God Isn't Everyone's Dad

People like to think that God is their Father because that means God will hear their prayers and care about what they ask for. God isn’t everyone’s Father though. 

God is the Father of those whose trust is in Christ. Jesus came to make a way for sinners to be reconciled to God and even included in his family. Only through Christ can God become our Father.

God is always good. He is good even to those who rebel against him and have never been reconciled to him. But God only promises to love and be a Father to those who come to him through Christ.    John 1:10–13 and Galatians 4:4–7.

Adapted Excerpt From: Starr Meade. “Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds.”