GOD, OUR FATHER IS THE BEST DADDY
Key Theme: The Love, Redemption, and Gifts of Our Father
1. WHO GOD IS TO US
- GOD is the BEST FATHER to all His children.
- GOD is Father to the fatherless and will NEVER leave or forsake us. Psalm 68:5, Deuteronomy 31:6
- GOD blesses us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3
- GOD’S main heart toward us: Unconditional love, physical life, abundant life now, and eternal life to come.
- GOD gives good and perfect gifts, including the HOLY SPIRIT. James 1:17, Luke 11:13
2. THE LOVE OF GOD IN REDEMPTION
- GOD created us knowing we would fall, yet He still made us because of His immense love.
- GOD, being holy and long-suffering, did not destroy us in rage. He chose to REDEEM us.
- In our sin we were not worthy, but GOD saw us as His image-bearers in need of a Saviour.
- JESUS CHRIST went to the cross for us: the whippings, the crown of thorns, the nails, and the shame.
- He thought of you and me with love.
- There was never regret in JESUS CHRIST obeying the Father’s will.
- The FATHER was pleased because His sacrifice reconciled us to GOD.
3. THE LIFE GOD GIVES US NOW
- JESUS CHRIST came to give us ABUNDANT LIFE here and ETERNAL LIFE forever. John 10:10
- GOD has given us His WORD – breathed out by GOD for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
- We have ACCESS to commune with GOD – united with the Father and JESUS CHRIST by the HOLY SPIRIT.
- We get to experience unity with the Godhead NOW, not just in heaven.
4. THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
- The HOLY SPIRIT convicts us of sin, righteousness, and judgment. John 16:8
- The HOLY SPIRIT guides us into all truth. John 16:13
- The HOLY SPIRIT has SEALED us as a guarantee of our inheritance. Ephesians 1:13-14
- By the HOLY SPIRIT we cry “Abba! Father!” and know we are children of GOD. Romans 8:15-16, Galatians 3:26
- By the HOLY SPIRIT, GOD strengthens us to know the love of CHRIST that surpasses knowledge. Ephesians 3:18-19
5. GOD’S PLANS AND PROMISES
- GOD loves you literally to death – the death of JESUS CHRIST.
- GOD thinks good things toward you and has good plans for your future. Jeremiah 29:11
- GOD has given us a LIVING HOPE in JESUS CHRIST.
- JESUS CHRIST is coming back soon for us, the Bride, to take us to the place He’s preparing. John 14:3-4
3 PSALMS TO MEDITATE ON DAILY
- Taste and see that the LORD is good! Psalm 34:8
- Know that the LORD, He is GOD! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Psalm 100:3
- Enter His gates with thanksgiving… For the LORD is good; His steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 100:4-5
OUR AFFIRMATION
GOD, our Father, did not give up on us. He redeemed us through JESUS CHRIST, He dwells in us by the HOLY SPIRIT, And He is preparing an eternal home for us. THIS IS LOVE. THIS IS OUR FATHER!
