Steven A. Bush - May 26, 2013
Like Father, Like Son, Like Daughter
As God's children prepare to cross the Jordan River and take possession of the Promised Land, Moses preaches to the people. While Moses won't be going in, he deeply cares for these ones he has spent 40 years with in the wilderness. The summary of Moses' sermon with respect to our relationship with God would be: Fear Him; Live to please Him; Love Him; Serve Him; and Obey Him... But Moses goes further. He describes God our Father as great, mighty, and awesome because of His omnipotent creative prowess, but he also describes God as One who deeply loves and cares, a Defender of orphans, widows, aliens, and the most destitute among us. The Psalmists so the same. We see that the God of the Universe, our Heavenly Father, is a God who stoops rather than a God who struts. No where is this more clearly demonstrated than when God sends His Son Jesus to make us His own. And Jesus was just like His Father. As God's beloved children, we will seek to emulate our Father--becoming a people who stoop--a people who help those who cannot help themselves.