Sunday Morning 6/19/2022 Pastor Steve House - It's Not Easy Being a Godly Father (Part 1)

Hey man. Good sings. Go ahead. Remain standing. Take our Bibles, we're going to turn. I blew up this morning, the Book of Luke, The Book of Luke, and we're not going to be here. All morning. This is going to be kind of a springboard, text for us, Luke chapter 1, by the way, fathers, Happy Father's Day to each and everyone of you and since everybody's already standing, I won't have you stand. But if you did not get your cookie, when you came in, we got crumbl cookies for each one of the fathers and they're in the very back. And I know that many of you have already gotten yours, but if you have not make sure you get one before you leave today and would that they're called cookies really there. Their small cake is what they are, but they're very good and I just a small token from quarter. Baptist Church to let you know how much we appreciate our fathers. Luke chapter 1 through chapter 1. Verse number 16, the word of God says In many of the children of Israel, shall he turn to the Lord, their God, this is talking about John, the Baptist verse 17 says, and he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient, to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepared for the Lord to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children under breaks a message. This morning titled, it's not easy being a Godly father, it's not easy, being a Godly father. Let's go to the Lord in prayer. Father, we do ask that you be with us this morning and Lord God as we Observe this day today. Lord God a day that we give to our fathers. Lord God I I believe the most unappreciated gift in our society is the gift of a dad. Lord God. Dads have been maligned. They have been told that they're really not that important. Nor God your word says just the opposite and it's just more proof. Father God, that what you say is important? The world says, is not. And what you says. I cannot be a priority. The world says, is that it ought to be Lord. God, Our dads have missed the boats because Society has missed the boat and I pray, father God that you would just bless this time. This morning, I pray it would be an encouragement to Dad's. I pray heavenly father that as we apply these principles to each and everyone of us, this morning that we would see that. These are biblical principles. These are not Steve's principles. These are not the principles of of some organization. Lord God. These are biblical principles. This is what you have for us and Lord, I pray. Now that you just be with the time, use it for your glory and honor. We thank you in Jesus name. Amen. Or a chicken going to be seated. Luke chapter 1 here, Lucas writing about John the Baptist in his ministry, many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord, their God and we know that John the Baptist in this John, the Baptist came on the scene like a whirlwind. We don't know exactly how long before Jesus, he came onto the scene. We know, he was born about six months prior to Jesus, they were related and that they were distant cousins, but John the Baptist burst onto the scene and some say he was probably around 25 when he did. So which means about five and a half years that he prepared the way of the Lord. That was his god-given mission. That was what God had told him to do. But within that mission where other results, one of which was to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children. As we read in verse number 17, This is an interesting statement but you know, I think it's a statement that needs to be said and boy, if we could ever see a time when the hearts of the fathers need to be returned to the children, it is today. You know, it's interesting that it does not say to turn the hearts of the children to the father's. Now, the original prophecy did in the Book of Malachi, but for whatever reason, God allowed Luke to leave that part out and I think that's why we're going to be here this morning. You see the biblical fathers were given a great responsibility regarding the children. They were to provide for the home laziness was considered immoral. It was a, it was immoral to be lazy. I believe. Laziness should still be considered as immoral when we, when we think about that and how that we allow people to get away with lice. Laziness God, hates laziness. God has as much to say, if not more to say about the immorality of laziness, as he does about the immorality of say, fornication, or homosexuality, God hates laziness and we can see it throughout the word of God in Proverbs chapter 6. Verse number 6. The Bible says, go to the ant house, sluggard. By the way, sluggard is a very cross way of saying lazy. See, go to the ant house, sluggard considered consider her ways and be wise, which having no guide overseer or ruler provided for meat in the summer, gathereth her food in the Harvest. How long will the house sleep or sluggard? When will tell rise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little Slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep so she'll die poverty. Come as one that travels with and I want is an armed man. God's word says that poverty is almost always the result of laziness. Now you can be you can be poor and not be lazy but generally if you're lazy you're going to end up being poor in one way or the other 1st Timothy 5:8. But if any provide not for his own, specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith in this worse than an Infidel. So God put this on Father's, he put this on men, he said this is what you're supposed to do. If they were to provide for the home and laziness was considered immoral immoral, they also were to leave the home in spiritual matters while spending time instructing and leading. By example, in Deuteronomy chapter 6, The Bible says these words, which I command thee this day shall be in, thine heart. Now shall teach them diligently until I children and she'll talk of them when they'll citizen nine house. What you notice what it says here, this is Deuteronomy chapter 6, verses 6 through 7 by the way God says, considering my word that I shall teach them diligently until I children and shall talk of them when they'll sit in line house when I walked, by the way. And when thou liest down and went awry assist up, in other words, God said, it's not up to the school to teach your children about morality and the ways of God, it's not up to the school. It's not up to the community center. It's not up to Head Start. It's not up to anyone else he says, Dad's. This is your job. Do it.

