Father Forever

"For unto us a Child is born
For unto us a Son is given;
And the government shall be upon His shoulder
And He shall be called
Wonderful
Counselor
Mighty God..

the EVERLASTING FATHER..." Isaiah 9:6

A Father that never quits being your father. I love that. I have an extraordinary father. He is everything a father should be and more. He is also my friend and a wonderful counselor himself but he remains primarily my father.

Knowing there is a gaping hole in hearts that have never known this kind of love, it is almost hard to write those words. But the truth is my dad is who he is because he knows my heavenly Father and they work quite well together , my dad raising me and Father God leading him. The raising doesn't stop at any time and it will go on until one of us is in heaven. I love knowing that.

An Everlasting Father is the One who placed us in our mother's wombs and will be standing at heaven's gates to welcome us home. That is amazing. From inception to death..."standing between two eternities" ....brings us intimately close to the Mighty God, Counselor, who is Wonderful.

With so many familiar folks having stood over the graves of their loved ones recently this fact, the touching of heaven, is overshadowed by a Father that is waiting for us in eternity.
He is there along with our others who would shout out if we could hear, "Everlasting Father is good and loves you more than you can fathom. He is looking upon you now and with a heart of love. He wants you to make sure and be here with us. Don't give up. Don't look back. Don't put off accepting His love gift to us all...Jesus. You'll be so thankful you did. It's more than you could ever imagine and is a place prepared just for you."

Aren't you glad that everlasting means forever. Life here is so finite. Everything in our lives is subject to change, but He isn't. One of my favorite verses reads like this,

"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,
Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.

The eternal God is your refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms; " Deuteronomy 33:26 & 27a

Anytime we need a strong arm to depend on, a refuge, a help, He remains the same...
He is the
Everlasting Father.