Every boy needs this kind of dad …

I have often heard it said that the greatest thing a father can do for his children is love their mother.

There’s some truth to that.

But there’s something greater still.

Pastor James Kirkland told the following story in one of his sermons …

“Some months ago I heard a touching story about a humble, consecrated pastor whose young son had become very ill. After the boy had undergone an exhaustive series of tests, the father was told the shocking news that his son had a terminal illness. The youngster had accepted Christ as his Savior, so the minister knew that death would usher him into Glory; but he wondered how to inform one in the bloom of youth that he soon would die.

“After earnestly seeking the direction of the Holy Spirit, he went with a heavy heart through the hospital ward to the boy’s bedside. First he read a passage of Scripture and had a time of prayer with his dear child. Then he gently told him that the doctors could promise him only a few more days to live.

“Are you afraid to meet Jesus, my boy?” asked his devout father.

“Blinking away a few tears, the little fellow said bravely, ‘No, not if He’s like you, Dad!'”

Every boy needs a dad who models Jesus Christ to him.

Is that the kind of dad you are to your son?

Scotty