODHEAD.
IT IS WRITTEN THAT GOD IS LOVE, AND GOD IS SPIRIT. YOU CAN ONLY KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF GOD'S LOVE THROUGH THE POWER OF HIS HOLY SPIRIT. SPIRIT KNOWS SPIRIT.
But God has revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:10
AND THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE HIM COME LIVE IN YOUR HEART, IS TO ASK JESUS TO SEND HIM.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOU, TO BLOT OUT ALL YOUR SINS, YOU MUST CONFESS IT WITH YOUR MOUTH, UNTO SALVATION.
PERSONAL SALVATION IS THE ONLY WAY BACK TO THE FATHER, AND IT COMES ONLY THROUGH JESUS!
Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, EXCEPT by Me. St. John 14:6
GOD IS LOVE.. BUT HE IS ALSO JUST.
Some people live their whole lives away from Him, because of the Justice of GOD. When actually, that is exactly what they are seeking from their earthly fathers!
Think about it... No one really minds getting in trouble, when it's for something they deserve.
But our Heavenly Father is merciful to us. He does NOT give us what we deserve. Instead, He gave us Jesus, who already paid our sin debt for us!
GOD does not care how badly you have behaved in the past - or what your sins might be. He already knows all about you, He created you! He only cares that you return to Him.
If you are one of those who was wounded by your earthly father, please know, GOD still loves you and wants you to come back! But He arranged it so that the only way to get there, is through His Son Jesus Christ.
That way, nobody - not even Satan - can steal our salvation from us!
Won't you please come back to Him, through the tender love of the Shepherd..?
Your Havenly Father is waiting for you with open arms..