Like as a Father

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Apr 23, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 17.

Like as a Father.—In His constant love and care, God compares Himself with mother-love—He will not, can not, forget. But in strong pardoning pity, He likens Himself to the father. "Like as a father pitieth [the word is stronger than pardon, and includes love] his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him." With fervent love, with tender pity, with strong helpfulness, God regards every soul who would lead a better life. How the true father longs for his child! He sees that child's blunders, mistakes, sins, and the awful results if the course is persisted in; but he pities still. Such pity, such love, ought to lead to whole-hearted consecration to our heavenly Father.