The Lord's Prayer Part 1

"Our Father in Heaven,"                                          Matthew 6:9.  NKJV

Note here, that Jesus didn't say, 'My', but 'Our.' The title of Father is much more intimate than the original name of Yahweh or Jehovah, which the Jews recognised God as. The Jews felt that 'Father', was too intimate, but not Jesus. The Apostle Paul wrote:

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying 'Abba Father'.   Galatians 4:6

We have been adopted into God's family and we are His sons and He is Our Father. God provided our son ship through Jesus and assures us of it through the Spirit. Abba is the intimate Aramaic term of Father. Jesus used this Himself. Therefore, we can recognise God - Our Father as Our Daddy.

The Lord's Prayer is recognised as a prayer outline and has seven major topics. The first one is: 

THE PATERNAL NEED - 'OUR FATHER'. 
When we pray this, we can expect all of our needs to be met by the loving kindness of Our Father. 

When we stop and consider this - just who God is, the creator of the universe and yet through His Son Jesus, He is Our Father - Our Daddy. It also shows us the heart of Jesus. He had every right to say, 'My Father', but He chose to share this privilege with each one of us.

And there is no need to feel insecure that Our Father is in Heaven and Jesus, the Son of God is at His right hand. We're not alone because Jesus sent the Comforter, the Helper:

'Nevertheless, I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the helper (the Holy Spirit) will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.'
                                                                                                           John 16:7.  NKJV

It's never God's intention that we be alone. The Holy Spirit was sent to us, to dwell within us and be our helper; our power and our joy until we go to be with Our Father in Heaven, one day.

Until then, draw on His love, His Power, His joy, His comfort and His direction each and every day.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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