Abba Father
October 26, 2024
Rom 8:15-17 For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, we are heirs - heirs of God and co-heirs with the Messiah - if, in fact, we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory.
Abba Father knows us intimately and who will never leave us or forsake us
Calling God "Abba" reflects an understanding that God knows me better than I know myself and that He established paths for me before I took my first steps as a human. He knows my strengths and weaknesses
Deuteronomy 31:8 Indeed, the Lord is the One who will keep on walking in front of you. He'll be with you and won't leave you or abandon you, so never be afraid and never be dismayed.
Abba Father is a Shepherd who lays down His life for us.
John 10:11 He came to His own creation yet His own people did not receive Him.
Abba Father is a fellow sufferer who identifies with our suffering and empathizes with us
Hebrews 4:14-16 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us live our lives consistent with our confession of faith. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. Instead, we have one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet He never sinned. So let us keep on coming boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Isaiah 61:10 I will heartily rejoice in the Lord, my soul will delight in my God; for He has wrapped me in garments of salvation; He has arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, just like a bridegroom, like a priest with a garland, and like a bridge adorns herself with her jewels