In the third day of this week-long series, taking time every day to stir up our affections for God.

Today we're going to look at all it means for him to be our father.

Out of all of the metaphors used for our relationship with this eternal transcendent God,

the concept of him being a father today has been the most meaningful.

May he draws closer as he reveals what a good father he is to us.

Welcome to the First of Teen Podcast. Our verse for today comes from 1st John 3 verse one.

Scripture says, see what kind of love the father has given to us,

that we should be called children of God.

And so we are.

As a follower of Jesus, you have been brought into the family of God.

Take a moment to let that truth sink in.

Think about what it means to have God, the creator of the universe, the embodiment

of perfect love as your father. So often we lose sight of the fact that God is our father and view him through

perspectives not aligned with scripture. We view God through lenses the world and

unfortunate experiences have given us, rather than a revelation

of Him as a good father given to us by the revolutionary teaching of Jesus.

In Matthew 7, 9 through 11, Jesus teaches us.

Which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent. If you then who are

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? You have a father who loves to give you good gifts. So often we think of God as a harsh disciplinarian who

never lets his kids enjoy life. We assume he will say no to anything that gives

us pleasure as if he only wanted us to go to church more,

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