And be diligent about it diligently, teach them that she'll talk about them. When they'll sit is tonight house, you know what that means? Dad, you got to be home. You have to be home. So you can talk about these things while you, that while you sit, in your home, by the way, can I say this that providing your children? Spiritual upbringing, is a whole lot better for your kids, then working that overtime so that you can buy them that the latest and greatest toy or that that the newest fad, or get them into that. That that club sports The show talk about them when else it is in your Ensign house. When that walk is, by the way, that means you're walking with your kids, you're talking with your kids, you're communicating with your kids hate, when you're in the car, turn off the radio. Talk to your kids communicate when it comes. Time to sit down and eat sit down at the table and turn off the television. And talk with your kids communicate with your kids, find out what's going on in your kids lives.

when I was serious, when that walkest wind Elias down,

One of my best memories is a father, raising kids is when I would tuck them in at night. And and I would make up stories I'd lay in bed with them and they dad tell me a story and this was not a nightly thing, but it happened quite often. And with what I find really funny is the fact I'd forgotten all about these stories that too that I told my kids, cuz I just kind of made them up. As I went, they still remember those stories to this day, Dad. Remember that story that you told about such and such in? No, I really don't, but they do cuz they remember these things and my stories were always gross and bloody and someone died and ended, the object, was to scare Mike. And you wonder why my kids are warped will, that's why.

When the Elias down, when the racist up.

