I’m sure that most of us growing up were told just wait till
your father gets home. When we misbehaved, that was the ultimate weapon of
choice by our mothers to scare us into line. For the most part it worked. As we
got older and requests got a bit more complicated, we would often hear ”ask
your father”. Now this was either a way to say no or share the responsibility
of a household decision. It could be a daughter asking to go on a date, or a
son asking for a few dollars. Ultimately there were times when we had to go
dad. Depending on the father of the house, this was either easy and
comfortable, or intimidating and fearful.
As I began reading the bible through this month, beginning
with the Old Testament, I am already seeing where God has had to bring serious
correction to His children who disobeyed Him. Many of the scriptures portray
God as a father to be feared, always. As I read, I can understand the mindset,
as I poured through Genesis 6-7 about Noah and the great flood. Those times
were tumultuous to say the least. It wasn’t until the New Testament and the new
covenant with Jesus that we see that our Father is a loving God. Don’t get me
wrong, He’ll bring swift correction just like our earthy fathers, but for the
most part we can ask Him for anything.
It is our invitation to have a relationship with Him that
makes it so easy to come to the Father with every need and want, without fear.
God showed us how much He loved us by sacrificing His son, Jesus so we may be
free. I feel just as comfortable going to Him as I did to my earth father for
anything. There wasn’t anything I couldn’t ask for or speak about with my dad,
and there isn’t anything I can’t ask for or speak to about with my Heavenly
Father. I encourage everyone, that if you’re beginning this new year with
wants, needs, troubles, questions, then just go ask your Father. Speak to Him
as you would your own dad, or our pastor. He’s left us an instruction manual to
use as a study guide. He’s put people in our life who are willing to teach us
where to find answers. He’s also given us His toll free number to call whenever
we want or need to. So, if you are in need of something today, go ask your
Father.
Mike Shindruk
www.mastershandministry.blogspot.com
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