What Kind of Father Is God?

So far in this series, I have been looking at the wonderful truth that God is our Father and some of the ways that we can overcome the barriers that stop us from being connected to Him as His sons and daughters.

But there is one more pressing question that I must address: What kind of Father is God? This is an important question to answer if we are going to replace the lies we have believed about God the Father with the experience of His glorious truths.

Jesus told His disciples that whoever had seen Him had seen the Father (John 14:9). The writer of Hebrews declared that Jesus is the exact representation (imprint) of the Father (Heb. 1:3). In other words, if you want to know what the Father is like, look to Jesus and you will see. Or as someone recently tweeted, “Jesus is God’s selfie!”
 

So, let me introduce you to the best Dad in the universe…

I AM kind, so kind in fact that it will change the way you think about me (Rom. 2:4).

I AM love (1 John 4:16).

I AM the Father who stretched out the heavens like a curtain and called the starry host each by name (Isa. 40:22,26).

I AM the Father who created you, and brought you into being, without regret. I think of you often. In fact, my thoughts are always towards you (Ps. 139:13,17).

I AM the perfect Provider. I will provide you with more than you need, and I will always teach you to be content (satisfied) (2 Cor. 9:8).

I AM the Father who celebrates over you with singing and dancing (Zeph. 3:17).

I AM the Father who embraces every child who comes to me (Mark 10:14).

I AM the Father who does not withhold any good thing from my sons and daughters (Ps. 84:11).

I AM the Father who knows how to throw a great party (Luke 15:7).

I AM the Father who softens your heart with my covenant-keeping love towards you (Ez. 36:26).

I AM the Father who forgives all your sins and washes you white as snow (Isa. 1:18).

I AM the Father who covers your shame and gives you a double portion of inheritance instead (Isa. 61:7).

I AM the Father who sets a banqueting table before you, even in the presence of your enemies (Ps. 23:5).

I AM the Father who pursues the lost to find them and save them (Luke 19:10).

I AM the Father who calms the storm (Ps. 107:29).

I AM the Father who sets captives free (Luke 4:18).

I AM the Father who cancels debts (Matt. 6:12).

I AM the Father who calls all men to myself (John 12:32).

I AM the Father who builds with expertise and creativity (Heb. 3:4).

I AM the Father who puts my Spirit within you (Ez. 37:14).

I AM the Father who chose to adopt you as My child before the creation of the universe (Eph. 1:5).

I AM the Father who pours out love and favor on My children for a thousand generations (Deut. 7:9).

I AM the Father who stepped into your world by sending My Son, Jesus (John 1:14).

I AM the Father who is always with you (Matt. 28:20).

I AM the Father who gives strength to the weary (Isa. 40:31).

I AM the Father who knows the words on your lips before you speak them out (Ps. 139:4).

I AM the Father who is with the hungry, the broken and the captive (Matt. 25:40).

I AM the Father who cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).

I AM the Father who calls you (Acts 2:39).

I AM the Father who answers when you call out My name (Jer. 33:3).

I AM the Father who has a wonderful purpose for life with good works that I have designed especially for you to fulfill (Eph. 2:10).

I AM the Father who created a masterpiece when I created you (Eph. 2:10).

I AM the Father who is waiting to reveal My love to all who come to Me (Luke 15:20).

I AM the Father who puts laughter in your mouth (Job 8:21).

I AM the Father who makes all things new (Rev. 21:5).

I AM your Father (2 Cor. 6:18).