CoffeeWithFather

Galatians 4:
4 But when the right time came, the time God decided on, he sent his Son, born of a woman, born as a Jew,
5 to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law so that he could adopt us as his very own sons.
6 And because we are his sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, so now we can rightly speak of God as our dear Father.    (Living Bible)

One of the biggest problems we human beings face, is that we view God our Father as having the same strengths and weaknesses as our own earthly father.
That is because a father is meant to reflect the fatherhood of God to his children.
That's an awesome responsibility, which needs the anointing of the Holy Spirit to accomplish.

So what kind of father is God? First of all, He is the Father of the fatherless.
Psalm 68:
4 Sing praises to the Lord!
Raise your voice in song to him who rides upon the clouds!
Jehovah is his name - oh, rejoice in his presence.
5 He is a father to the fatherless;
he gives justice to the widows, for he is holy.
6 He gives families to the lonely,
and releases prisoners from jail, singing with joy!
But for rebels there is famine and distress.    (Living Bible)

Our God is a mighty God whom we are to praise with singing. He is the one who is at home in the heavens. His name Jehovah means the mighty Creator, the One who holds everything together so that the universe works in perfect order and the earthly processes and systems work the way He intended   (verse 4 above).

Yet, though He is the mighty God, sustaining the whole universe, He is also the One who has time and care to pay attention to those who have lost their fathers in the earth. He has time and care to remember women who have lost their husbands.
In other words, He cares about those who all who find themselves in a vulnerable position and who can be taken advantage of.
His will is never for people to find themselves abandoned, but He wants everyone to be in an accepting family situation.

He is also concerned with those who find themselves in prison in their spirit, soul or body.
For instance, people who do not know Him are in spiritual prison, because they have not come to the understanding, deep on the inside, that the Lord Jesus has died to set us humans free in our spirit.
People who are imprisoned in their soul are those involved in destructive lifestyles; people going in a wrong direction in life; people who are part of the problem and not part of the solution.
Those who are imprisoned in their body may be people who are physically ill. They are also people who live only for their body and its desires.
The Apostle John explains it like this:
1 John 2:
15 Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love these things you show that you do not really love God;
16 for all these worldly things, these evil desires - the craze for sex, the ambition to buy everything that appeals to you, and the pride that comes from wealth and importance - these are not from God. They are from this evil world itself.
17 And this world is fading away, and these evil, forbidden things will go with it, but whoever keeps doing the will of God will live forever.    (Living Bible)
Our heavenly Father does not condemn any person in the situations mentioned above, or indeed any other unfortunate situation.

Instead He wants us all to come voluntarily into a Father-Child relationship with Him through the Lord Jesus Christ, so He can bring them out of whatever prison they are trapped in.
John 8:
34 Jesus replied, "You are slaves of sin, every one of you.
35 And slaves don’t have rights, but the Son has every right there is!
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free!    (Living Bible)
Praise to the Father for the freedom offered to us in the Lord Jesus Christ.

After we have refused out of our life, the rebellion that has taken us in a destructive direction (Psalm 68: 6 above), then our Father says this is how we must begin praying about our imprisonment:
Psalm 18:
3 All I need to do is cry to him - oh, praise the Lord - and I am saved from all my enemies!
4 Death bound me with chains, and the floods of ungodliness mounted a massive attack against me.
5 Trapped and helpless, I struggled against the ropes that drew me on to death.
6 In my distress I screamed to the Lord for his help.
And he heard me from heaven; my cry reached his ears.   (Living Bible)
Psalm 107:
28 Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and he saves them.
29 He calms the storm and stills the waves.
30 What a blessing is that stillness as he brings them safely into harbor!
31 Oh, that these men would praise the Lord for his loving-kindness and for all of his wonderful deeds!
32 Let them praise him publicly before the congregation and before the leaders of the nation.    (Living Bible)
Romans 5:
5 Then, when that happens, we are able to hold our heads high no matter what happens and know that all is well, for we know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere within us because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.   (Living Bible)

Today is the day to cry out to our Father in heaven.
Today is the day to open our heart to, and receive, from the Lord Jesus, His freedom from sin.
Today is the day to allow the Holy Spirit to fill us to the full with God's love.

Prayer:
Loving heavenly Father,
today I have understood that Your attitude toward me (say your name) is one of love.
Today I refuse out of my heart and life every attitude of rebellion I have had toward You, mighty God and Father.
I don't want to be a slave to sin and waywardness and sickness any longer.
Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Son of God and You have every right there is.
I cry out to You to bring me out of prison and make me free with Your kind of freedom.
Lord Holy Spirit, flood my life with Your love today.
I ask these blessings in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, my Saviour and Redeemer,
Amen.