Father’s Love Kathrese McKee
“But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it’s still hard to give her away
I loved her first”
So goes the chorus of “I Loved Her First” by the country music group, Heartland. This is a father’s song, the words directed to his daughter’s bridegroom, reminding the young man of just how much and how long the father has loved his precious daughter.
As I drove down the road, listening to my radio, the thought occurred to me that even before the girl’s father held her, even before she breathed her first breath, Abba Father held her and loved her and wanted the best for her.
Abba Father knows how hard it is to “give her away” to another, a priceless treasure to be redeemed at countless cost. Today, if you battle with issues of self-esteem and feelings of low worth, remember – Abba Father loves you first, last, and always.
“Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast. From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”
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