Fatherhood

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Daniel 3:14-20 | John 8:31-42

FATHER-FREEDOM

“We have but one Father and that is God Himself.” - John 8:41

When Jesus taught us about freedom, He taught us about God’s fatherhood. We can be free because we are children of God the Father. When we become free, we, as sons and daughters of God, have a permanent place with Jesus in God the Father’s family (see John 8:35). Jesus, as the Son of the Father, sets us free (John 8:36).

The truth will set us free (John 8:32). By truth, the Lord means true relationships, especially our relationship with God the Father. Jesus came to show us the Father (John 14:9). No one comes to the Father except through Jesus (John 14:6). Because Jesus is the only way to the Father, He alone truly sets us free (John 8:36). Jesus is the Truth (John 14:6), because He has been perfectly true in His relationship with His Father, even to accepting death on the cross.

If, by grace, we are true to our heavenly Father and decide to do His will rather than ours (see Matthew 26:39), we will discover how deeply true the Father is to us. This awesome security will take precedence over all our fears and anxieties (Luke 12:7). Secure in the Father’s true love, we will not be manipulated. We will be free at last.

Prayer: Father, Abba, in Your arms I am truly free.