Monday, July 12, 2010

God Our Father

If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands…blessings will come upon you and accompany you…
However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all His commands and decrees…curses will come upon you and overtake you… Deuteronomy 28:1, 2, 15
Deuteronomy 28 is divided into two parts: verses 1—14 record the promise of blessings for obeying the Lord our God while verses 5—68 warn us of the promise of curses for disobedience. This is only one of many places in the Bible which depicts, “Our Father who art in heaven…” as the ultimate parent.

As the ultimate parent—the original parent, the Creators loves; He protects and provides; He teaches; directs and leads us in the way that we should go; He encourages; He tells us repeatedly what He expects of us, in advance, and He lets us know the consequences of our actions. He blesses us when we follow and obey Him and He never rewards poor or unacceptable behavior. Lastly, as the ultimate parent, God never changes and He will not forsake His children; His word is final.
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through all generations. Psalm 33:11
Precious Lord, Loving Father, thank you for loving me and teaching me Your ways; I will forever love You and obey You. Amen.

God Bless!