3 - LORD'S PRAYER - the Lord´s Requirementsਨਮੂਨਾ

01 – Dear Father!

Before Jesus Christ, the Hebrew people often saw God as majestic and distant, enthroned in the heights of heaven. In the Old Testament, when writers spoke of Him, they used four unpronounceable letters—YHWH—to write the Name no one dared to say aloud: the great “I AM,” the Creator of heaven and earth.

But in the Gospels, Jesus refers to God as Father more than seventy times. This was a revolutionary revelation: God is our Father! He is no longer pictured only as the Judge seated at the tribunal of the law, but as One who draws near to thirsty hearts, rejoicing to be called “Father.” Because of this, we can approach Him with confidence, knowing that He listens, loves, and understands us—just as a father cares for his children. This was good news for people in Jesus’ day, and it remains good news for us today.

To illustrate this fatherly side of God’s character, Jesus told the story of a father and his two sons. You are invited to read this parable in Luke 15:11–32.

The father’s attitude toward his sons never changed: it was always love. Even though the younger son caused him deep grief, he was still loved by a heart overflowing with forgiveness, compassion, and care. The father never considered rejecting him. When the prodigal finally returned—tired, broken, and ashamed—the father ran to him and wrapped him in a warm embrace of love and acceptance.

Through this parable, Jesus revealed the very heart of God in simple, relatable language: no matter what the younger son had done, he was always loved, always forgiven. All he needed to do was return and receive the forgiveness that had already been waiting for him.