In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will…” ( Ephesians 1:3-5). “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. When glimpsing the love the Father has for the Son in this moment, we can learn about how he loves us because we are adopted into his family and co-heirs with Christ as believers ( Romans 8:17). Yet, when we believe and trust in Jesus, we can see and know God the Father ( John 12:45).
At the baptism of Jesus, we see the Spirit descending and resting upon Him with the Father’s loving praise of saying He is pleased with Him and that He loves Him.Ĭhildren often look to the approval of their parents and may have had positive or negative experiences in doing this. The relationship that God chooses to reveal Himself to the world is through Jesus Christ the Son. God is love ( 1 John 4:8) and we can see that love displayed between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love with him I am well pleased’” ( Matthew 3:16-17).įrom the beginning, God the Father has loved the Son in perfect union with the Holy Spirit. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. Here are six powerful verses on the Father’s love that are worth reflecting on: Knowing God as Father has been a personal comfort and strength for me growing up. But as a follower of Jesus, I have seen and experienced the transforming love of God who is a father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). Statistics say this can have a negative effect on society as more children are likely to have behavioral problems, abuse drugs and alcohol, face abuse and neglect, and have a greater likelihood of dropping out of high school and ending up in prison.Īs someone who grew up without ever knowing my biological father, as well as witnessing fathers who put their families at risk through alcohol and domestic abuse, I have experienced firsthand what an absent father can do to a family. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children live without a father in the home - that is more than one in four.
Growing up in a fatherless home, where a father is absent physically or emotionally, can leave its mark on a family.
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