Galatians 4:6
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
Have
you ever realized that God was never known as “Father” until Jesus came
to earth and revealed Him as such? In His prayer to His Father, Jesus
said, “And I have declared to them Your Name, and will declare it, that
the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” (John
17:26) What name was Jesus referring to? It was the name “Father”. If
there was anything close to Jesus’ heart, it was to introduce God as
“Father” to us.
In the Bible, Jesus said,
“Therefore, do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall
we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’… For your heavenly Father
knows that you need all these things.” (Matthew 6:31–32) Once, He said,
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matthew 7:11)
Jesus wants you to always
have this image of God in your mind — that He is your Abba, Father.
Why? Because He wants you to know that there is nothing more important
or too insignificant for the Father when it comes to His children.
Imagine a father playing
with his five-year-old son, when he notices a splinter embedded in his
little boy’s thumb. The concerned father asks, “When did you get this?”
“A few days ago,” the boy answers.
“Why didn’t you tell Daddy about it?”
“I thought you were too busy and that I shouldn’t bother you.”
If you were that father, wouldn’t it break your heart to hear your child say this to you?
A splinter in one’s thumb
may be a small thing, but there is nothing too small when it concerns
your child because if it affects him, it affects you too. Now, no matter
how old you are today, you are still God’s child, so don’t think that
your problem is too small for God. If it is important to you, it is
important to your Father too. Beloved, always remember that He is your
Abba, Father!
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