May 14, 2023 … Our Loving, Heavenly Father

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 134 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Chris Tomlin singing … Good Good Father … poignantly singing of how our God is a like a good parent, always looking out for His children.  

Mama bear leading her cubs across the highway .... 

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Highlight Passage: … 1Thessalonians 2:7, … 11 [NLT] … 

7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. … 11 And you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.  

… Paull encourages fellow Christians try treating his fellow Christians as a parent would treat their own children. 

                         

Highlight Passage (Context): … 1Thessalonians 2:7-12 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… Paull encourages his fellow Christians, those whom Paul loved dearly in Asia Minor, that he tried to treat them as God would, … like a good parent.                                          .                     

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Reference Passage: … Psalm 103:13 [NLT] … 

13 The LORD is like a father to His children, … tender and compassionate to those who fear Him.  

… King David sings of how he sees His Lord, … like a loving and caring Father. 

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 64:8 [NLT] … 

8 And yet, O LORD, You are our Father.  We are the clay, and You are the potter.  We all are formed by Your hand. 

… God, thru the Prophet Isaiah, is seen a loving Father, who shapes us like a parenting potter.   

Reference Passage </u>: … Matthew 23:9 [NLT] … 

9 And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.. 

… Jesus teaching the crowds and His Disciples (and us) that we have only one read Father … our Father in Heaven.   

Reference Passage: … James 1:17 [NLT] … 

17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God, our Father, Who created all the lights in the heavens.  He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. 

… Jesus’ brother, James, teaches that all we have comes from God, our Heavenly Father.        

Reference Passage: … 1John 3:1 [NLT] … 

1 See how very much our Father loves us, for <b>He calls us His children;</b> … and that is what we are!  …  

… John confidently declares how much our Heavenly Father loves His children,  

                                                                                                                          

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Lisa M Samoa … AT THIS LINK …   Refers to a viral video on YouTube, which showed a mama bear, lovingly and diligently, … and frustratingly, … leading her four cubs across a busy highway (see photo), … illustrating how our God is like a loving parent Who will do anything to protect and guide His children.  [And if you want to see the video - USE THIS LINK - 

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the Scriptures above, I think we can internalize the truth from God’s word that our God is not only the Good/Good God sung by Chris Tomlin; but He is our unchanging and always faithful Heavenly Parent Who watches over us always. So, do I sense my readers joining me with a glorious ”HALLELUJAH!”             

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for ALWAYS being my loving and all-caring Heavenly Father.        

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to respond to Your loving and all-caring love, Lord, … by ALWAYS seeking to follow You across the road of life, Lord. … AMEN 

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