The Perfect Father

“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” 

(Romans 8:15-16)

The sweet, kind, sensitive, wonderful person, who is most dear to me on this earth, lost her father when she was only five years old. And it left a painful and lonely void in her heart, and in her life. 

A child needs her father.

But she has a Father now. And she truly knows Him...knows His Love.

The Perfect Father.

Do you know Him?

His name is Yahweh. He is also called Jesus, or "Yeshua" in the Hebrew language. His name also reveals His character and attributes:

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)

The tiny baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, born in a cold, damp manger in Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago, is The Mighty God—the Everlasting Father. He is Wonderful. He is our Counselor. He is our Prince of Peace. 

And because He willingly chose to die on a lonely, and brutally painful wooden Cross, on that dark day in Jerusalem, paying the penalty for your and my sin, and for our many crimes against God, you and I can now cry out to God: "Abba, Father!" 

The impenetrable sin-wall of separation between man and God was ripped in two that day, when Jesus died on the Cross, giving up His spirit to God the Father. And because He forever tore that wall of separation apart, I can now come freely to God my Heavenly Father. 

There are no barriers between Him and me. 

Even though my earthly father died 21 years ago, I now have an Everlasting Father—my Heavenly Father; who I have free and open access to, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Nothing stands between us.

I don't have to make any pilgrimages to Jerusalem once a year for Him to accept me. No candles need to be lit to bring about His presence. No indulgences need to be paid to help guarantee me a place in Heaven. I do not have to jump through any religious hoops for Him to love me, or be pleased with me.

He's my Dad—my Everlasting Father. And He loves me fully, totally, and completely. There is absolutely nothing that I can "do" that would make Him love me any more, or any less. No works or good deeds will gain me any additional favor or love from my Father who already has made me His beloved child.

I could not possibly earn His love by doing any good works. And I cannot possibly lose His love by failing to do enough good works.

Do you see?

He's the perfect Father that none of us ever had.

As a young and clueless father, I neglected my own son and daughter when they were just babies, because of my sinful and selfish nature. Even today, over thirty years later, I am so far from being a "perfect" father to them. I can't be. None of us can be perfect fathers, or parents.

Only God is the Perfect Father.

And He wants you to know Him personally...know His love, mercy and grace. 

He is the gift of Eternal Life. And that gift is free to you if you sincerely want it. 

Do you long for a Perfect Father who will never leave you or forsake you? Who will love you no matter how many times you stumble and fail? Who will give you peace that you cannot comprehend? And love and joy that you've never experienced?

That relationship with the Perfect Father is yours for the taking.

All you have to do is acknowledge.

All you have to do is believe.

All you have to do is ask.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3:16-17)

God is the Perfect Father. We are His beloved children, not slaves or employees in His corporation. Jesus told His disciples:

"No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you." (John 15:15)

To anyone and everyone who is separated from The Everlasting Father, this is what He is saying to you today:

“Behold, I stand at the door (of your heart) and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20)

The Everlasting Father in Heaven is knocking on the door of your heart today.

But you have to choose to open that door and invite Him in.

You may say, "I've tried to believe, I wanted to believe, but I just don't!"

But that's simply not true.

If you don't believe it's because you really don't want to believe. You have chosen not to believe.

Anyone who truly wants to believe in Jesus can and will believe, because saving faith is a gift from God that is freely available to every person on this earth.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Salvation is freely available to you because of God's Grace.

And it's available to you today. All you have to do is open the door of your heart and invite Jesus in. He is standing there, right now, knocking on that door; greatly desiring to be invited in.

But you have to choose to invite Him in...

It's your move.

—God is Love and Love Never Fails.