- FEBRUARY 1 -
YOUR FATHER’S HEART
Let me tell you a true story I heard. There was a pastor whose young
child was diagnosed with cancer. The day his boy was scheduled for an
operation, this father cried out to God, “God, I’m almost 30 years old,
but my boy is only about three months old. Why don’t you just take some
years off my life and give them to my boy?”
Then, from deep within him, he heard the voice of God say, “I am not
like that.” When the man heard that, he realized immediately that his
son’s sickness was not from God. He also realized that if he, who has
faults, could want his child well, how much more his heavenly Father. So
he changed his prayer and said, “Father God, I come against this
sickness and I ask you for healing for my child.” That day, on the
operating table, the surgeons could find no trace of cancer in the
child!
Today, God wants you to know that He is not the kind of Father who
wants you sick and defeated, keeps you poor and wanting, refuses to
provide for your needs and denies you your blessings.When my daughter Jessica was younger, I bought a beautiful teddy bear for her. Teddy bears are her favorite toys and I could not wait to see her joy when she saw it. My joy is to see her happy. When she is sick and has difficulty sleeping at night, it hurts me to hear her cry. When she is crying, I cannot ignore her cries. I enter into her discomfort and pain even though I know that her sickness is something that will pass shortly. When she is in pain, I feel the pain too. When she is sad, I am sad too.
I believe that God gives us children to help us understand what His
Father-heart is like. His joy is to enter into your joy and see you
happy. If you, in spite of your faults, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things
to you when you ask Him! My prayer today is that you will know just how
much your Father loves you!
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