Earlier this week I was coming back from picking up my son, Daniel from Kindergarten. Usually on the way home he’s not very talkative. I have to pry information from him question by question. I’ll start with “How’s was your day?” To which he replies: “fine.” What did you eat for lunch today? “I don’t remember.” On and on we go until he finally either gets mad because he’s not in the mood to talk or he breaks down and tells me.
So you can imagine my surprise when he actually gets in the car, and volunteers information. He telling me all about his day then he pauses and says: “Mom, (he calls me mom when he is carrying on a conversation with me) which father is my real father?” For a second I’m stumped, having no clue to what he is meaning. I have to pry for more clarity. “What do you mean which father?” He sighs a big sigh because he’s annoyed with me. He goes, “you know mom, is God my real father or is daddy my real father?” I was totally unprepared for a question like this. Although with Daniel, it’s not hard for me to be thrown off guard. He is always asking in-depth questions. I have to remind myself that he is only five. I mean how many 5 year olds asks these type of questions?
I went into an explanation that they are both his fathers, they are both real. His daddy is his father here on earth, and yes God is his heavenly father. He was quite for a little while, taking this all in. One thing that I know with Daniel, he is always analyzing, always thinking. So I ended it with, “you have 2 fathers, isn’t that cool?” He responded with “yeah I guess.” lol.
Here my mind is racing with all of the complexities of how one can have an earthly father and a heavenly father. Some of us are blessed to have a father here on earth that loves us and cares for us. Some of us does not, and God is a father to us when we do not have one. How completely awesome that God can be God, the Creator of the universe, and still be a father to us at the same time. He is what we need in every way! So during all of this, I’m trying to find a way to explain this to Daniel. But then I stopped and realized, he isn’t really worried about these complexities right now. He was worried about whether both of his fathers were real. Wow. Isn’t that what we all have to acknowledge at some point in our lives? We have to come to the realization that God is real. He does care for us. He does love us.
Psalm 2:7 says: “The king proclaims the LORD’s decree: “The LORD said to me, `You are my son. Today I have become your Father.”
Something I want you to realize as you reading this: God chose you first. He chose to be your father first. All He wants is you to accept His love. You may not have an earthly father, or if you do maybe your relationship hasn’t been the best with him. Or maybe you were blessed with a Godly father and he has passed on to be with the Lord. Whatever your situation may be, just know that God chose you. He wants to have a relationship with you. He wants you as His Son or Daughter. He is such a big God, he can be the Lord of your life and your father at the same time. Let Him love on you today.
I know that I’m walking away from this devotional with a heart that is nearly bursting with joy at the thought that God chose me first, he chose me to be his daughter. I hope that this has blessed you!
Hugs,
Erin
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