Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
Joshua 1:9
![]() The song “Good Good Father” is a song I have been familiar with for a few years. I decided to listen to it before even starting to write this post and the music, melody and especially lyrics did not disappoint. It’s a song that reminds me of God’s unconditional love for me. It’s a love that is gentle, sure, not influenced in any way by what I have done or failed to do. The first verse states: Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think You're like But I've heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night And You tell me that You're pleased and that I'm never alone. God is truly a personal God. We can listen to other people’s experiences, read volumes on theological explanations on who He is and what He is like but until you experience Him for yourself all of that lovely info means nothing. Knowing about Him can never compare to knowing Him intimately, personally. I once again look at one of my most written about characters in the Bible, David. There is no doubt that he had a very intimate relationship with his God. He went through numerous trials, challenges, tests, betrayal, rejection and through it all he learned to trust his God. He knew what it was like to be alone and without human support, he knew about unfair treatment, he knew about temptation and sin, but he also knew through experience that in spite of all of these things his God loved him and that he was never actually alone in the face of these trials. Jesus too, faced His own challenges of opposition, betrayal and loneliness. His walk was a lonely, difficult one but He never gave up because His heavenly Father with whom He communicated daily was always there for and with Him. Elijah was a powerful man of God. He performed great miracles and after defeating and killing the prophets of Baal, queen Jezebel threatened to kill him. He ran for his life scared, alone and praying to die. What did God do? He fed and refreshed him and after several days gave him a fresh revelation of Himself and even reminded him that he was not alone, that there were seven thousand others like him who had refused to worship Baal (1 Kings 19:1-18). That “tender whisper of love in the dead of night” many of us can probably testify about. Those alone times when we may feel totally spent and as if we can’t go on, we don’t even want to go on, we just want to give up, give in, throw in the towel. I think we have all faced times like that and some are probably facing them now. God never gives up on us even when we give up on Him and He has this interesting and timely way of letting us know that He’s right there, He is pleased with us, we are not alone. I think many times, it’s not a question of if He’s there but whether or not we are able to feel His presence, have that intimate knowledge that He is right there watching over us and caring about our every move. Just yesterday, I was faced with a challenging time. I was having quite a full day trying to juggle one task after the next. I had an assignment to fulfil but was also feeling extremely tired and quite frankly I was incapable of thinking clearly. I finally decided to take a rest. During that very brief time I also chose to just rest in Him. I had asked for His help with that assignment and realised I was too tired to think properly and that I had to let it go, release it to Him and let Him handle it. Mind you I was feeling frustrated because time was very limited but I had the choice to crash and burn or to rest, refresh and continue. I lay on my bed and it was a few minutes of complete, total and much needed rest. When I arose, the ideas just started to flow and I was able to complete my task better than I could have imagined. I had to truly thank Him because He brought all the ideas together. I realize that maybe like Elijah He was more interested in my health and well-being and needed to ensure that I got adequate rest before continuing with the job. He also wanted me to trust Him. I had asked for His help more than once but He knew that rest was first priority. That is how much He cares for me. Sometimes, it just takes rest and trust and remembering that we are never alone, that He is always there, a present help when we need it. I know life can be tough, believe me I know. But we also have a heavenly Father who has promised to never leave us or forsake us. Even in our most lonely of times, like David, like Jesus, like Elijah, He is always there helping, covering, protecting, and just plain loving us even when we don’t deserve it. He is indeed a good, good Father and we are loved by Him. If you have not asked Jesus Christ to be Lord of your life, I encourage you to do so now. We all need a loving, caring Daddy who loves us and is always there for us no matter what.
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