In the Father's Hands!

Jesus in his greatest recorded sermon (the Sermon on the Mount, Mathew 5-7), often refers to God as our Father. And right so, for he is! For example in Matthew 6:4 he says, "Your Father who sees in secret will reward you." Again in Matthew 6:8 he states, "Your Father knows what you need before you ask him." And in Matthew 7:11 he declares, "How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!" There is no doubt, the Bible clearly teaches that for those who make a faith commitment to Jesus Christ, Almighty God becomes their heavenly Father! That's an incredible truth which brings with it an astonishing reality for us, his children. Consider the following insight into this reality from the pen of J.I. Packer:

"In light of all that the New Testament tells us about God's love for his children, we can pray with perfect confidence to the Father as one who will never fail us. Human fathers may (and will) let us down, but not God. We can know with certainty that our praying will be heard and responded to in the way that not only is wisest in terms of God's own total purposes but also is best in the long run for us as individuals. It is a truly wonderful thing to be in God's paternal hands." (From his book, Praying).

Are there any better hands to be in ... than the "paternal hands of God?"

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pj