{"id":18622,"date":"2017-12-07T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T05:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspireafire.com\/?p=18622"},"modified":"2017-12-06T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:20:36","slug":"knowing-the-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspireafire.com\/knowing-the-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing the Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:6 NLT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nFrom the beginning of life, children learn the distinction between the mother and father\u2019s role.<br \/>\nThe child begins to understand the voices of their parents and the part they play in their young lives. As the child grows, the child sees the distinction between a mother and a father. A child will turn to their mother for one need, while turning to their father for a different need. Both parents play a vital role in the child\u2019s development, but the roles of the parents are defined long before the child understands their need for them. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18623 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/baby1aa.jpg-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspireafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/baby1aa.jpg-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/inspireafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/baby1aa.jpg-135x91.png 135w, https:\/\/inspireafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/baby1aa.jpg.png 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nWe have a heavenly Father who loves us beyond our own understanding. He has a defined role in our life that was carved out in eternity long before we saw our need for Him. He provides for the birds of the air and covers the ground with a beautiful display of beauty for all to see. He provides for the fish of the sea and for the beasts roaming the earth. He is the creator of all things, and He has the biggest role in our lives.<br \/>\nThe earth knows God as creator, but we know Him as Father. He is our provider and our protector. He is a passionate Father who has counted the hairs on our head before we awake. He plans our steps before we take one, and He has set before us a future to walk into.<br \/>\nHe is not a vengeful God or a tyrant looking to expose our shame. He took our shame by sending His Son to die on the cross. He provided salvation in the form of a sacrifice. Doing these things pleases the Lord because He wants us to know Him as Father.<br \/>\nHe is the father to the fatherless, and He is perfect love. He is the One we call on for help and look to for strength and comfort. Before we were aware of our need, He provided for us.<br \/>\nCall upon the Father\u2019s name and know the riches of His mercies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:6 NLT From the beginning of life, children learn the distinction between the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":18624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1551],"tags":[496,34,699,2101,2124,193],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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