One
of the highest compliments that a Bolivian could give the mother or father of a
newborn baby is to say they look just like you.I remember once after our youngest daughter was born a young lady at
church looked at Rachel very closely and then looked at me and said those
famous words...At that point, being a
bit of a practical joker, I said “Oh no. I hope not. Girls just don’t look good
in beards.”That, of course, created a
great deal of laughter.In the spiritual
realm how wonderful to have some one say to us... you are like your “Father” or
you are like your “Lord”.Let’s look at
these verses together.
1 John 3:14 We know that we
have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who
does not love remains in death. (NIV)
Matthew 6:7-8And when you pray, do not keep
on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their
many words. [8] Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need
before you ask him. (NIV)
A Godward Life Vol. 1 “Having facial features of
your earthly father does not make you his child, but it shows you are his child.So it is with love.It does not
make us children of God.Love is the way
people act, who are born of God. ...let us be children of God.How? Trust God as your Father to take care of
you in all the risks of love...” (Piper 272)After all He does know what we need even before we ask.So we can Love others freely and without
expecting any return simply because we are loved by our Father in Heaven.
PRAYER:Lord God, help me to Love others, even those
who are hard for me to love.Help me to
trust You for power to live as Your representative. Help me to be your hands
and feet, your voice of Love.
