KNOWING GOD AS FATHER

“For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.” John 16:27 (KJV).
One of the things you need to understand about God the Father is that He accepts you unconditionally. It is important you know this because in every heart; whether male or female, young or old, rich or poor, there is a search for affirmation from the Father and unconditional acceptance. Your physical father may not have met that need, but there is one sure Father that will meet that need of unconditional acceptance. He is your Heavenly Father. Until you understand that concept, you will not have confidence in life. The second thing the Father does for you is to affirm your identity. Matt. 16:17 says;
“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven”. This reveals that no one can know who Jesus is without the Father. In the same way no one can know the Father without the Son. You will see this in John 14:5-6; “Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”. Now Jesus said He is the way; in other words He is saying that if you want to get to where I am, I am your way. So if we want to be able to do what Jesus did, and get to be like Him, we've got to come through the way. And that way is Jesus. He also said He is the truth and the life.

That is always the progression; the way, the truth and the life. It is never the other way round. When you meet the way  Jesus, He is the truth and when you discover truth, you will experience life. Truth always precedes life.

Jesus said; “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him”. John 14:7 (KJV). Remember what Jesus said when Peter said; “thou art the Christ the son of the living God”. And we know that sons take up the nature of their fathers. That means that when we know Jesus we will know the Father. Because an accurate revelation of who the Father is can only be revealed to us by Jesus.

PRAYER

Father, I thank you for loving me and giving me unconditional acceptance in your sight. Thank you Father, because knowing you has given me confidence in life.

DOING THE WORD

Live your life confident in the Father’s love for you,

FURTHER STUDIES

For further study read:
John 17:3,John 8:19, John 14:21, Matthew 11:25.