Q&A 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 out of nothing created heaven and earth

and everything in them,¹

who still upholds and rules them

by his eternal counsel and providence,²

is my God and Father

because of Christ his Son.³

 

I trust him so much that I do not doubt

he will provide

whatever I need

for body and soul,⁴

and he will turn to my good

whatever adversity he sends me

in this sad world.⁵

 

He is able to do this because he is almighty God;⁶

he desires to do this because he is a faithful Father.⁷

 

¹ Gen. 1 & 2; Ex. 20:11; Ps. 33:6; Isa. 44:24; Acts 4:24; 14:15

² Ps. 104; Matt. 6:30; 10:29; Eph. 1:11

³ John 1:12-13; Rom. 8:15-16; Gal. 4:4-7; Eph. 1:5

⁴ Ps. 55:22; Matt. 6:25-26; Luke 12:22-31

⁵ Rom. 8:28

⁶ Gen. 18:14; Rom. 8:31-39

⁷ Matt. 7:9-11

 

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