KNOW YOUR FATHER

THE POINTTHE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD AS OUR FATHER IS OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE. AS YOU KNOW THE FATHER, THE NATURE OF THE FATHER WILL BE IMPARTED IN YOU AND YOU WILL GROW IN LOVE TOWARDS HIM. YOU WILL GROW IN CONFIDENCE, ASSURANCE AND FAITH. THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN SEE GOD THE WAY HE IS AND NOT LOVE HIM. ALL ABOUT GOD IS AMAZING, AWESOME, MARVELLOUS, BAFFLING, ASTONISHING. THE BEAUTY OF THE PERSONALITY OF GOD INSPIRES CONTINUOUS WORSHIP IN HEAVEN SINCE ETERNITY PAST AND THAT UNFADING BEAUTY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE WORSHIP IN ETERNITY TO COME. GOD WANTS TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU AS YOUR FATHER. THAT YOU MAY ALWAYS KNOW THAT HE IS YOUR FATHER FOR ALL ETERNITY... YOUR ETERNAL FATHER.

THE NATURE OF GOD

GOD IS SPIRIT. HE IS NOT RESTRICTED BY TIME AND

SPACE

2 CORINTHIANS 3:17“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

THE NATURE OF GOD

GOD IS SPIRIT. GOD IS OMNIPOTENTGOD IS OMNIPRESENTGOD IS OMNISCIENT

MAN AS GOD

MAN CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.

Genesis 1:26-27“Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them

THE NATURE OF MAN

MAN IS SPIRIT. THE SPIRIT OF MAN IS THE PART OF GOD IN MAN.

HE HAS A SOUL AND HE LIVES IN A BODYI THESSALONIANS 5:23

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

THE LOVE OF THE FATHER

GOD CREATED MAN LIKE HIMSELF AS A PROOF OF HIS LOVE.

MAN IS SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD.YOU ARE SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD.

THE FALL AND THE RESTORATION

AT THE FALL, THE IMAGE OF GOD IN MAN WAS DISTORTED BUT ON THE CROSS GOD RESTORED THAT IMAGE AND GAVE MAN A NEW SPIRIT AND THEN PUT HIS VERY

OWN IMAGE IN MAN.

A CHERISHED CREATION

GOD CREATED MAN LIKE HIMSELF AS A PROOF OF HIS LOVE.

MAN IS SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GODYOU ARE SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD

GENESIS 1:28“God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

A CHERISHED CREATION

MAN AS A MERE CREATION IS BLESSED BY GOD HIS CREATOR

GENESIS 1:28“God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

A BLESSING GOD

GOD BLESSED EVERYTHING HE CREATED.GENESIS 1:21-22, 28

“So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."28 “God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

A BLESSING FATHER

AS CHILDREN OF GOD, WE ARE BLESSED WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS

Ephesians 1:3“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ."

DOULBLE BLESSINGS BY THE FATHER

BLESSED ON EARTH AND BLESSED IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM

Galatians 3:13-14“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.”

Ephesians 1:3“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. ."

A FATHER WHO GIVES GOOD THINGS

A FATHER WHO PREPARES A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR HIS CHILDREN

Genesis 2:8-9“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

A FATHER WHO GIVES GOOD THINGS

A FATHER WHO PROVIDES ABUNDANCE AND BEAUTY

Genesis 2:8-9“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

A FATHER WHO GIVES GOOD THINGS

MAN DID NOT ASK. IT WAS ALL THE INITIATIVE OF THE FATHER

Genesis 2:8-9“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground-trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

THE SUPPLIER OF NEEDS

A SUPPLIER OF NEEDSPhilippians 4:19

“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

A FATHER WHO ANTICIPATES ON OUR NEEDS

GOD SAW THE NEED OF ADAMGOD IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR

NEEDS THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINEGenesis 2:18

“18The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

A PREOGATIVE OF THE FATHER

WHEN GOD SEES A NEED IN YOUR LIFE, HE UNDERTAKES TO MEET THAT NEED

Genesis 2:18“The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."

Matthew 6:7-8“And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”

GOD’S WAYS

GOD DOES NOT IMPOSE HIS WILL ON MANGenesis 2:19-23

“19Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." .”

GOD’S WAYS

GOD MET THE NEED OF ADAM WITH THE COOPERATION/IN CONSULTATION WITH ADAM

Genesis 2:19-23“19Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." .”

GOD WAYS

GOD WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU LIKE, WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU.

GOD IS NOT COMMITTED TO FRUSTRATE YOU

GOD NEEDS YOU TO BE CLEAR

IN THE GOSPEL, JESUS OFTEN ASKED PEOPLE: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

OPPORTUNITIES OF REPENTANCE

WHEN MAN SINS, GOD WILL PROVIDE HIM WITH OPPORTUNITIES OF REPENTANCE.

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THE AMAZING LOVE OF GOD

Genesis 4:10-1510 The Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth." 13 Cain said to the Lord , "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me." 15 But the Lord said to him, "Not so ; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

THE POINT

GOD KNOWS YOUGOD KNOWS YOUR HISTORY

BUT STILLGOD LOVES YOU

THE POINT

YOU MAY HAVE BEEN UNFAITHFULL BUT GOD REMAINS FAITHFULL

THE POINT

ACCEPT GOD’S LOVE.SAY, “LORD YOU ARE MY FATHER AND I

ACCEPT THAT YOU LOVE ME IN THE STATE THAT I AM.”

GOD BLESS YOU ALL