To climax our study on the Fatherly attributes of God, 2 Corinthians 11:31 portrays God as the Father of our Lord Jesus. This means we have the same Father with Jesus Christ. The bibles says He is the first born among many brethren (Romans 8:29). The same father He prayed to and He was heard is also my father. Jesus showed that His father heard Him always when He prayed. His life was full of supernatural results. He prayed at the grave of Lazarus as recorded in John 11:41-42 NIV, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me". Do you know God wants to answer your prayers just like He answered Jesus? In John 17:23, Jesus prayed to the Father "I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me".

He loves you just like He loved Jesus and He desires to answer you like He answered Jesus. Jesus wanted the world to know that God loves you just as He loved Him. This is absolutely mind-blowing and faith energizing. The Lord also categorically stated in John 16:26-27 NIV, "In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God". He was talking about the day when the new creation comes into being after consummation of salvation through His redemptive work. Say these words loudly after me, "The Father of our Lord Jesus is my Father". These Fatherly attributes of God are a boost to your faith and enhances effectiveness in your prayer life. Recognize God this way and you will see tremendous results in your life just like Jesus experienced.