A Tender, Merciful Father
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that
fear him. Ps. 103:13.
Our God should be regarded as a tender, merciful father. The service of
God should not be looked upon as a heart-saddening, distressing exercise. It
should be a pleasure to worship the Lord and to take part in His work. As
the people of God meditate upon the plan of salvation their hearts will be
melted in love and gratitude. . . .
God would not have His children, for whom so great a salvation has been
provided, act as though He were a hard, exacting taskmaster. He is their
best friend, and when they worship Him, He expects to be with them to bless
and comfort them and fill their hearts with joy and love. The Lord desires
His children to take comfort in His service, and to find more pleasure than
hardship in His work. The Lord desires that those who come to worship Him
shall carry away with them precious thoughts of His care and love that they
may be cheered in all the employments of daily life, that they may have
grace to deal honestly and faithfully in all things. . . .
We dishonor God when we think of Him only as a judge ready to pass
sentence upon us, and forget that He is a loving Father. The whole spiritual
life is molded by our conceptions of God, and if we cherish erroneous views
of His character, our souls will sustain injury. We should see in God one
who yearns toward the children of men, longing to do them good. . . . All
through the Scriptures, God is represented as one who calls, woos by His
tender love, the hearts of His erring children. No earthly parent could be
as patient with the faults and mistakes of their children as is God with
those He seeks to save. No one could plead more tenderly with the
transgressor. No human lips ever poured out more tender entreaty to the
wanderer than does He. O shall we not love God, and show our love by humble
obedience? Let us have a care for our thoughts, our experiences, our
attitude toward God, for all His promises are but the breathings of
unutterable love.
>From That I May Know Him - Page 263
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