Who is the Father in Our Father?

Last week I asked who put the “our” in “Our Father.” I have several other questions to go with this one. However, the one on my mind now is, who is the Father in Our Father? I know some will say “duh, the father in Our Father is God.” That is true the Father in Our Father is God. But who is this God? I’m sure theologians could and have written volumes on this subject. I just want to give an answer on a blog to this question.
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Study with Sara-Mirror Mirror on The Wall-Who’s the fairest of us all!

The mirror said: “You, my queen, are fair; it is true. But Little Snow-White is still -A thousand times fairer than you.”

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We have all heard this fairy tale, read this fairy tale, told this fairy tale and lived this fairy tale, most likely, but have we understood this fairy tale? A great teaching story from Grimm’s “Snow White.”
We look and sometimes feel a twist of horror at the jealousy grown from a seed in the life of child to adult as we think on this story.
Do we understand how this seed got there and just what a undistinguished weed it will be?
In the book of James, Chapter I and verses 21- 25, James gives us a glimpse of the various variegated seeds of jealousy and other like seeds.
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Our Father

“Our Father” the opening proclamation of the Lord’s Prayer or the Disciple’s Prayer depending on your point of view. The question that has been going through my mind when meditating on these two words, “is who put the ‘our” in Our Father?”
Did Jesus put the “our” there? Is he claiming us as a fellow child of God? I’m sure many of us will be quick to say that Jesus did put the “our in “Our Father” and he is claiming us as fellow children of God. I’m just as sure that this answer will thrill many of us.
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Trust in Your Word

In a recent lesson at our church on Sunday, 1Peter was being studeind and discussed. One thing that had been pointed out was that Pete had exhorted us from a a quote out f the book of Leviticus…to “be ye holy for I AM Holy, saith the Lord.” Peter goes on to admonish us to abstain from worldly lusts and the pride of life and the sin that so easily besets us so that when we are before the people they will see our godly conduct and praise our Father in Heaven.

In Psalm 119:74, it gives, in a way confirmation to what Peter is saying; “they that fear Thee will be glad when they see me, because
they see I have trusted in Your Word.” That is kind of what Gary & Sara both were saying about our conduct before the people of this
age. Then, in Ps. 119:109, there is another witness to what Peter says about living so that when people see how your life is before
them, not giving into lusts and greed and narcissistic ways, so then they will praise the Heavenly Father. It says, “my soul is
continually in my hand.”

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We have something to BE HAPPY ABOUT!

We have a KING to PRAISE!

I Chronicles 16: 23-34 ” Let the whole earth sing to the Lord! Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Publish his glorious deeds among the
nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods. The gods of
other nations are mere idols, but the Lord made the heavens! Honor and majesty surround him; strength and joy fill his dwelling. O nations of the
world, recognize the Lord, recognize that the Lord is glorious and strong. Give to the Lord the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into
his presence. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. Let the
heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice! Tell all the nations, ‘The Lord reigns!’ Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the fields
and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise, for the Lord is coming to judge the earth.”

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Study with Sara-Are you a Star-Walker or Star-Gazer?

“Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” (James 4:17)

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This scripture is very interesting to me. First, I am thinking, I would not sin if I did not know the right thing to do? Am I right or wrong on this thinking? But, if I knew to do the right thing or a good thing and did not do it then I have sinned? Right? Wrong?
Does ignorance exempt me from sinning?
Does staying home and minding my own business rather than showing involvement in community, church and nations give me a free ticket from sin?
When my children were very young I started ending my greetings to them, be good, do good and be happy. When I would drop then off for school, I would say be good, do good and be happy. When they were in college I continued to say be good, do good and be happy. I still do. I email them, call them and bless them with these words. I have always felt from my learning that if we were good, did good , we would be happy.

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