What we all crave, deep within our souls is the blessing of our father. The Bible makes much of the importance of a father’s blessing and the heartbreak when that blessing is withheld. Many adults pursue their father’s blessing years after their dads have passed away. That sense of approval, respect, and love is what our heart’s long for,
What does the father’s blessing sound like? Well, Jesus heard it. It sounds like this:
"You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." (Luke 3:22)
Think about this: how would it affect your life if you heard this from your father? Now take it to the ultimate level: what would the impact be if you heard it from God Almighty?!
Here’s the truth: If you are united to Christ by faith, the blessing of the Father to Jesus is the blessing of the Father to you! Because of all that Christ has done by his life and by his death his blessing is your blessing. It’s as if Jesus puts his arm over your shoulder and says, “Come here, there’s something I want you to hear…”
"You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
And then Jesus says, “That’s for you!”
We really cannot make too much of our sonship. Being children of God is, perhaps, the greatest gift the gospel offers us. In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer says this:
“If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of the thought of being God’s child, and having God as his Father. If this is not the thought that prompts and controls his worship and prayers and his whole outlook on life, it means that he does not understand Christianity very well at all… 'Father' is the Christian name for God. Our understanding of Christianity cannot be better than our grasp of adoption.”
I pray that the Father would pour out the Spirit of his Son into your heart until you cry out, “Abba! Father!” (Galatians 4:6)
The well wisher of your soul’s happiness,
Pastor Tom
What does the father’s blessing sound like? Well, Jesus heard it. It sounds like this:
"You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." (Luke 3:22)
Think about this: how would it affect your life if you heard this from your father? Now take it to the ultimate level: what would the impact be if you heard it from God Almighty?!
Here’s the truth: If you are united to Christ by faith, the blessing of the Father to Jesus is the blessing of the Father to you! Because of all that Christ has done by his life and by his death his blessing is your blessing. It’s as if Jesus puts his arm over your shoulder and says, “Come here, there’s something I want you to hear…”
"You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
And then Jesus says, “That’s for you!”
We really cannot make too much of our sonship. Being children of God is, perhaps, the greatest gift the gospel offers us. In his book Knowing God, J.I. Packer says this:
“If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of the thought of being God’s child, and having God as his Father. If this is not the thought that prompts and controls his worship and prayers and his whole outlook on life, it means that he does not understand Christianity very well at all… 'Father' is the Christian name for God. Our understanding of Christianity cannot be better than our grasp of adoption.”
I pray that the Father would pour out the Spirit of his Son into your heart until you cry out, “Abba! Father!” (Galatians 4:6)
The well wisher of your soul’s happiness,
Pastor Tom
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