Father’s Day is this Sunday, and this has been very much on
my mind.
Many of my friends are fathers.
Some are grandfathers.
God has given me my own circumstances.
I have neither children nor grandchildren.
I am quite certain of one thing.
Children are special to Jesus.
Matthew 19:14-15 (NET) - But Jesus said, “Let the little children come
to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these.” And he placed his hands on them and went on his way.
As a result, I have come to one inescapable conclusion.
If children are special to Jesus, they should be special to
me.
Therefore, as a man, I must be careful.
Children learn not only from our words but from our behavior
as well.
A careless word or action on our part as adults can do
considerable damage.
It can undo valuable lessons taught to them by their parents.
Jesus cautioned us about this.
Matthew 18:6 (NET) - “But if anyone causes one of these little ones who
believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung
around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.
As a child I was blessed.
There were several men I looked up to as role models.
The way they lived influenced the way I live now.
Now, it is my turn to “man up”.
With God’s help I hope I am doing so.
Proverbs 22:6 (NET) - Train a child in the way that he should go, and
when he is old he will not turn from it.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on
Friday, June 22, 2018.
I’ll be back here on Friday, July
6, 2018
