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Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Who's your Daddy?
Daddies come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and values. Not all Daddies are good Daddies. Some are very bad, thus many today have a very poor image of God when they think of Him as their Father. If you have had a difficult father who left a bad example of fatherhood then perhaps you should think of some other endearing word that expresses the same idea, such as grandpop. Not that God is your grandfather, but perhaps it will help you feel the endearing nature of this title as it ought to be.

Jesus taught us to use the intimate word for Father which in Greek is Abba, meaning Daddy, or Papa. I love it when my grandchildren call me Pupup. It is an endearing expression of honor and love. One of my grandsons invented his own endearing title and calls me Poppi. That is really special to me. No one else in the world is Poppi, but me. There is nothing I would not do for my little guy. So it is with our Heavenly Father. There is nothing he would not do for us.

Nothing speaks so strongly of the Fatherhood of Jesus Christ than the Isaiah passage where God says he will take you by the hand.

Psalms 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalms 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Jesus used another endearing term when he used the metaphor of a mother hen.
"How often would I have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks under her wing, but you would not."

New King James Bible, Bible Gateway Index