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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. When the Father is in our life, obedience becomes clear.
When we
talk about as Father, one of the original feelings that is evoked is one of
love. After all, that is what a father
should be. A father should be a person
who loves you and demonstrates love to you by helping you grow, leading you
through your mistakes, and celebrating your victories with you. So when we look to God as Father, we see
love.
However,
we also see many characteristics that support love. Today, we hear about two kings of Israel that
walk in the evil ways of their kingly heritage.
We hear about how they lift up the worship of Ba’al and keep the Asherah
poles of worship and sacrifice. Yet we
also hear about a fairly lengthy reign for each of them.
What does
this tell us? This tells us that the Father
had incredible patience as He tried to display His love to Israel. He gave each of those kings over a decade and
a half to recognize His love and guidance and provision. I imagine if I were God I would have given up
long before this, which is a good reason as to why I am not God! But God is patient. He doesn’t give up on us quickly. He does extend Himself to us generation after
generation regardless of whether one generation accepts Him or rebels against
Him.
He is
Father. He is loving and patient.
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