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An
adult male human being is considered a man.
Any man could co-produce children thus making him a
father. But it
takes a very special man to be called Daddy.
When
the phrase Daddy is uttered it indicates intimacy.
It reveals a deep, personal relationship that a child
and father share. It’s
a word of love and familiarity.
I
consider it a privilege to be able to have a daddy in my
life. As far
back as I can remember my father has always been
“Daddy”. I
know him, his ways, his voice.
I can sense his presence in a room.
Maybe the cologne he wears gives him away but I still
know when daddy’s there.
There are times when he’s very silent and
reflective and then there are times when I long for quiet
from him. I’ve
often been told that I look like my daddy.
Other family members have commented on how I “act
just like my father”.
Guess being around him all this time has caused me to
pick up some of his mannerisms.
(We may not always agree but I have a great deal of
respect and admiration for my daddy.)
With
that being said for an earthly father, how much more could
be said for our Heavenly Father?
Do you see Him as only a Father and not Daddy?
Father expresses a formal understanding of the
parent-child relationship.
Daddy is personal.
Being able to call God “Daddy” means you KNOW
Him, His ways and His voice. You recognize His touch and presence. You know when His
Spirit has entered a room without being able to see Him. You’re familiar with His Word because of time well spent in
His presence.
Jesus
was able to say “Abba, Father” because of constant
fellowship with the Father.
Jesus walked this earth knowing Whom He came from and
Who was always with Him.
Their rapport was instantly recognizable.
So
the next time you’re in your quite place or just thinking
about the goodness of God, spontaneously express your love
for Him by calling out “Daddy”. Create a mutual trust and admiration for the Father so that
saying Daddy doesn’t seem awkward but a natural expression
of affection. He’ll
love to hear it and you’ll be happy to have said it.
But
say “Abba” which is a warm, natural, loving word, fit
for one who is a little child with God, and makes bold to
lie in His bosom and look up into His face and talk with
holy boldness.
“Abba” is not a word, somehow, but a babe’s
lisping.
Oh how near we are to God when we can use such a
speech!
How dear He is to us and dear we are to Him when we
may address him, saying, like the great Son Himself,
“Abba, Father.”
Charles
Spurgeon
Fr:
“Adoption-The Spirit and the cry”
April
14, 1878
Scripture
References:
Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:4-7
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