Whose Your Daddy?
Author; Pat Aman<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am repeating this devotional today to remind not only you, but myself, who our Heavenly Father God is in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u202d\u202dI Corinthians\u202c \u202d15:48-49\u202c \u202d\u201cAs was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Colossians 1:12
(We are) giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a h<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I am thinking about the many blessings that our Father God bestows on us, I want to share a story and a little history. I do not remember who wrote this story, but it is worth sharing with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning, they went for breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white haired man moving from table to table, visiting with the guests. The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife, \u201cI hope he doesn\u2019t come over here.\u201d But sure enough, the man did come over to their table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere are you folks from?\u201d he asked in a friendly voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOklahoma,\u201d they answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGreat to have you here in Tennessee,\u201d the stranger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you do for a living?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI teach at a seminary,\u201d the professor replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you? Well, I\u2019ve got a really good story for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with the couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The professor groaned and thought to himself, \u201cGreat, just what I need\u2013another preacher story!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man started, \u201cSee that mountain over there?\u201d (He pointed out a restaurant window). \u201cNot far from the base of that mountain, there was a boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up, because every place he went, he was always asked, \u201cHey boy, who\u2019s your daddy?\u201d Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or drug store, people would ask the same question, \u201cWho\u2019s your daddy?\u201d He would hide at recess and lunchtime from other students. He would avoid going into stores because that question hurt him so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he was about 12 years old, a new preacher came to his church. He would always go in late and slip out early to avoid hearing the question, \u201cWho\u2019s your daddy?\u201d But one day, the new preacher said the benediction so fast, the boy got caught and had to walk out with the crowd. Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher, not knowing anything about the young man, put his hand on his shoulder and asked him, \u201cSon, who\u2019s your daddy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The whole church got deathly quiet. He could feel every eye in the church looking at him. Now everyone would finally know the answer to the, question, \u201cWho\u2019s your daddy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new preacher, though, sensed the situation around him and using discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give, said the following to the scared little boy. \u201cWait a minute! I know who you are. I see the family resemblance now. \u201cYou are a child of God.\u201d With that he patted the boy on his shoulder and said, \u201cBoy, you\u2019ve got a great inheritance. Go and claim it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boy smiled for the first time in a long time and walked out the door a changed person. He was never the same again. Whenever anybody asked him, \u201cWho\u2019s your Daddy?\u201d he\u2019d just tell them, \u201cI\u2019m a child of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said, \u201cIsn\u2019t that a great story?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The professor responded that it really was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the man turned to leave, he said, \u201cYou know, if that new preacher hadn\u2019t told me that I was one of God\u2019s children, I probably would never have amounted to anything!\u201d And he walked away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seminary professor and his wife were stunned. He called the waitress over and asked, \u201cDo you know that man who just left that was sitting at our table?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The waitress grinned and said, \u201cOf course. Everybody here knows him. That\u2019s Ben Hooper. He\u2019s the former governor of Tennessee!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I asked you today, \u201cWhose Your Daddy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen He said to His disciples, \u201cTherefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. \u201cDo not fear, little flock, for it is your Father\u2019s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.\u201d
\u202d\u202dLuke\u202c \u202d12:22-24, 26-28, 30-32\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This devotional is a \u00a91996\/2022
Coffee With Pat Miniseries & WestBow a Division Of Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976\u2026\u2026\u2026. Publishers \u2764 Respected Authors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Whose Your Daddy?Author; Pat Aman I am repeating this devotional today to remind not only you, but myself, who our Heavenly Father God is in our lives. \u202d\u202dI Corinthians\u202c \u202d15:48-49\u202c \u202d\u201cAs was the man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotions","author-admin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2225,"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224\/revisions\/2225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}