Today’s Reading, Psalms 126-132
Focal Scripture: Psalms 127:3 “Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, offspring, a reward.”
Raising a young man is difficult work. I can’t speak for other people but my son is a mirror into my faults and my failures. When I see something that needs to be corrected I often see the same issues in myself. Then it becomes painfully obvious that he is the way he is, because I am the way I am. This difficult task can often be overwhelming. It can often seem like I am failing miserably trying to lead my son to be more like Christ.
Then I am reminded of scriptures like we read today. Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord. Sons are a gift from God. They are a reward from him in so many ways. One thing that has been painfully obvious is that time with your son goes by entirely too fast. Right now my son is entering high school. He is now a young man. He is also a young believer. He has been loaned to us for a season. We are to help prepare him to live life on mission. He is my reward from the Lord.
I have come to the conclusion that any success I have in life will fail in comparison to the success that my son will have in his life. I desire diligently that my son serve the Lord with reckless abandon. I desire he learn from my mistakes and be obedient to the Lord daily. I hope and pray that when I am old he will be a better father than me and love his wife and children better than I could ever attempt to in my life.
You see this is the heritage that God has given me in my life. To help bring a life into the world that can be used for him completely. Fathering him is a reward and it is difficult. However, he is my joy and my reward is to see him grow in the Lord.
I challenge you and me both today to view our sons as the gifts they truly are, even when they drive us crazy. The Lord has blessed us with sons to mold us into his image and to bring them to the feet of Jesus. Let us rejoice in our calling and reward. Let us honor the Lord for the gift of fatherhood.
Time moves entirely to fast and we can miss the joy in our lives because of the struggles we face everyday. Thank you Lord for giving us sons and your providence to make it a reward from heaven.
Tomorrow, I plan on reading Psalms 133-139
