My Father, My God

Dear Friend,
How are you? Hope you are well.

One of Psalms I love is Psalm 63:
O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:1~8)

Once in a while when I was half-awake on my bed in the morning, I would say to the Father, “Your lovingkindness is better than life. So my lips shall praise You.” And sometimes, I play in my phone Esther Mui’s song with lyrics of part of Psalm 63. Then, one day, verse 1 spoke to me specially, “O God, You are my God.”

We were taught by our Lord how to pray, i.e. The Lord’s Prayer, which starts with “Our Father in heaven.” Our Father. It’s corporate and we are community and family who have one Father. Yet, just like King David said, “You are my God,” I believe you and I should have this confession and relationship. Sadly, though, even Christians say blasphemy, “OMG” without discernment and without the slightest twinge of conscience. “Oh my God” is a precious call toward our Father. Special relationship with One who created the universe and you and me. Certainly personal, my God! 

One YouTube channel I’ve been watching from time to time has vlogs of the family who live in a rural area in France. A French husband, a Korean wife and their four children: two boys and twin girls. I started to watch their vlog for the first time perhaps a couple of years back, as their little twin girls’ conversation with the mom in Korean was simply cuteness overload. Watching some vlogs in the channel, I found out some wise decisions of the mom. Once in a while, she had kind of “alone together” time with each of her kids in turn. So, one day, she took a day trip with her older boy. Another day, with her younger boy, and so forth. In each trip, I saw every kid of hers loved time alone with their mom. The kids are very sweet and nice, and especially the older brothers take good care of their little twin sisters. And they love one another’s company together with their parents. Yet, when each of them had a bonding time with their mom alone, they were even happier. They shared their honest thoughts and feelings with their mom. And I felt the mom also enjoy some quality time, focusing on one child at a time.

In a Korean show I watched recently, there was a scene from 1960’s that a poor mother woke up her oldest girl in the middle of the night, while two other younger children were left asleep. The mother knew her days were numbered, and wanted to say her will and to have special moment with her oldest girl. She gave her girl some precious meals only for her. Perhaps that scene seemed to remind my sister in California of her own precious memory with our mother. I recalled she used to say that one night when she was little, mom woke her up and gave her favorite meal, when I was asleep. I also had some memories alone with mom. When my sister went to elementary school, mom took me to a brand-new department store. I was a little girl, and escalator was new to me. Mom took my hand, comforting me, and we took escalators together. I think she perhaps bought me something, but cannot recall other stuffs. But, certainly the day is one of my fond memories.

Friend, 
I guess you might have special memories alone with your dad, your mom or your kid. Likewise each one of us has special memory and personal relationship with our Father, through thick and thin. The moment when our Father is my Father, my God. Our Father is a personal God. He is your God, your Creator, your Friend, your Father, just as He is mine. He longs for personal relationship with you. It’s my prayer that you and I may have personal and special moments & memories with Him even more, as we develop relationship with Him each day. Today or tonight, we might say to Him, “You are my God!”

Have a bliss!
Julie

Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”
She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary!”
She turned and said to Him, “Rabboni!” (which is to say, Teacher).
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
(John 20:14~17)