“So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when He adopted you as His own children. Now we call Him, ‘Abba, Father.’” (Romans 8:15 NLT)
What do you call God? The Big Guy in the Sky? The Man Upstairs? Dear eight-pound, six-ounce Baby Jesus? Then you don’t know Him. Those titles may be clever and funny, but they certainly aren’t intimate.
If you know God, you are likely to be far more specific with Him, and the words you use will reflect your accurate understanding of Him. Maybe God graciously forgave you for decades of sins and you gratefully call Him “Savior.” Perhaps when you pray, you call God “Healer” because He’s healed your broken heart. Maybe you call Him “Comforter” because He has come alongside and provided company in your misery. Maybe you call Him “Fortress” or “Rock” or “Strength.” Maybe you’ve found yourself backed into a corner, with nowhere to turn, and He’s “Provider” to you. When you feel totally alone, perhaps you call Him “Friend.” Maybe, whether your earthly father has been there for you or not, you call God “Father.”
What do you call God? Your answer may be a clue to how well you know Him. Or don’t.
-- Adapted from Craig Groeschel in “The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living as if He Doesn’t Exist”
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