Those two words effectively wipe away 99% of the doctrines of churches worldwide. What simplicity! Jesus did not need to write 50 books explaining Who Our Heavenly Father is. Instead, He began what is known as “The Lord’s Prayer” with two simple words that convey the Character and Divine Intent of Our Heavenly Father. Jesus wiped away centuries of misperception about who the Lord God Almighty was.
The foundation of the “restoration of all mankind” boils down to those two words. “Our Father” establishes the parent-child relationship. Nothing can change that reality. The “Sons of GOD” revelation is based on those two words and we MUST have been created in HIS likeness with the potential of power and authority resident in us. “Like Father, like son” is in its truest representation here.
The ego, or the old man, would have us believe that HE is some distant, cruel ruler who will wipe us out in an instant and throw us into hell, locking the door behind us. However, that is not the reality. Once our eyes are opened to HIS unfailing Love for HIS children, we can see the necessity for correction, trials, and testing. Every father wants his children to grow up into fruitful vessels. Jesus stated this way:
Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Jesus clearly stated how Love responds in the parent-child relationship. Unless we suffered abuse by our parents, we can all relate to this comparison. Those who grew up without the nurturing love of a parent must overcome the ego’s desire to keep this revelation from coming alive in their hearts. The hurt and the pain create walls around the heart as a protection mechanism. This often manifests physically in some form of ailment, addiction, or weight issue. Dr. Speckhart once shared a story that a lady came to his office with cancer in her body. Our Heavenly Father gave him a word of knowledge about her condition. The cancer was there due to bitterness she held against her grandmother. He asked if he could pray with her and she agreed. She forgave her grandmother and her cancer began to shrink and ultimately left her body. The root of bitterness was plucked out and the body responded, returning to normal.
We expect everyone else to be perfect (a form of judgment) yet we regard our own humanity with mercy. If we are truly to walk in Love, we must see others as Our Heavenly Father sees them. We must continually forgive them of their sins and lawlessness. They will suffer correction but we need not influence the correction in a malicious manner. Our Heavenly Father will make sure that the Law of Equal Weights and Measures is enforced but it will be done in a fully righteous manner.
When we truly embrace those two words “Our Father”, the walls of division will come down and HIS Nature will begin to take over our essence. We will internally change first. As a result, the outer will begin to reflect the internal. Our eyes will be opened to see, our ears will be opened to hear, and our bodies will return to normal. Sickness and disease no longer rule over our bodies. “Our Father” will see to that. It is really that simple!