In Matthew chapter 6 Jesus spoke:
8 “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
Jesus specifically expressed the Truth of THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY is OUR FATHER yet people continually call HIM by the most generic name of GOD. Wouldn’t that be similar to me calling you man or woman and never calling you by an intimate and personal name? The term “FATHER” denotes relationship and attributes reverence and respect to the ONE WHO brought me forth.
Jesus continued:
14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
When you pray or when you refer to HIM, shouldn’t you reverence HIM by addressing HIM as FATHER? HE does know that HE is your father but you should reinforce that reality with reverence when speaking to HIM or about HIM. HIS “proper” name is LORD GOD ALMIGHTY as we see in Revelation chapter 4:
8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
“Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!”
What kind of relationship are you promoting with the words of your mouth? HE once told me in the midst of my 10 year time of prayer in the 1990’s “Don’t call ME GOD! MY name is either FATHER or LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, you choose which one to address ME by.” I chose FATHER. That is HIS relationship to me for I am HIS son. Once you embrace this Truth, your spirit will note every time you hear someone address HIM solely as GOD, especially someone in the ministry. You may say that I am splitting hairs but if it were not important HE would not have corrected me during prayer. Thankfully HE was not upset at HIS son but simply wanted me to grow spiritually in my relationship with HIM. Now you know why I always capitalize and reference to HIM in these blogs. It is out of pure reverence, honor, and respect.