Walk of Life – Day 7 – June 2021 – Thoughts from the Book of Proverbs – Fear Not!!

 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. Proverbs 7:24

Fear Not…You are His child

Father…a very special and precious person to all of us. One major distinction between Christianity and other religions that this is more a relationship than a religion. God is not some far off being sitting somewhere in the heavens or an idol or a statue that you have to travel thousands of miles to have a glimpse of. He is my heavenly father…He cares for me. Love the words of this song…

I have a Maker, He formed my heart
Before even time began, My life was in his hands
He knows my name, He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls, And He hears me when I call

I have a Father, He calls me His own
He’ll never leave me, No matter where I go
He knows my name, He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls, And He hears me when I call

The Lord is our father first implies we are born into His family. Once we accept the gift of His son the Lord Jesus, we become heirs and co-heirs with Christ.

Our Father is a gracious and generous Father who cares for us in ways that our fathers on earth cannot, and who thus disciplines us in ways our earthly fathers cannot, because he loves us in a way they cannot (Hebrews 12:9–10; Romans 5:8). Knowing the innermost desires and sins of our hearts, he is able to conform us to the image of Christ.

We treat ourselves like orphans although God has made us sons. For when God adopts us into his family, he doesn’t merely call us “adopted”; he calls us sons. Mephibosheth was crippled and at enmity with his king; we were not only crippled but dead in sin and at enmity with our King and his kingdom. However, as David welcomed and blessed Mephibosheth, God has welcomed us and blessed us; he has brought us in and has made us able to recline and rest at his table to be washed by him, to dine with him, and to dwell with him forever (2 Samuel 9; John 13:1–20).

Fear not…we are in perilous times, but I have a heavenly Father who cares for us and loves us. He will care for our every need, He will provide, He will instruct us and teach us in the way that we should go. He will protect us, He will shelter, He will comfort, he will hold us close when we are afraid. He will be all and more than an earthly father can do for us. Take heart, daddy is around…He will take care of everything.