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Our Daily Bread - Saturday, June 9, 2018
by RBC Ministries

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The Perfect Father

Read: Psalm 27 | Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 32-33; John 18:19-40

Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
Psalm 27:10

Standing in the crowded store aisle, I struggled to find the perfect Father's Day card. Although we had reconciled after years of a strained connection, I had never felt close to my dad.

The woman next to me groaned and shoved the card she'd been reading back into the display. "Why can't they make cards for people who don't have good relationships with their fathers, but are trying to do the right thing?"

She stormed off before I could respond, so I prayed for her. Thanking God for affirming only He could be a perfect Father, I asked Him to strengthen my relationship with my dad.

I long for deeper intimacy with my heavenly Father too. I want David's confidence in God's constant presence, power, and protection (Psalm 27:1-6).

When David cried out for help, he expected God's answers (vv. 7-9). Though earthly parents could reject, abandon, or neglect their children, David declared God's unconditional acceptance (v. 10). He lived with assurance in the Lord's goodness (vv. 11-13). Like most of us, David sometimes struggled, but the Holy Spirit helped him persevere in trust and dependence on the Lord (v. 14).

We will encounter difficult relationships on this side of eternity. But even when people fall short, fail us, or hurt us, we're still completely loved and protected by the only Perfect Father.

Lord, thank You for being a Father we can always count on.

Godâ€”the Perfect Fatherâ€”will never let us down, leave us, or stop loving us.

By Xochitl Dixon

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