SEPTEMBER  26

GOD IS OUR FATHER

MATTHEW 7:7-11


“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” (Matt. 7:11)

Did you hear about the little child who went around confessing that his father wouldn’t drop him? He has to confess that his father would feed and clothe him too. If it wasn’t for his constant badgering, none of his needs would have been met. Of course, you didn’t hear that! It didn’t happen. Even the worst fathers treat their children better than that!

We often expect more from our earthly fathers than we do from our heavenly Father. This is the point Jesus was making: If we put faith in our human relationships, how much more should we be 100 percent confident in God’s love and care for us? The best father in the world is evil compared to God. Therefore, we should trust Him more than any child trusts their father. Sadly, most Christians haven’t entered into the Abba-Father relationship with the Lord yet.

A good parent would never let their child starve. Yet infants cry as if they’re starving to death when they are hungry. This is tolerable from an infant because they don’t know any better. But something would be seriously wrong if a teenager cried each time they wanted their parent to meet a need. Children need to grow up!

Likewise, the Lord provides for our every need. However, very few people have matured beyond the infant stage. We still cry and plead for our needs to be met instead of trusting a loving heavenly Father who has never failed us. Faith pleases God (Heb. 11:6). Show a little faith in your Father today, and praise Him in advance for His provision. (AW)