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Discipleship Focus: Father
- Father: This is the pinnacle of the Covenant Triangle. God is the Father. He is the creator. He is love. Our relationship with the Father is rooted in His love for us. We get our identity through Him.
The Father invites us into relationship with Him. He loves us.
He cares for us. He is gracious
to us. He does not abandon us.
All of this is true whether we acknowledge Him or not. How do we know this? Certainly we know this by looking at
Joseph. God did not abandon him to the
prison. God uses the dreams of the
Pharaoh and the coming famine to elevate Joseph and prepare for the descendants
of Abraham to survive the famine. God is
great in the life of Joseph.
However, we also see God’s graciousness in Pharaoh. God gives Pharaoh time to prepare. God gives Pharaoh seven years to store up
grain. God gives Pharaoh a servant who
will serve him diligently. God could
have abandoned him to his worldly pursuits of other gods. However, God displays His love even upon
Pharaoh. He is great indeed.
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