Daily Devotion

A short devotion of mine today was studied from 1 Peter 1:17

And remember that the heavenly Father (Pater) to whom you pray (epikaleomai) has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do (ergon) . So you must live in reverent fear (phobos) of him during your time (chronos) as "foreigners in the land." 

Address/pray (epikaleomai): to cry out upon, as witness.

Father (Pater): Male ancestor. 

Fear (phobos): sense of awe. 

Work (ergon): any thing accomplished by hand

I posted this on my facebook today and here's an additional points :D

According to this verse, Peter stated clearly that the GOD is called Father (denying any possibility of God the Mother)

I personally take an interest in word 'epikaleomai', in simple english it means 'to address'.

Do you usually address God daily? No? You should start doing it 

Yes? How do you address Him?

Many people address God without understanding the real deep meaning of the word being used here.

Epikaleomai (1941) means:

to put a name upon, to surname
to permit one's self to be surnamed
to be named after someone
to call something to one
to cry out upon or against one
to charge something to one as a crime or reproach
to summon one on any charge, prosecute one for a crime
to blame one for, accuse one of
to invoke
to call upon for one's self, in one's behalf
any one as a helper
as my witness
as my judge
to appeal unto
to call upon by pronouncing the name of Jehovah
an expression finding its explanation in the fact that prayers addressed to God ordinarily began with an invocation of the divine name
To invoke God, as MY witness/judge

You are permitted to having conversation with Him, to complain about anything, spending a quality Father-Son/Daughter time.

But let me guide you to this point: While you're addressing Him, you're actually inviting Him to be your witness of your whole life

Can you be confident in Him like David? He asks God to help him solve his problems, to defeat his enemies in such a confident way, because David always asks God to test his life beforehand.

Even he is prepared to bear the consequences of living wrongly in front of God

Moreover, when you're calling for Him, are you still in awe?
Are you finding that to address Him is joyless? You (we) should check our life, thinking, and asking God for more help

Afterall, living 'according to your own thinking' is not possible in God, you are responsible for what you do (ergon) during your time on earth (chronos).

Are you with Him or are you not? No neutral zone