A Father's Responsibility
Jerry Watts
I Kings 2:1-4
What comes to your mind when you think of ''King David''. I hate this, but most think of David and Bathsheba. A few will think of David and Goliath, some may think of the Shepherd boy, and few others may think that David didn't kill King Saul when presented with the opportunity. However, most people think of David's one huge mess up and most of the time, we don't think about that in that right way. David's sin began when he went passive as a man, as a King, and even as a leader. Instead of going to war (work) like he should have done, he laid around the house and found himself on that roof-top where the rest of the story and his sin were multiplied.
I will remind you that King David teaches us much about 'dealing with' instead of 'denying our sin'. When confronted by Nathan, David response serves as a picture to both men and women of how to get right with God, how to repent, and how to be restored. He didn't play the blame game, he didn't retaliate (kill the messenger), and he didn't look for the easy way out; he owned his sin, he repented of his sin before God and man, and he was restored, later to be call a 'man after God's own heart.'
With that kind of track record, it is not surprising that David demonstrates another example to us. It is an example of the responsibility of the Father. We find this in our text. (READ)
After reading and studying this passage of scripture, I have entitled this message ''A Father's Responsibility.'' Simply stated, responsibility is the burden or obligation to complete some action or work. In the matter of being a ''Father'', God has given us a responsibility for loving, leading, and even (one day) leaving, our families. Do not be deceived, this means leading them according to God's word, God's will, and God's ways. Many a dad has left his family lacking because he led them in the world and not the word. From the life of David, these 4 verses, let's review or learn ...
Jerry Watts
I Kings 2:1-4
What comes to your mind when you think of ''King David''. I hate this, but most think of David and Bathsheba. A few will think of David and Goliath, some may think of the Shepherd boy, and few others may think that David didn't kill King Saul when presented with the opportunity. However, most people think of David's one huge mess up and most of the time, we don't think about that in that right way. David's sin began when he went passive as a man, as a King, and even as a leader. Instead of going to war (work) like he should have done, he laid around the house and found himself on that roof-top where the rest of the story and his sin were multiplied.
I will remind you that King David teaches us much about 'dealing with' instead of 'denying our sin'. When confronted by Nathan, David response serves as a picture to both men and women of how to get right with God, how to repent, and how to be restored. He didn't play the blame game, he didn't retaliate (kill the messenger), and he didn't look for the easy way out; he owned his sin, he repented of his sin before God and man, and he was restored, later to be call a 'man after God's own heart.'
With that kind of track record, it is not surprising that David demonstrates another example to us. It is an example of the responsibility of the Father. We find this in our text. (READ)
After reading and studying this passage of scripture, I have entitled this message ''A Father's Responsibility.'' Simply stated, responsibility is the burden or obligation to complete some action or work. In the matter of being a ''Father'', God has given us a responsibility for loving, leading, and even (one day) leaving, our families. Do not be deceived, this means leading them according to God's word, God's will, and God's ways. Many a dad has left his family lacking because he led them in the world and not the word. From the life of David, these 4 verses, let's review or learn ...
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