A Name To Mention Everyday

When you begin spending time with God everyday you have to get the correct perspective and keep the correct perspective. In reading the book, With Christ In The School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray, I am discovering more about our communication with God.

Go to God's Word. How did Jesus say we should communicate to God?
"Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:9-10

The Correct Perspective:

Your Name
Your Kingdom
Your Will

It starts with a Name. Our Father. In context of this scripture it was the first time God was referred to as Father.  God had never been addressed as Father.  God is Holy. The disciples may have been shocked to hear Jesus refer to God as Father.  But Jesus knew that once He had been sacrificed for our sins they could then have a personal relationship with God. They could then call Him Father.  He was looking to the disciples and teaching them that this is what they would be able to do everyday with the Father. They could talk to Him as a child would to talk to his daddy.

Our Father in Heaven.  We can call Him Father.  He is Holy yet He is our daddy. He loves us and wants to spend time with us. To show us great things, to mold us, shape us, in who he wants us to be.  God is interested in every part of our lives.  He is our Father.  He is your Father if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

For many people the term father does not bring good memories. Unfortunately, many fathers today have not shown love, they have not been there to listen to their children, they have not been there to talk to their children, they have even abused their children.  But most of us understand what a father brings.  In the New Testament context they understood what a father brought: great love, patience, understanding, compassion, sacrifice, ready to listen, ready to give, wanting the best for his children.  That is our Father.

So everyday when you open up the Word of God and when you pray begin by understanding that your Heavenly Father is ready to speak to you and ready to listen to you.

Spend time with God today! Everyday!