The
“Year of Jubilee” was a special year
for Israel. It occurred only once every fifty years. This coming week, August 9th,
will also be a very special time for someone I love dearly, my firstborn son,
Andrew. On the date mentioned he will celebrate his 50th Birthday.
I
still remember the unspeakable happiness that filled my soul when the nurse
told me I had a son. Or putting it scripturally, “[She] whobrought tidings to
my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad. And
again it says, “For joy that a man is
born into the world.”
And
what a man he has become! He is everything that a Christian father desires in
his son. To start with, just to list a few of the qualities he possesses: He is manly; a
wonderful father and husband; a delightful grandfather; a true friend; a
loving, compassionate pastor; a man of character and great integrity; and most
important of all, he is godly to the core, loving his God with all his being.
The
one thing for which I am most thankful to God is that which the Lord said to
David, I believe it’s true of my son also. “…for I
have chosen him [to be] my son, and I will be his father.” Is it any wonder
Andrew’s life verse is, “But thou [art] he that took me out of the
womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts. I was cast
upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother's belly.”
This
Lord’s Day, my wife and I will travel from our home in San Andreas, CA to
Scotts Valley. We will attend Cornerstone Bible Church and listen to one of the
greatest preachers of this generation. And then, after the service, along with
his faithful flock and family, celebrate his 50th year on God’s good
earth.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, I
am so thankful you know what it is like to be a Father and have a Son you love
so much!
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