We Need a Father
We need a Father.
I know many people have been presented with a God who is controlling, angry and oppressive, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. God is good, seek Him and you will find out just how amazing He is! Jesus doesn’t condemn us, He offers us life. He directs us in the way that is best for us as any good and loving Father would do for His child.
If you’re a parent, then you know that part of loving your child is not wanting them to do things that are harmful. Love seeks to guide and direct a child down the path that is best, and when they do mess up you love them and help them get back on track. Sin is not good for us, no matter how good it may feel in the moment or how much the world promotes it or accepts it. Sin and its effects are devastating.
Sex may feel good, but sex outside of marriage or adultery are not good for us. Sexually transmitted diseases, shame, broken families, relationship issues, abortion, all sorts of horrible things happen as a result of fornication and adultery.
Homosexuality may make a person feel loved or good, but it isn’t the way we were created to engage in marriage or in sexual intercourse. Even biology shows us that it is not healthy or good for the body to be sodomized. Two people of the same sex cannot procreate or make life. No matter what the world says, God’s design and intention for His creation is evident and irrefutable.
Transgenderism may make someone feel empowered or accepted, but mutilating one’s body outwardly through painful surgeries or inwardly through hormone therapy causes serious side effects, complications to the body andd even death.
Drunkenness may feel good in the moment, but the hangover and impact of the things done when intoxicated doesn’t feel good. I’ve been there, and the regret of choices made under the influence is real.
Lying may feel good in the moment when things are going someone’s way, but not so good when the truth comes out and all trust is broken. Gossip may be enjoyable in the moment, but it doesn’t when it happens to you, or when you see the hurt that it causes another. Someone may feel justified in their unforgiveness or bitterness, but even science shows us the negative impact unforgiveness has on our health.
Only God get’s to define what is good and what is not and He has clearly done so in His Word, not to harm us but to help us. We must become as children and trust that our loving Father knows what’s best and is guiding us not because He’s a wicked or sadistic dictator, but because He loves us with a love that we won’t fully comprehend until we meet Him face to face.
Jesus is not condemning or rejecting anyone because of sin, He is offering hope and extending an invitation to all people to choose life, to choose what He say’s is good for us. He doesn’t have to, but He helps us because He loves us. Just like a child trusts that their parent wants what is best for them, we must trust that He knows best. God not only forgives us and gives us eternal life, He also empowers us with His very life to overcome the things that are not good for us. He is amazing. Do you know Him?
