7 Classes about God’s Love We Study from Fathers

“However you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, sluggish to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.” Psalm 86:15

Two of my grown sons are fathers, and I like seeing the compassion of their eyes as they father or mother their youngsters with endurance and understanding. Love guides them, and I’m blessed to witness their compassionate interactions with my grandchildren.

Regardless of what some individuals imagine about God—that He’s offended and wrathful— we all know He’s sluggish to anger and stuffed with grace. As 2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord just isn’t sluggish in holding his promise, as some perceive slowness. As an alternative, he’s affected person with you, not wanting anybody to perish, however everybody to come back to repentance.”

His compassion runs deep, and His faithfulness abounds to all generations. He’s the One we flip to for consolation in our trials. Like our earthly dads who obtain us with open arms, we are able to run to Abba Father and discover compassion in our struggles.

“Reward be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our troubles, in order that we are able to consolation these in any bother with the consolation we ourselves obtain from God. For simply as we share abundantly within the sufferings of Christ, so additionally our consolation abounds by way of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-5)

“Lord, thank You for comforting us with compassionate love and beauty.”