"Daddy?"

# 705 Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 14:36 And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."

In this day and age of busted families, and gender role reversal, I'm afraid most of us miss the power of this personal plea from Jesus to His Daddy. Oh that we would see a rise in biblical courageous fatherhood in this land!

In using the term “Abba,” Jesus helps us to see the perfect love relationship between a Son and His Father. “Abba” is the equivalent of our word “daddy.” Have you ever heard a child speak that word to his earthly father? Go ahead, say it out loud right now and put a question mark behind it. “Daddy?”

A child asks it because they believe their daddy loves them dearly and that daddy is capable of helping them through any predicament they may find themselves in.

Well, listen, you may not have had such an earthly daddy, but because you have faith in Jesus you have been adopted by a heavenly Daddy. Ro 8:15b says, “but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, (Daddy) Father." and
Ga 4:6 says, “And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, (Daddy) Father!"

Because of this adoption you can address Father God with the same confidence that Jesus addressed Him. “Daddy? Will You help me through this predicament?” And because He is the perfect Daddy, He will.

Daddy, one of our predicaments today is we have lost the model of biblical fatherhood in the land. Will You help us through this and help us restore it?