You may be willing to give up on your heavenly Father, but He will never give up on you or being your “Abba,” Father. You may feel that you are not worthy of being His child, but He loves you so much that He willingly gave His Son to die for your sins so that you can have Eternal life. You may feel lost, but He keeps searching for you until He finds you to make you His child.
You may feel strange about calling God, “Abba,” Father. There is a certain feeling of closeness that comes with calling God, “Abba,” Father. “God’s mission is your adoption.” (Max Lucado-11/30/21) He will never forsake you because He unconditionally loves you. He forgives you and promises to take you home where you will live with Him for eternity. Despite our problems and handicaps, God adopts us and makes a place for us at His table.
“God’s motive for adopting us is His devotion to us.” (Max Lucado-11/30/21) He took on this parenting responsibility despite the price He knew He would pay, the loss of His only Son. Sometimes, we question and doubt how God could ever love us, but He expects us to question our existence through the power of the choices we make. It is through those hard and difficult choices that we learn how much God really does love us and wants us to be a part of His beautiful Kingdom. Nothing is impossible with God in our lives.
“God’s method to bring us into His family is through redemption.” (Max Lucado-11/30/21) Through God’s grace, we are adopted and can become healed by understanding the roots of our doubts, fears, and hatreds. Your concerns for this life become small when you believe you always have a home in your Father’s Kingdom. Knock at the door of His home, and He will offer you a seat at His table. He will feed you, clothe you, and give you peace. He is adopting so many of us here on earth in order that His Kingdom will be filled with a multitude of good minds, hearts, and souls.
Abba’s character, promise of salvation and scriptures, and the works of Jesus Christ will never change. Even as recent times have been filled by the devastating effects of COVID, our Heavenly Father has never failed us. His adoption, devotion, and redemption are all we need to move forward towards rest, peace, and a better life. In the words of the hymn, Amazing Grace, “I was lost, but now I am found.”
Quotations from “When Your Heart Needs a Father” by Max Lucado, 11/30/21
Anna Hartt
