I remember this time coaching basketball, where I had this one player whose dad was a very intense man. Every time this kid made a mistake on the court, his dad would obnoxiously and loudly ridicule him from the stands. His son would then look in the stands, acknowledge the words of his father, and then immediately hang is head low in discouragement. One night after our game I could tell this kid was feeling down, so I went to him and asked what was wrong. With big tears in his eyes, he said, “I think my dad is disappointed in me.” For many of us, we struggle with those same thoughts towards God. Because when we think of our God as father, we can easily hang our head low assuming the worst. For many, we are tempted to believe that God must be looking down on us as a disappointed dad because of our sins. And guilt can easily fill our minds as we assume how disappointed God must be with us. But that’s not the picture painted for us in Scripture when God is described as a Father. The Bible declares that our God is a good and strong father, who compassionately cares for His children. DECEMBER 6 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. PSALM 103: 13 “
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