When an earthly father does not provide the love, nurturing, care and support that a daughter needs, it can leave her with a marred image of who her heavenly Father is. However, those traits that may have been missing in an earthly father are all present and abundant in Father God. Be blessed as you read the below scriptures and allow them to renew your mind as to who He truly is.
Portrait of Your Heavenly Father
Your Father is
perfectly faithful.
Deuteronomy 31:8 “The Lord Himself goes before you and
will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do
not be discouraged.”
Your Father is a
generous provider.
Matthew 7:11 “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to
give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give
good gifts to those who ask Him!”
Your Father is loving
and compassionate.
John 17:23 (Jesus speaking to His Father) "You have
loved them even as you have loved me."
Psalm 103:13 “As a father has compassion on his children, so
the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.”
Your Father is
forgiving and accepting.
Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far
has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Your Father is a
patient teacher.
Isaiah 30:20-21 “Your eyes will behold your Teacher. Your
ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you
turn to the right or to the left.”
Your Father is an
understanding counselor.
Isaiah 9:6 “He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Your Father is a wise
communicator.
James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,
who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
James 3:17 “The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of
all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good
fruit, impartial and sincere.”
Your Father gives good
gifts.
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like
shifting shadows.”
Your Father is
attentive to your needs.
Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow
or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are
you not much more valuable than they?”
Your Father is strong
yet personal.
Isaiah 40:26 “He who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty
strength, not one of them is missing.”
Matthew 10:30 “And even the very hairs of your head are all
numbered.”
And so much more. He is more wonderful than our mind can
comprehend. He is there, even if we feel that He has left or that He ought to
leave, and even when we turn our backs on Him. Our Father is love, pure love,
and He does not change.
Reprinted with permission from From Seek Him Meet Him weekly online devotional, © by Sylvia Gunter, The Father's Business, P. O. Box 380333, Birmingham, AL 35238, www.thefathersbusiness.com. Email: info@thefathersbusiness.com
