“How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.” Ephesians 1:3-6
Reflecting on Father’s Day I am so thankful to have had wonderful Father figures in my life: an amazing Dad who would do anything for his kids, the best Father-in-law you could ask for, a caring Step-Father, wonderful Grandfathers and I was even blessed to have a few Great-Grandfather’s! Most importantly though I have been so blessed to have a family that has surrounded me with ABBA, Daddy God’s love!
As I am sure most of us spent last week looking for the perfect Father’s Day gift, I can’t help but think about what kind of gift would bless our Heavenly Father. My Ezekiel did the sweetest thing a few days ago and it melted my heart so much that I just had to give in to his request. I had just tucked the boy into bed for the night when my husband Brian began playing his guitar and preparing for worship for Sunday morning. At once Ezekiel started crying from his room begging to sing for Daddy! I opened his bedroom door, he had his own little guitar in his hands and as tears began rolling down his little face, he very passionately repeated, “I want to sing for Daddy”!
How much more would it bless Daddy God if we sincerely ran to him with that kind of passion? The desire to sing for Him, to please Him! John 4:23 says, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” The Father is SEEKING such to worship Him! Worship is so much more than just singing a song to Daddy God, but living a life that magnifies Him in all we do!
I think the perfect Father’s day present would be to share the love of the Father so that all will know of His lavish gift-giving that he desires to bestow on us! I don’t think anything would bless Him more than for us to carry His love to others so that He can bless others through us! His Kingdom come, His will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Not just on that one Sunday in June, but EVERY day as Our Father’s Day!