Daily Devotional

THE GREATEST FATHER IN THE UNIVERSE

August 3

eloved of God Your Father, what a nice title! Isn't it wonderful that since you gave your life to the Lord Jesus you can say, "He is God my Father?" Do you understand the implications of God becoming your Father? It means for one thing that all barriers between you and God which were created by your sin have now been totally removed by the act of confession and repentance of your sin to Him. Before, when you were lost, you did not dare to think of the Lord as your Father. Instead you were looking forward to a cruel and deathly punishment for the sins that you knew you committed that would prove that you were of your father the Devil! But, in one instance of time in the "twinkling of an eye," you "passed from death unto life" (I John 3:14) through the marvelous application of the blood of the Lord Jesus to your soul. You were saved from a lifetime of sin in one minute! Isn’t this wonderful news? Of course, it is! At that one divine moment, you were considered by your Father in Heaven to be His son/daughter, with all the rights and privileges thereof! You were assigned angels of the Lord to watch over you. Your own name was then recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life." If you sin after that act of redemption, you now have “an advocate (lawyer) with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous," (I John2:21) who has the power and ability to sprinkle you with the blood of the Lamb and remove all sin from your life as a Christian. You are truly blessed Child of God! Now, rejoice and dance about if you can! Give Him praise for His great gift of the Lord Jesus and your salvation!

Prayer

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Father, I am so glad that Jesus came into the world by your commandment. I thank you that you are my Father, and you always will be my Father! For this I praise you in Jesus' name, amen!