Who's Your Daddy, Now!?

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  I can't tell you how much I hated the slang phrase: "Who's your Daddy!" Maybe because the source was usually some big mouth braggart trash talking after beating an opponent! 

 Maybe because of the Daddy issues in my own life or the way it conjured up memories of abusive situations against women that I have known! 

In any case you can imagine how I felt the first time I heard a Sister in Christ  refer to Jesus in a heartfelt and sincere prayer as her Daddy! It knocked me off my chair! 

How dare she speak of my Holy and Magnificent Lord in such a common way reducing Him to the level of vulgarity heard on many sin infested streets of society...UNTIL... I did my own research! Here's what I found!

True enough, Who's Your Daddy,  does have a sordid historical context as far back as 1681 according the the Historical Dictionary of American Slang.  Sex workers used it in conversations among themselves to identify which Pimp or Madame they belong to! It morphed over time into modern usage defining unbiblical relationships, such as same-sex couples to identify the dominant partner.  Today the phrase is used ignorantly, innocently or affectionately but can still carry a nefarious meaning.  

But getting back to that Sister in Christ!  She Got It Right!  According to Scripture God is our Daddy!  And now I've got proof!

GOD IS OUR 'ABBA' FATHER!

Abba, is an Aramaic word with Semitic roots that means Father,  Dad, or even Papa.
God became our Father, through our Spiritual Adoption into the Body of Christ. As in our family of origin, a child is related through the parents even if adopted, legally possessing the standing and rights of all other siblings in the family unit.  We are joint heirs with Christ sharing in the love that God has for His only begotten Son, Jesus.  God has no Bonus or Step children!  CLICK HERE: Romans 8:15-17

GOD IS MORE THAN JUST A DADDY!

 

When Jesus prepared Himself for the agony of the cross His thoughts were not only for what He was going to do for us (pay the ultimate sacrifice for our sins) but the separation He would endure from His Abba Father! Jesus's cry of despair was more than a child crying for Daddy in the dark when they are afraid! More than pleading for help when we find ourselves in trouble! It denotes both intimacy and obedience.  This elevates the term to a much higher meaning than commonly used even among Christians for the piece that is often missing when we say it is our commitment to total surrender to God's authority in our life.   CLICK HERE: Mark 14:34-36   

 

THE SPIRIT OF 'ABBA' IS IN OUR HEARTS!

Those who are saved have a second chance for the Perfect Father we always wanted!  Perhaps you've always yearned to be a "Daddy's Girl" but was denied the chance. You might not even know who your biological father is! It is a fact that Father-Daughter relationships are crucial to the emotional and spiritual development of a woman! It affects how we see ourselves and how much or little we allow others to shape us into an image of their own desires!

Given the importance, the Apostle Paul gives Christians three crucial reminders:

1. Our full identity and personhood is fulfilled in God through Christ. No need to look further! 

2.  God sees us as His child and we have access to every resource Christ has. Claim it!!

3.  Because we are legally and spiritually his children God  gives us the experiences of His Son, joy, pain, worth, eternality in spirit!  CLICK HERE: Galatians 4:5-6

I pray that you have come to understand the wonderful relationship described above. That you can finally say,  I am a Daddy's Girl!!!  That like me,  my desire is to always please my Father, and although disappointment cannot be avoided know that His love won't waiver one bit when I do! 

Who's "Your" Daddy?!

UNTIL NEXT TIME...

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