What is a father?
Can you give me a detailed definition? 'Cause I don't think you can.
Go ask a few people how they would define a dad. I'm guessing some of the answers would go along these lines:
- "Someone who loves and is caring for his child."
- "Someone who is stern and raises his children with dignitiy and honor."
- "A scum bag who doesn't even have the balls to stick around while his wife raises his child."
- "A well-intentioned workaholic who brings home the bacon, but doesn't show the love."
I predict no two answers would be exactly the same.
We're told numerous times that Jesus is our Heavenly Father. The term "Father" is so relative, and naturally, the idea of all of us being unified under one Father is terrifyingly foreign. You can bring in a Bible scholar to analyze the word's context and whatchamahoojit, but the bottom line will always be what was engrained into that scholar's mind; his or her own idea of a father. You following me? If my father is an abusive, alcoholic jerkwad, what am I supposed to think when people tell me Jesus is my heavenly father? If I never confide in my father, why would I confide in a Heavenly Father?
How are we to go about erasing our individual personas of fathers to fully grasp the magnitude of our Heavenly Father? Honestly, It's like forgetting how to ride a bike.
You tell me.
2 comments:
Precisely why Jesus said not to address anyone on earth as "Father"...What do Cathol;ics call their priests?...Can anyone say, "Religion"?
I see exactly where you're coming from here Matt. And honestly I think that when you say Heavenly Father, you need to start with addressing the first part of it, "Heavenly." We were created in the image of God, yet even if we strive our entire lives to be just like Him, we are still just not even going to come close to Him. So, just like our overall image, our characteristics cannot come to be exactly like his, meaning a father on earth just cannot measure up to God at all. When thinking of God as your father you need to focus solely on him, not any idea of an earthly father; God is perfect, He is the great counselor, He is holy, merciful, a shelter, a foundation, a strong tower from the enemy, He loves us with His all, He gave His one and only son for us. I just read a list called The "I AM's" of God and one of them was I AM for you. We know that in their hearts, our fathers love us, but that love cannot compare to the love of God. God is ALWAYS there for us, He will provide for us, He will comfort us, He will give us joy, He will love us no matter what we do, no matter how much we sin and go against Him and His word, He is the true father and the idea of a father itself has been corrupted because we are human and we will never have another father like God.
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