Wednesday 21 February 2018

The Father-heart of God (Lent)

 'As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him' (Psalm 103:13).

During times of darkness and depression one of the things that keeps people functioning is their love for their family.  They may want to give up, but they know that those who love them want them and need them.  God has given the human heart the wonderful blessing of family love.  There is probably no more damaging thing to a person's development as when such love is absent.  But perfect fatherly love is offered to us in God.  Don't let the imperfections of any earthly father rob you of the infinite love that the heavenly Father wants to pour over you.

Keller writes:

'An adult can see right into the heart of a child who does not have the skills to hide selfishness, impatience, and a lack of wisdom ... Yet a good father loves his children anyway.  Indeed, the more weak and needy a child is, the more the father's heart goes out to him or her.  So God loves us to the bottom yet nevertheless loves us to the skies - literally.  God does not just pardon our sin, He adopts us into his family, giving us his love, access in prayer, a share in the inheritance of glory, and even family resemblance.'

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