DECEMBER 13
A FATHER TO THE FATHERLESS
Psalm 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. (WEB)
This is the best news anyone feeling fatherless could hear! God Himself chooses to be a real Father to all who feel this way. No matter how difficult our experience with our parents has been, God promises to compensate for all our loss by being our true Father.
In John 14:8, Philip expresses what I believe is the cry of every human heart... “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” (WEB) We were all created to experience the perfect, unconditional love of Father God. We were all meant to feel a sense of belonging in His wonderful family, and our God and Father will not disappoint us.
He is a father to the fatherless and a defender of widows. May the reality of this promise sink deep into all of our hearts today. We are not orphans cheated out of our family's blessings. We are heirs of God through the gift of our Lord Jesus Christ's life.
Romans 8:15-17
15 For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. (WEB)
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. (WEB)
This is the best news anyone feeling fatherless could hear! God Himself chooses to be a real Father to all who feel this way. No matter how difficult our experience with our parents has been, God promises to compensate for all our loss by being our true Father.
In John 14:8, Philip expresses what I believe is the cry of every human heart... “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” (WEB) We were all created to experience the perfect, unconditional love of Father God. We were all meant to feel a sense of belonging in His wonderful family, and our God and Father will not disappoint us.
He is a father to the fatherless and a defender of widows. May the reality of this promise sink deep into all of our hearts today. We are not orphans cheated out of our family's blessings. We are heirs of God through the gift of our Lord Jesus Christ's life.
Romans 8:15-17
15 For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; 17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. (WEB)