What a beautiful picture we’ve seen of God the Father, in sharp contrast to common ideas that He is stern, harsh, and overbearing. Through the redemption Christ has wrought, believers are adopted as God’s own children! Christ came to “redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons [and daughters]. And because you are sons [and daughters], God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son in your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba [a familial term of endearment], Father!’” (Galatians 4:5, 6). JTL9 6.1
If there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:7), imagine the joy of the Father to see you, redeemed and radiant, at Christ’s Second Coming! JTL9 6.2