GOD OUR FATHER
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 4 April 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In the third day of this week-long series where we’ve been 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 most meaningful. May he draw us closer as he reveals what a good Father he is to us.
Our Scripture for today comes from 1 John 3:1, and today's worship is Our Father feat. Matt Gilman by Influence Music.
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There are two things you and I need most: secure connection and unconditional love.
It’s impossible to live with confidence unless we have the sense of self that comes from secure connection with our heavenly Father. And it’s impossible to fully love ourselves and others unless we experience and trust in the unconditional love of the one who gave us life.
We pray our printed devotionals, Closer and Love, help people like you experience the connection and unconditional love available to you in God every morning.
Everything changes when we live from a place of secure connection and unending love. Get your copy at supportfirst15.com!
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| 0:00.0 | In the third day of this week-long series, taking time every day to stir up our affections |
| 0:09.4 | for God, today we're going to look at all it means for Him to be our Father. |
| 0:15.3 | Out of all of the metaphors used for our relationship with this eternal, transcendent God, the |
| 0:21.0 | concept of Him being a Father today has been the most meaningful. |
| 0:26.3 | And He draws closer as He reveals what a good Father He is to us. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to the First of Teen podcast. |
| 0:52.4 | Our verse for today comes from 1 John 3, verse 1. |
| 0:57.1 | Scripture says, see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called |
| 1:03.2 | children of God, and so we are. |
| 1:08.8 | As a follower of Jesus, you have been brought into the family of God. |
| 1:14.3 | Take a moment to let that truth sink in. |
| 1:17.6 | Think about what it means to have God, the Creator of the universe, the embodiment of |
| 1:23.2 | perfect love as your Father. |
| 1:26.8 | So often we lose sight of the fact that God is our Father, and view Him through perspectives |
| 1:33.0 | not aligned with Scripture. |
| 1:35.6 | We view God through lenses the world and unfortunate experiences have given us, rather than a revelation |
| 1:42.0 | of Him as a good Father, given to us by the revolutionary teaching of Jesus. |
| 1:49.6 | In Matthew 7, 9 through 11, Jesus teaches us, which one of you, if his son asks him for |
| 1:56.0 | bread, will give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent. |
| 2:02.8 | If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more |
| 2:08.4 | your Father who is in heaven, give good things to those who ask Him. |
| 2:14.5 | You have a Father who loves to give you good gifts. |
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