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).
As we spend the next few days examining the Lord’s Prayer, please keep in mind that “Our Father” desires that we have life and have it abundantly. If we are to please God, we should rejoice and be glad in each day. Praying is the best way to live in that way, and our Father will ensure our gladness if we commune with him.
Today, we can all rejoice that the creator of the universe is our loving Father who will ensure our best good if we abide in his will. And, whatever difficulty we face, God will turn it into a blessing if we follow his way.
Thank you Father,
Z gardener
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