I have a 5-year-old son named Damian (his mother named him). He is an amazing little guy. He has some special needs, but he refuses to let it stifle his joy. One really cool thing about him is, he’s a daddy’s boy. I am not just saying that because I happen to be his daddy. He lights up when I enter the room. I am the Joy of his heart. He loves his mother, but he goes bananas when daddy shows up. I love that about that kid. As his father I love him and am overwhelmed by the fact that he loves me without reserve.

I more fully understand the Father’s love for us, his children more through the relationship I have with my son. Now, I don’t believe its wise to always try and understand God by our earthy examples. We are simply too small to for the measure to be true. But, when it’s a principle already laid out in scripture, then it is all right. This is a clear in the bible; Jesus himself told us that the best way to approach God was as a father. "This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…” Matt 6:9

As the ultimate Father he loves that his Children delight at his appearing. Have you ever thought about how much God tells us to worship him? He is happy when we love being in his presence. Why, because there is no one like daddy. Daddy is better then everyone else and daddy loves for us to love him. Yes, we are to enjoy the world created by daddy, enjoy others in our path, and do the work he has asked us to do. But, without daddy’s presence it’s all worthless because he has no rivals.

That’s what I learned from my 5-year-old. It’s a critical lesson for everyone who is a child of God. Yes, the Father must discipline us and in fact we are not children if we aren’t disciplined. “Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children? God corrects all of his children, and if he doesn't correct you, then you don't really belong to him.” Hebrews 12:7-9 But, in spite of the kind of father you have or had on earth, God wants to Father you perfectly. God’s not a bully, a piggy bank, or an uninterested party. He is a loving Father.