This simple statement fixes clearly the nature and character of God. It tells all that man needs to know about God, and about himself, and about his neighbor. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: “My religion is summed up in the first two words of the Lord’s Prayer.”
“Our Father.” In this clause Jesus lays down once and for all that relationship between God and man is that of father and child. This eliminates any possibility that the Deity could be the relentless and cruel tyrant. The majority of men and women are at their best in dealing with their children. Speaking of the same truth elsewhere, Jesus said:
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him? (Matthew 7:11).
It is hard to conceive of anything that would give us greater hope, faith and comfort, than to know that the creator of the universe is our Father and loves us as a Father loves their child. Beyond that, to know that we are created in God’s image and are the child of God means that we too are spirit beings that will exist forever. Even more astounding is the realization that, as God’s children, we are capable of manifesting his will here in the physical plane.
Yes, we are capable of miracles and and great power. However, this power does not come from us and can not be accessed by us except through submission to God’s will. Just as our earthly Father’s would not help us do something against their will that would hurt us, our heavenly Father will not grant his power for any use contrary to our best good. For instance, a good Father would not let a baby drive a car. Obedience and seeking to do God’s will, opens the channel through which God’s love, power and majesty flow into our lives. Just as on earth, when we listen to, understand and obey our heavenly Father, we will receive the power, protection, safety and blessings that are waiting for us.
In obedience, reverence and awe,
Z gardener
Author’s note – The web site below is a great one page instant reference to the Bible. The author hopes it is helpful to all.
http://www.jrsbible.info/bible.htm
Z
Good Morning Garden 
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