Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” —John 20:17
After the Resurrection, everything changed. Death was defeated. Satan’s ultimate defeat was assured. Our salvation became possible. And we were gifted with a new relationship with God. He became our Abba, our daddy. In the first words, Jesus spoke as risen Lord, He calls the Father, His Father and Our Father.
Fatherhood has never been less understood than it is today. Never before have some many grown up without a resident father. But even in households where there is a natural father, he often fails to fill the God assigned role as spiritual leader. We’ve never needed our heavenly Father more. Many of us have grown up without a human model of what fathership is. God our Father loves us enough to permit the death of his begotten Son. He wants us to live with Him forever. He is willing to see us suffer and struggle when He knows that’s what we need to be all we can be. He is patient when we don’t come to Him with our needs and ready to respond when we finally do.
We need to grow in our relationship with Him as He becomes less a distant diety and more a loving Father, perfect and holy and worthy of praise.
Nick
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