Almighty God
Almighty God is sovereign over everything and everybody all the time. He is infinitely knowledgeable, infinitely wise, infinitely powerful. He is totally other than we are.
Isaiah said:
In the year of King Uzziah’s death I [Isaiah] saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.” And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. (Isaiah 6:1–5)
We dare not minimize who He is or what He can do. His holiness is beyond our understanding; His hatred of sin more than we can fathom.
Yet! For those of us who have repented of our sins, believe Jesus Christ is God, the Son of God, and have received Christ as our Lord and Savior, Almighty God is our Father. (See Becoming a Child of God.)
Our Father
We, His children, have been chosen by Him, adopted into His family, and declared righteous. He has sealed us with His Holy Spirit, securing us for eternity when we’ll be holy and blameless before Him. Right now, He is at work in us, making us into the image of His Son. He is always with us, and never forgets us. He is always merciful, always comforting.
We are guaranteed access to Him, privileged to go before Him (Almighty God!) with boldness and confidence. He is our Father, after all.
Praise Our Father
Father, I praise You for choosing to bring me, and many others, into Your family. Because of Your love, You gave me, and all Your children, a special, eternal, love relationship with You. Because of Your love and mercy, You oversee my life, promising to bring good out of whatever happens. I praise You as my Father, infinitely wise and loving toward me. I am so grateful You are always with me, that You promise to never leave me. I cannot understand the magnitude of the awesome privileges You have granted me, but Father, I praise You.
