Do you know your Heavenly Father? You will get the opportunity to do just that if you attend one of the United Youth Camps this summer since this is our main Christian living theme.

Each day you will hear details about God the Father and how much He desires you to be a part of His eternal family. Notice some of God the Father’s major characteristics:

God the Father is

• Supreme Ruler of the entire universe (1 Corinthians 15:27-28)
• Spirit (John 4:24)
• Love (1 John 4:16)
• A family: God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ are building a family (Hebrews 2:10). You are a part of God’s family (Ephesians 3:14-15).
• Absolute righteous character based on perfect love toward all (check out Who Is God? at www.ucg.org/booklet/who-god).

God the Father is not out of touch!

Imagine that God the Father dwells in brilliant beauty (Revelation 4:1-11), constant joy and harmony. He desires to share this with you for all eternity! Remember that He is fully aware of your life—what you are going through each day, including your frustrations, discouragements and successes.

By no means is He a far-removed Father who is out of touch with His family. In fact, it’s just the opposite—the Father has kept “current” with each generation of human beings since Adam and Eve. Go ahead and share with Him what’s on your mind—after all, He is a Father. David wrote in Psalm 55:17: “Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.”

Share eternity

As a teen or young adult in God’s Church, God the Father has already chosen you to be a part of His spiritual family now (1 Corinthians 7:14).

God the Father desires to share His eternity with you and to bless you as a member of His eternal spirit family. Our prayers are to be directed to our Heavenly Father (Matthew 6:9) and we study His Word for the specifics on how to live our lives according to His divine will: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).

You are invited to have an awesome and deeply personal relationship with God the heavenly Father. We will continue this inspiring theme at the teen camps this summer and at Winter Camp. We look forward to seeing you there!