God Reveals Himself as Father

Hersel gets reunited with his long lost Daughter… She said there was always something missing. I know what it is like to not know your father or have a remodel. This morning we will be looking at a Father that longs to be with us.

God the Father is the source of all love and life. He sent His Son to save us from our sin and ourselves, and to show us what He is like.

God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also those of the Father.

Genesis 1:1 NKJV

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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God is our creator… Our Master builder

Deuteronomy 4:35 NKJV

To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.

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This text speaks to the wonders of God such as His greatness in Creation (32); speaking to the burning bush (v33); delivering them from Egypt. He warns against Idiot

Psalm 110:1 NKJV

The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

Andrews Study Bible Notes Chapter 110

110:1 The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand.” The heavenly Father speaking to David of his Messiah, elevating the Messiah to the throne, His enthronement. Stress is on the close relationship between the Lord and the Messiah. The oracle implies that King David acknowledged two divine persons above himself: God the Father and another Lord, the Messiah whom he serves. right hand. Place of honor and power beside the king. Your footstool. Image of the defeated enemies lying under the feet of the Messiah. Opposition and victory are envisioned. Ancient kings liked to be portrayed as placing their foot on the defeated enemy as a symbolic act of their victory and the nothingness of their enemies (see Josh. 10:24; Is. 51:23). See Paul’s application of that imagery in 1 Cor. 15:25; Eph. 1:20–22.

Psalm 120:1–4 NKJV

In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue? Sharp arrows of the warrior, With coals of the broom tree!

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Psalm 110:4 NKJV

The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 110:1–4 NKJV

The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth. The Lord has sworn And will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”

Andrews Study Bible Notes Chapter 110

110:1 The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand.” The heavenly Father speaking to David of his Messiah, elevating the Messiah to the throne, His enthronement. Stress is on the close relationship between the Lord and the Messiah. The oracle implies that King David acknowledged two divine persons above himself: God the Father and another Lord, the Messiah whom he serves. right hand. Place of honor and power beside the king. Your footstool. Image of the defeated enemies lying under the feet of the Messiah. Opposition and victory are envisioned. Ancient kings liked to be portrayed as placing their foot on the defeated enemy as a symbolic act of their victory and the nothingness of their enemies (see Josh. 10:24; Is. 51:23). See Paul’s application of that imagery in 1 Cor. 15:25; Eph. 1:20–22.

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John 3:16 NKJV

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

John 14:9 NKJV

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

To be right with God the Judge is a great thing, but to be loved and cared for by God the Father is greater.~ Knowing God by J.I. Packer

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1 Corinthians 15:28 NKJV

Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.

1 Timothy 1:17 NKJV

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

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1 John 4:8 NKJV

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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All the paternal love which has come down from generation to generation through the channel of human hearts, all the springs of tenderness which have opened in the souls of men, are but as a tiny rill to the boundless ocean when compared with the infinite, exhaust-less love of God. ~ Testimonies for the Church, Vol 5 by Ellen White

Revelation 4:11 NKJV

“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”

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