Heavenly Father
Feeling Alone?
- SEE us.
- KNOW what we need before we ask.
- LOVE us.
If you’re feeling alone, pray to your Father in Heaven who loves you so very much.
Pray, then, in this way: OUR FATHER who is in heaven… Matthew 6:9
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for loving us, being with us, and providing Your Holy Spirit to be ever present with us. We love You.
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Or sad? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we want our children to show us? What are we doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him we have the opportunity to listen to Him, obey Him, and bring honor and glory to Him. Will we?
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever-present and for loving us. Help us honor You by our words and lives.
Feeling Alone?
- SEE us.
- KNOW what we need before we ask.
- LOVE us.
If you’re feeling alone, pray to your Father in Heaven who loves you so very much.
Pray, then, in this way: OUR FATHER who is in heaven… Matthew 6:9
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for loving us, being with us, and providing Your Holy Spirit to be ever present with us. We love You.
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Or sad? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we want our children to show us? What are we doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him we have the opportunity to listen to Him, obey Him, and bring honor and glory to Him. Will we?
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever-present and for loving us. Help us honor You by our words and lives.
Feeling Alone?
- SEES us.
- REWARDS sacrificial effort that no one sees.
- KNOWS what we need before we ask.
- FORGIVES US as we forgive others.
Regardless of what kind of earthly father we may have or may have had, we have a HEAVENLY FATHER who is holy and listening to us as we pray.
Would you join me in praying the Lord’s Prayer in worship and praise to OUR FATHER.
“‘Pray, then, in this way: OUR FATHER who is in heaven…’” Matthew 6:9
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we want our children to show us? What are we doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him, we have the opportunity to listen to Him, obey Him, and bring honor and glory to Him. Will we?
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever-present and for loving us. Help us honor You by our words and lives.
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we long for our children to show us? What are we daily doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him, we have “overs” to listen, obey, and bring honor and glory to Him this year.
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever present and for loving us. Help us increasing show You honor by our words and lives.
Praise to OUR FATHER
“‘Pray, then, in this way: OUR FATHER who is in heaven…’”
- OUR FATHER sees us.
- OUR FATHER rewards sacrificial effort that no one sees.
- OUR FATHER knows what we need before we ask.
- OUR FATHER forgives us as we forgive others.
- Regardless of what kind of earthly father we had, we have a HEAVENLY FATHER who is holy and who is listening as we pray.
Would you join me today in praying the Lord’s Prayer in worship and praise to OUR FATHER.
Praise to Our HEAVENLY FATHER
“Therefore, you are to be perfect, as your HEAVENLY FATHER is perfect.”
How would you describe your earthly father? Was he “perfect?” Did you know him or was he an absentee dad? Was he loyal or disloyal? On this side of heaven, there are no perfect fathers. But we have a HEAVENLY FATHER who is…um….heavenly. He’s perfect. What a blessing it is to know that He is here for us. He loves us. He is available 24/7. He wants us to come to Him with our needs. If you’re feeling alone or down, be encouraged. Your HEAVENLY FATHER has His eye on you. Call to Him in your need. Wait silently for Him to speak to your heart and direct you.
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever present and for loving us. We praise You.
HEAVENLY FATHER
“Therefore, you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
Matthew 5:48
Perfect? As our heavenly Father is perfect? Gulp. Does Jesus’ statement cause you to take a step back, as it does me? What does He mean? It helps, as always, to take His statement in context. Jesus has been teaching the ways of God’s Kingdom; that they are different from our natural inclinations. For instance, in the verses prior to Him saying we are to be perfect, Jesus has said we’re to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. “If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others?” Mt 5:47. So when Jesus says we’re to be perfect, He is not implying that we’ll attain sinlessness this side of heaven. Rather, He is saying that we’re to be “mature and complete in the likeness of God.”* The point? We have a heavenly Father and He calls us to mature and be like Him, not the fallen world in which we live.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I praise You and Your high, kingdom, holy ways!
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*Charles Ryrie, Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition, New American Standard Bible 1995 Update, pg 1521