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Our Loving Heavenly Father, February 1
To us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and
we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things,
and we by him.
1 Corinthians 8:6
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God is our tender, pitiful Father, and every believing child is the
object of His special care.
He [Jesus] pointed ... to the Ruler of the universe, under the new
name, “Our Father.”
This name, spoken to Him and of Him, is a sign of our love and trust
toward Him, and a pledge of His regard and relationship to us. Spoken
when asking His favor or blessing, it is as music in His ears....
He invites us to trust in Him with a trust deeper and stronger than
that of a child in his earthly father. Parents love their children, but the
love of God is larger, broader, deeper, than human love can possibly be.
It is immeasurable.
Such a conception of God was never given to the world by any
religion but that of the Bible. Heathenism teaches men to look upon
the Supreme Being as an object of fear rather than of love—a malign
deity to be appeased by sacrifices, rather than a Father pouring upon His
children the gift of His love....
It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privi-
lege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love,
a love that embraces all humanity.... To be kind to the unthankful and
to the evil, to do good hoping for nothing again, is the insignia of the
royalty of heaven, the sure token by which the children of the Highest
reveal their high estate.
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