IS GOD AN ABUSIVE FATHER

IS GOD AN ABUSIVE FATHER?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Matthew 7:11 (NKJV)

Legalistic religion is so limiting. It implies that God allows pain and heartache either to punish us or teach us things. When tragedy strikes, we’re told, “Well, it’s all part of God’s plan.” The trouble is, we begin to see God as a sadistic, vindictive abuser instead of the loving Father God He is. Today’s verse directly contradicts legalistic teaching. It says that if we as imperfect humans know how to give good gifts to our children, how much more will our loving Father God give good things to us when we ask Him! I’m a father of five and a grandpa, and I love my kids and grandkids. I want them to have the best. I would never intentionally cause them harm. I couldn’t even imagine giving them a cold, let alone cancer, and I’m not perfect.God is the perfect father! If you found out that a father had broken one of his kids’ legs to teach them something, you would report him for child abuse. Yet that's the way many people look at God. In today’s verse, Jesus is saying that if loving earthly fathers know how to treat their kids right, how much more so does God? God IS love! Have you developed an inaccurate picture of God? If so, it’s time to challenge those old pictures and replace them with the truth. As you read the Bible, focusing especially on the Gospels and New Testament, you’ll discover thatyou have a loving Father God who wants only the very best for you!