Of course you want to help, and you look around to see if you can identify this girl's father or mother. As you glance around, you see a man hiding behind a clothes display. He looks at the child and laughs. Then the man calls the girl's name. She stops crying, wipes a tear from her eye, and looks in the direction of the voice. But the man again ducks behind the display. The girl, seeing no one, resumes her crying. Suddenly, you realize that this man is the child's father! You watch as he takes great pleasure in tormenting his child.
What would you think of that man's cruel behavior?
Think About It
You'd probably be disgusted by the above situation because it goes against what a father should do. A father doesn't torment and hide from his child; he loves and protects his child. A father runs to his daughter when she's lost, wipes away her tears, and holds her close.
Maybe you never had an earthly father who cared for you like that, but you do have a Heavenly Father like that. Psalm 102 tells how God cares for us, his children. He hears us, protects us, and loves us continuously. When people you trust let you down, remember that you have a Heavenly Father who never will.
Pray About It
Father, thank you for being the perfect father to me. Thank you that you will never abandon me and that you are ready to help me the moment I cry out to you.
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Well it is Tuesday of Sabbatical Sunday week and I am thinking about how relaxing this week can/should be. At The Bridge WC we take every month with a 5th Sunday and give our volunteers a break. No classes to prepare for, no lessons to teach. Time to relax and enjoy God a little more.
God, our Father know best! I would like to thank Dr. Phil Fuller and Mike Brown for sending us the idea about Sabbatical Sunday, a time of rest. In a small church it is easy to burn out, so much to do and so few to do it with. I’m not complaining, just we pray along with the Bible, send us workers for the field.
Do you hear the Father’s voice? I can feel His presence and am GLAD. How about you? I love reading His word, then a devotional and speaking to Him, but most of all, I love hearing from Him and feeling His presence.
Father, send your best to those reading this today,
With Love, PS
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