This 5-day devotional draws directly from Hosea Collins's sermon “SUNDAY WORSHIP | 10 AM | DR. HOSEA COLLINS | CALVARY HAWTHORNE | 06.21.2026 - 2026-06-22” so you can keep engaging with the message all week. Read, reflect, and share it with your small group or friends.
Who's Your Daddy?
Monday — Understanding the Truth
Have you ever felt like you were going through life without a safety net — like you were on your own, figuring everything out by yourself?
Today's Scripture "But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father." — Galatians 4:4–6
Reflection Here's a truth that can quietly change everything: God didn't send Jesus just to get you into heaven someday. He sent Jesus to give you back your Father.
When Adam and Eve walked away from God in the garden, what they lost wasn't a destination — it was a relationship. They lost their closeness with the One who was their source, their sustainer, their protector. And every generation since has been living with that same ache — that sense of being unmoored, uncovered, alone.
Jesus came to fix that at the root. He paid the price to redeem you, and then God adopted you — not as a second-class citizen, but with the full rights of a son or daughter. The word Abba that shows up in this verse isn't a formal title. It's the intimate word a child uses for their dad. It's "Papa." It's "Daddy." It's close. It's personal. It's yours.
That's who God is to you today. Not a distant authority figure. Not a judge waiting to catch you slipping. Your Father.
Today's Step Sit with this question for a moment today: Do I actually relate to God as my Father, or more like a stranger I'm trying to impress?
A Closing Thought The relationship is already there — it was bought and paid for. All that's left is for you to come home to it.
You're a Heir, Not a Servant
Tuesday — When It's Hard
If God is really your Father, why does life still feel so hard sometimes? That's not a faithless question — it's an honest one.
Today's Scripture "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ." — Galatians 4:7
Reflection Here's the tension so many of us live in: we say God is our Father on Sunday, and then we spend the rest of the week white-knuckling it through worry, fear, and anxiety — acting like everything depends on us.
The gap between what we believe and how we live is real. And it's not because we're bad people. It's because we've been trained by the world to measure maturity by independence. The more you can handle on your own, the stronger you are. The more you need help, the weaker you seem.
But that's exactly backwards in God's kingdom. Leaning on your Father isn't weakness — it's wisdom. A child who runs to their parent when they're scared or hungry isn't immature; they're doing exactly what they're supposed to do.
The struggle comes when the bills pile up, the diagnosis lands, the relationship falls apart — and our first instinct is panic, not prayer. We reach for our own solutions before we reach for our Father. And then we wonder why we feel so alone in it.
You're not alone. You're just forgetting who your daddy is.
Today's Step Think about one thing you've been trying to carry by yourself this week. What would it look like to bring that to your Father instead of solving it on your own?
A Closing Thought You weren't designed to figure everything out alone — you were designed to be a child with a very good Father.
Stop Spelling "How" Wrong
Wednesday — Putting It Into Practice
What's the thing you keep stressing about because you can't figure out how it's going to work out?
Today's Scripture "We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly... Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known." — Psalm 106:6, 8
Reflection Here's one of the most freeing truths you'll hear this week: you don't need to know how God is going to handle it. You just need to know who He is.
We exhaust ourselves trying to map out the solution before we've even fully handed the problem to God. We pray, but then we stay up at night running the numbers. We trust God in theory, but in practice we're still trying to be the one who figures it all out.
The Psalm above is striking — God rescued His people not because they earned it, not because they finally got their act together, but for His name's sake. His reputation was on the line. And here's the good news for you: if you carry His name, He's not going to let you stay buried. It reflects on Him. He will show up.
So today, try this: when the anxiety about how something will work out starts to rise, replace the question. Instead of how is this going to get fixed, ask who is my Father, and what has He already done? Let your trust rest on His track record, not your ability to see the path forward.
Today's Step Write down one thing you've been trying to control, and beside it write: "This is God's name on the line, not mine." Then let yourself exhale.
A Closing Thought You don't have to see the whole staircase — you just have to know the One who built it.
Walking Like You Know Whose You Are
Thursday — What This Looks Like in Real Life
What would change about your day if you woke up genuinely convinced that the God who created the universe was your Father?
Today's Scripture "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." — Romans 8:15
Reflection Imagine someone who grew up carrying a heavy weight — the kind that comes from feeling unseen, unclaimed, on their own. They learned early to handle things themselves, because that was survival. Even after they came to faith, they kept that posture with God: formal, careful, always a little afraid He might be disappointed.
Then one day something shifts. Not a dramatic moment — just a quiet realization during a hard week, when everything seemed to be falling apart at once. Instead of spiraling, they find themselves in prayer, and something in them settles. I know who my Father is. Not as a thought, but as a felt truth.
They stop white-knuckling the situation. They stop rehearsing worst-case scenarios. They still don't know how it's going to resolve. But they know who is holding it. And somehow, that's enough to let them get back up and keep moving — not with forced optimism, but with a deep, quiet confidence.
That's what sonship looks like in practice. Not a perfect, worry-free life. But a life where your foundation doesn't shift when the ground shakes, because you know who you belong to.
Today's Step Today, try to catch yourself the moment anxiety starts to rise — and before you react, say out loud or in your heart: "My Father has this."
A Closing Thought You don't have to have it all together to walk with confidence — you just have to know whose hand you're holding.
Carry the Name Into the Weekend
Friday — Carrying It Forward
You've made it to the end of the week. How differently did you see things when you remembered who your Father is?
Today's Scripture "Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth." — Ephesians 6:2–3
Reflection This week we've been sitting with one question: Who's your daddy? Not as information — as revelation. Because the answer changes everything about how you walk into a new week.
As you head into the weekend, here's one more layer to carry with you. God is not only your Father — He's the Father who shows up for His name's sake, even when you haven't deserved it. Even when you've been inconsistent. Even when your faith has been shaky. He's not keeping score; He's keeping watch.
And because of that, you can honor the relationships around you with more grace. You can reach out to someone you've been avoiding. You can forgive a little more freely, knowing how freely you've been forgiven. You can walk into next week's uncertainties with your head a little higher — not because life got easier, but because your perspective on who's with you has gotten clearer.
The goal isn't perfection. It's just living a little more like someone who knows they're loved, claimed, and covered. That posture changes how you treat people, how you handle setbacks, and how you face what's coming.
Today's Step This weekend, when a moment of worry or frustration hits, pause and ask yourself: Am I acting like a child of God, or like I'm on my own? Then choose the first one.
A Closing Thought You carry a name that doesn't lose — so go into this weekend like it.