THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD (FATHERS DAY)

Our Text taken from Luke 15:11-32  vs. 19-21

So what do you think of when you hear the word “father” or daddy”?  Do you automatically think of protection, provision, warmth and tenderness?  Or does the word “father” paint a different pictures for you? 

David say tells us, “As a father has compassion on his children so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”  Ps. 103:13  In Luke 11, Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father who art in heaven”. A few verses later Jesus tells us something about the heart of this Father that we are to pray to, “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will He give him a snake instead?  Or if he ask for an egg, will give him a scorpion?  If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the “Holy Spirit” to those who ask him!” – Lk. 11:11-13. 

Jesus personally came to show us the heart of the Father!  He knew that the Father’s character and heart has been misrepresented by bad fatherhood models on earth and bad theology.  So Jesus came to reveal the Father to us. I like the three words "how much more". How much more speaks to us a lot and it is God that loves us that much if He can give us the Holy Spirit surely He can gives us all things pertaining to this life. 


In fact the Father is just like Jesus. Apostle Philip had a father hunger in his heart and said, Lord show us the Father and that will be enough for us. 

Jesus answered, “Don’t you now me Philip, even after a long time with you.  Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.  (John 14:8-10)  Jesus main purpose coming to earth is to express and reveal the heart of the Father in heaven.

We see that the Prodical Son story was about the Love of our Father God – not our love for God!

Like the father running towards the prodigal son.  We see the FATHER’S Love and Grace is coming towards US.  And many times it is not we coming to God.  He came running towards us first. God took the first step. Every time we sin God took the first step. You see the son struggled his way back and the father saw him when he was far away. (Heavenly Father saw us far away)  All our efforts are in vain but God is the initiator - He saw – He cares – He loves and forgives and He provides and He restores us back.  This is what the Heavenly Father is all about.  We read in Luke, “how much more” God will give us everything in life to make us successful.  Amen!

The world would say “I deserve this” because he is my father, but God’s Kingdom says, “I don’t deserve all this.”  The Father saw him when he is far away.  Then He ran to him.  Jesus is trying to communicate to us what we called “crazy love” -   How much God loves us!  You know the whole Christian faith is a “response” to God’s love and grace.  We can’t do anything to achieve anything.  Our faith in God is to response to him.  The efforts of man, our ability and efforts are all useless unless it’s God.

Grace means the absolute goodness of God and only His GOODNESS, LOVE and GRACE is coming our way!  The Grace of God is running towards you and me today!  Received Him!