365 Ways to Know God by Elmer Towns May 27

365 Ways to Know God by Elmer Towns

(Devotional Readings on the Names of God)

THE FATHER: HIS NAME IS FATHER

I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another

comes in his own name, him you will receive.

JOHN 5:43

His Name is Father; this means that "Father" is more than a title. Men on Earth are called by the title "Father" because that is a description of all who sire children. But throughout eternity past, the first Person of the Trinity was known by His name "Father." He was called Father by His Son, Jesus Christ. Why is "Father" His name? The title reflects the intimacy of relationship that He had with Jesus and that He can have with you. The most important aspect of God is not His awesome power or His omniscient knowledge; the most important characteristic of God is His relationship with people, He is Father.

I worship You as My God because of Your almighty power. I magnify

You as my Lord because of all You've done for me. I follow You as my

Master because of Your wisdom and miracles. But I know You

intimately because You are my Father.

People did not pray to God in the Old Testament using the name "Father," so Jesus came to teach them to pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name" (Matt. 6:9). As a child goes to an earthly father with his needs, so you can take your requests and call Him by name.

My heavenly Father, hallowed be Your name in my thoughts,

actions and service. Father, I love Your name. It cheers me

when I am down. It gives me strength to serve when I am weak.

It guards me against evil when I'm tempted. Because I know You

by Your name, I come calling You Father. Amen.

Reading: John 12:27-50

Key Thought: Call Him by His name "Father."