Andrew Murray wrote, "God is love, and speaking with all reverence, he can't help loving. We see his goodness toward the ungodly and his compassion on the erring. His fatherly love is manifested toward all his children."
By faith in Jesus Christ, we are adopted into God our Father's family. When we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit comes into our lives. "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God" (Romans 8:16).
Some people are afraid to let go and really believe that God loves them unconditionally and forever. The heart of God our Father is full of love. "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. But he who fears is not made perfect in love" (1 John 4:18). Perfect love is God our Father's love for us.
Knowing God as our loving heavenly Father is the real key to a wonderful prayer life. Jesus taught us to pray, "Our Father in heaven . . ." That's it. When we know that God really does love us and wants to help us, prayer becomes a daily relationship with God our Father.
The Holy Spirit gives each believer the assurance of God our Father's love. We read in Romans 5:5 that "the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." For this reason Andrew Murray wrote, "His fatherly love is manifested toward all his children."
