Abba Father

I was reading the other day in Exodus 3 (verse 15) and something interesting jumped out at me. It probably wouldn't have stuck except that I'm a mom now. On multiple occasions since Evelynn was born I've heard or been told that eventually I will now longer be "Jenn" to most people. I will be "Evelynn's mom." And then I read Exodus 3.

"...Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is My name forever, and this is My memorial unto all generations."

For a long time I've known that Jesus changed forever when He took on humanity. I've known that He will always have a human nature combined in perfect unity with His divinity. However, I had never realized that the entire Godhead had changed their identity in a way for the sake of His people.

Obviously I don't mean to say that God is different in His person or His essence. We know that God does not change in that way. But He changed in the way He made Himself known. He adopted us and made us His children. He is the God is Abraham and Isaac. And He will be forever.

For the rest of eternity He will be known as our Father, our Brother, our Guide. It's one of those things that I knewk but I had never really thought about. God can be identified by Us. By me. Just as I can be identified as Zack's wife or Evelynn's mom. How humbling and incredible! God chose to be known as My Father. Not just to love me and care for me but to tie His name to me.

That is a marvel to me.