Perhaps at times you have wished that you had been born into a family with great wealth. But the truth is, such families are often lacking in love. All the riches of Christ are yours for time and eternity! John adds another thought:.
Loving fathers are self-sacrificing and protect their children. Here are 10 more things a loving father does for his children. Loving fathers love their children’s mother. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph.
The great tragedy of those in this world is that they do not know God. Then He added John Believing in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord distinguishes us from the world. Jesus said John If you have not trusted in Jesus Christ, you are a child of the devil and do not know God. There is no third camp.
When you go into the world, you should not go to join them in their dissipation 1 Pet. Rather, go as Jesus did, to seek and to save the lost. He attended the gatherings of sinners, but not to join them in their frivolous revelry. He went as the Great Physician, to heal their terminally ill souls Luke 5: If you know His love and you are His child, you will be distinguished from this evil world that rejects His love.
Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. At one point, he asked Bill what, in his estimation, were the greatest Christian lyrics ever written, aside from the inspired Psalms. Without hesitation, Gaither began quoting the words from F.
The love of God is greater far Than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, And reaches to the lowest hell. The guilty pair, bowed down with care, God gave His Son to win; His erring child He reconciled, And pardoned from his sin. Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by trade, To write the love of God above Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though stretched from sky to sky. O love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong!
Gaither said that no lyrics in all hymnody surpass the third stanza of that song MacArthur, The Love of God , pp. That third stanza, by the way, was part of an ancient lengthy poem composed in Arabic in by a Jewish songwriter, Rabbi Mayer, in Germany. The author of the hymn heard these words cited at a camp meeting, where he wrote them down.
God later gave him the words for the first two stanzas and the chorus, which his daughter put to music Osbeck, Amazing Grace , p. If you do not know God, His great love calls you even now to the cross, where Jesus Christ shed His blood to pay the penalty for all that will believe in Him.
Handing Off the Baton 2 Timothy 4: Walking the Romans Road. Facing Winter Seasons 2 Timothy 4: The first verse is: He writes, Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Paul says a similar thing in Ephesians 2: John adds another thought: Conclusion Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. Application Questions Practically, how can we keep our first love for Christ fresh and vital? While it might seem that mothers are often more appreciated , we will definitely not overlook the importance of a great father. So dads, this one is about you. He is the one you run to when your mother goes all nuts for not making your bed again, but he is also the one that will make your tremble like a soldier in front of his sergeant.
A dad is often the entertaining figure in a family. Dads are the ones teaching us about sports, tricks and… pranks — someone has to do this too. A great dad will always support you, help you and protect you, and most importantly, he will always have your back. Run into His arms today and find the best Dad you could ever ask for! If you are a father, please consider the important role that you play in your family. Your daughters are forming views of themselves based on how you relate to them, and your sons are watching you to learn how to act as a man.
God has chosen you to be the father of your children. Allow Him to teach you how to be a godly father.
If you are looking to Him for guidance, He will equip you to be the best dad that your children could ever have. God is the one who gave my father the strength, wisdom, and patience to be the godly mentor that I needed. The Lord not only blessed me with wonderful parents in an earthly sense, but in a spiritual sense as well.
He blessed me with a godly family that pointed me to Christ as the ultimate source for any need I could ever have. The ways that they lived out their relationships with Christ led me to desire my own walk with Him. I am thankful to my dad for showing me the path to a godly life and for cultivating in me a desire to know my Heavenly Father. The Christian Broadcasting Network. Are you seeking answers in life? Are you facing a difficult situation?
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My father carried a laminated quote in his wallet for years. My father loved me unconditionally. Discipling Within the Family. This is Why You Need to Fail. It will motivate them to follow Christ far more than strict rules ever will.