OF GOD THE FATHER
LORD’S DAY 9
26. What do you believe when you say: “I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth”?
That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who of nothing made heaven and earth with all that is in them,1Genesis 1:31; Psalm 33:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 11:3 who likewise upholds, and governs them by His eternal counsel and providence,2Psalm 104:2-5; Matthew 10:30; Hebrews 1:3; Psalm 115:3; Acts 17:24-25 is for the sake of Christ, His Son, my God and my Father,3John 1:12; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5-7; Ephesians 1:5; 3:14-16; Matthew 6:8 in whom I so trust as to have no doubt that He will provide me with all things necessary for body and soul;4Psalm 55:22; Matthew 6:25-26; Luke 12:22-24; Psalm 90:1-2 and further, that whatever evil He sends upon me in this valley of tears, He will turn to my good;5Romans 8:28; Acts 17:27-28 for He is able to do it, being Almighty God,6Romans 10:12 and willing also, being a faithful Father.7Matthew 7:9-11; Numbers 23:19