"Dad"

God took the strength of a mountain, 

The majesty of a tree, 

The warmth of a summer sun, 

The calm of a quiet sea, 

The generous soul of nature, 

The comforting arm of night, 

The wisdom of the ages, 

The power of the eagle's flight, 

The joy of a morning in spring, 

The faith of a mustard seed, 

The patience of eternity, 

The depth of a family need, 

Then God combined these qualities, 

When there was nothing more to add, 

He knew His masterpiece was complete, 

And so, He called it.. "Dad" 

[Author Unknown]

Hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day!  Praise The LORD!

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Our Father

Tried Christian, you are not an orphan! You have a Father! God, in all the glory of his nature and perfections, is your Father! He has adopted you for his own. He has regenerated you by his Spirit. He has called you out of the world, and has promised to do a father's part unto you. He says, "I will be a Father unto you."

Do you need advice? Consult your Father.

Do you need supplies? Ask them of your Father.

Are you tormented with cares? Cast them on your Father.

Are you alarmed at foes? Cry unto your Father.

Do your difficulties appear insurmountable? Appeal to your Father.

God is not merely a Father in name; he has a Father's nature. He not only calls us his sons and daughters, but wishes us to act towards him as such. We should exercise confidence in his love; we should trust in his word; we should appeal to his paternal heart; we should look for our supplies from his hand.

In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, we should let our requests be made known unto God. He loves to see us confide in his care, rely on his word, expect his communications, and acquiesce in his will.

Believer, whatever trials may befall you, whatever troubles may come upon you, whatever enemies may rise up against you, whatever changes may take place in your circumstances, one thing can never befall you, you can never be fatherless; therefore you can never be friendless. You are God's child, however poor your circumstances, or trying your path. What an unspeakable mercy!

[James Smith]

2 Corinthians 6:18 ...  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Romans 8:15-17 ... For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:  And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Titus 3:7 ... That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Galatians 4:6 ... And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.❤

A Love Relationship

Christianity is a love relationship between a child of God and his Maker through the Son Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

[Adrian Rogers]

Romans 5:5-6 ... And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.   For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

1 John 4:9-10 ... In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.



Romans 8:14-15 ... For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.   For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

1 Corinthians 1:9 ... God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Galatians 3:26 ... For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Happy Father's Day, Abba, Father! ❤

Father's Love

Courtesy is owed.  Respect is earned.  Love is given.

[Kinky Friedman]


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John 3:16 ... For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Romans 5:8 ...  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Timothy 2:5-6 ... For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Romans 8:38-39 ... For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ❤

Father's Are Wonderful People

Fathers are wonderful people

Too little understood

And we do not sing their praises

As often as we should.

For, somehow, Father seems to be

The man who pays the bills

While Mother binds up little hurts

And nurses all our ills.

And Father struggles daily

To live up to "his image"

As protector and provider

And "hero of the scrimmage."

And perhaps that is the reason

We sometimes get the notion

That Fathers are not subject

To the thing we call emotion.

But if you look inside Dad's heart

Where no one else can see

You'll find he's sentimental

And as "soft" as he can be.

But he's so busy every day

In the grueling race of life

He leaves the sentimental stuff

To his partner and his wife.

But Fathers are just wonderful

In a million different ways

And they merit loving compliments

And accolades of praise.

For the only reason Dad aspires

To fortune and success

Is to make the family proud of him

And to bring them happiness.

And like Our Heavenly Father

He's a guardian and a guide

Someone that we can count on

To be always on our side.

[Helen Steiner Rice]

Proverbs 20:7 … The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. ❤

My Father ...

Loves me. John 3:16

Cares for me. Matthew 6:26

Forgives me. Psalm 103:12

is Compassionate. Psalm 103:4-5

is Giving. Romans 8:32

is Understanding.  Psalm 139:1-2

is Accepting. Psalm 139:1-6

Satifies.  Psalm 107:9

Persistantly pursues me.  Luke 19:10

will Reason with me.  Isaiah 1:18

Pardons. Psalm 103:3

Heals. Isaiah 53:5

Redeems.  Job 19:25

is Loving-Kindness.  Psalm 86:15

Renews.  Isaiah 40:31

is Righteous.  Jeremiah 9:23-24

is Gracious.  Ephesians 1:7-8

is Sovereign.  Psalm 103:19

Thank you, Abba Father ❤

On My Father's Side

❤ And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. Luke 2:46-47

Father's Day

Heaven is His throne, and the earth is His footstool. (Isaiah 66:1)
God is the Creator of the universe and everything in it. That includes me and you. Let us give Him all of our worship and all of our praise. Happy Father’s Day, Abba Father ~ Thank you, Lord! ℛℒ

Genesis 1:27 … So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

1 John 3:1 … Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:

Psalm 68:5 … A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Proverbs 3:12 … For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Ephesians 1:3-6 …Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Isaiah 64:8 … But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

Romans 8:15 … For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Matthew 13:43 … Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Revelation 21:7 … He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. ♥