{"product_id":"2940016593432","title":"Like Father, Like Sons: Meditations on God as our Father","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;WAS YOUR FATHER\u003cbr\u003e  GENEROUS, GENTLE \u0026amp; GRACIOUS?\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;\/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Your Heavenly Father is. The problem is that we see the Father\u003cbr\u003e  through our earthly father. We are all given lenses at some point\u003cbr\u003e  in our childhood, and we still wear them even as we begin to\u003cbr\u003e  parent our own children. The lenses gray our understanding of\u003cbr\u003e  the Father. Who is He? What does He think of me? Does He\u003cbr\u003e  accept me? Is He proud of me? What does He want from me?  \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Herein lies the beauty of the gospel: In Christ, our lenses are\u003cbr\u003e  removed so we can clearly see the Father, and, in Christ, the\u003cbr\u003e  Father puts on lenses and sees us through His perfect Son!  \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This means that in the Gospel we can see what the Father is like.\u003cbr\u003e  God the Father not only exemplifies fatherhood, but He empowers us in the Gospel to father like Him. If we can see the Father,\u003cbr\u003e  we can image the father to our children.  \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;So what is the Father like?  \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Let’s remove the lenses and see. \u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Lucid Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074444214512,"sku":"2940016593432","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016593432_p0.jpg?v=1763638215","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016593432","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}