Proverbs 13:1 says a wise son here at his father's instruction. Well Dad's need to be giving it if the sun's going to hear it. Proverbs 15:5 a fool. Despise of his father's instruction and Ephesians 6. For the fathers provoke, not your children to wrath but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, I find it interesting that God was concerned about the hearts of the fathers being turned to the children. And I kind of wonder if, if God wasn't addressing the society much like ours for dads were just too busy. For their hearts to be turned to their children. We tend to look at the younger generation and bemoan their disrespect to their parents, their dismissal of tradition, their disregard for Morality, and we falsely assumed that the downfall of society is all because of them. I believe, however, that it started with previous generations. If we could get father's to be completely sold out to raising their children, in accordance to God's word, it would make a huge difference, one generation at a time. perhaps, if we could get Dad's to be dads and biblically turn their hearts to the chit their children, it wouldn't matter what the schools were teaching because they be getting what they're supposed to get at home, it wouldn't matter what Hollywood was regurgitating because Hollywood wouldn't be raising our kids dads would It would change the laws of the people that the politicians are passing. No, being a Biblical. Dad is so vital to the fabric of society. It's no wonder that it is attacked by Satan on every angle. Good biblical dad's are very rare and they're hard to find and when you are a good biblical dad, you're being attacked on every front. The school doesn't want to hear from you. We hear the media talking about toxic masculinity. Can I say this? That is such a non-biblical statement. God wants men to be masculine. Any wants them to teach their boys to be masculine. We need masculinity in our country. We need femininity in our country, but we need masculinity in our society and it is sorely missing. Even our churches are full of dads whose hearts are partially turned toward something, other than their children. I considered my topic this morning. I started to think about all the good Dads in the Bible. And I begin to realize that even in the Bible, a good dad was pretty rare. I started going down the list and I thought, well, David was a was a great king. Bino, he pretty much failed as a father, Samuel, his mentor was a wonderful Prophet, a great evangelist brought great Revival to the land. But you know, it almost ended there because Samuels kids were so rotten that they couldn't take his place. And the list really just goes on and on. But there are some good Dads in the Bible. God has given us, not only a lot of good examples of he's giving us some bad examples, but God has given us examples on the left or I'm sorry, none the last truthfully just as it is hard to find them. And in the Bible, it is hard to find them in society today as I said, the Bible is filled with examples and I'd like to consider this morning for exemplary dads and their primary characteristic. And I think that these are characteristics dad. And by the way, this is not just applicable to Dad. This is applicable to anyone who wants to be a good Christian. Anyone who wants to live for the Lord today. So, for biblical Dad's this morning for dads and we're going to point out their primary, their primary characteristic number one, Number one. And I believe he's probably the first good, dad recorded in the Bible even though everyone has some faults and this man did too. But the first I believe good dad that we find in the Bible is found in the Book of Genesis. And his name is Noah, his name is Noah. And I believe Noah's primary characteristic was his perspective, his perspective, Noah had a great perspective in Genesis chapter 6, Genesis chapter 6 and inverse. Number 5, genesis chapter 6, and we'll go ahead and turn over there. The Book of Genesis Genesis chapter 6 Cuz there's a couple of things that we want to look at this morning, but Genesis chapter 6. And we're going to begin reading inverse number five. Genesis chapter 6 verse number 5, Susan, God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually and it repented the Lord that he had made, man on the earth and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I'll destroy man. Whom I have created from the face of the Earth, both man, and Beast and creeping thing in the files of the year for it. Repenteth me that I have made them, but Noah found Grace in the eyes of the Lord God look down. At the at his creation. What a far cry from, what it was in jail. At the very beginning of Genesis, when God had just finished it and he looked at it and he saw that it was very good. It was perfect sin had not crept into this creation yet did therefore there was no death. There was no corruption. He looked on his creation and it was good. It was very good but then of course man sand and wherefore is by one man sin entered into the world in death by saying, so of death passed upon all men for that all have sinned. And now we look down several generations and in Genesis chapter 6 God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Every man did that, which was right in his own eyes, and right in his own eyes, meant awful. In the eyes of God, the wickedness was, it was terrible. Those who live for God have always been in the more minority, but never has it been so evident as it was in the case of Noah up as God looked down, he can only find one man.

Who is living for him? One man who would listen to him one man that still honored him and all of the Earth. This is an amazing thing. Noah was able to tune out the rest of the world because of his perspective. And I think that this is a good lesson for us. Because as you and I know the further that this world gets from God, the more it turns its back on God, the weird or Christianity is and the more tempting it is for Christians to begin to compromise their Godly walk. Well, you know, Nobody Does it like that anymore. No one reads this Bible anymore, no one worships that way anymore. Why that is old-fashioned? And it's outdated. And we hear this all the time. It's archaic my goodness. No one doesn't that way anymore. Bit of an exaggeration. There are a lot of good Churches, United States of America. And if you're traveling, they may be hard to find but they're not impossible to find and I thank God for good churches. As a matter of fact, if you go to the men's Retreat last year, I think we had about 22 churches at the men's Retreat. All that believe the way that we do that, the Bible is the inerrant word of God. They worship. Like we do, his are old-fashioned, like we are and I don't know, I think we are close to two hundred men up there. Praise the Lord that we are not alone. but Noah was No one could truly say Nobody Does it this way anymore and then when his kids would come home from school and his parents would would would read teach them. And they would say, Dad, do you realize how outdated you are? Nobody believes that anymore. And you know what? They'd be right. Nobody did. But no was perspective was such that he could tune out the rest of the world, because his eyes were on God, his ears were on God, his heart belong to God. And therefore in this wicked world, where everyone's imagination was wicked, Noah found Grace. I find this amazing because not only did Noah himself find Grace and God, he was raising a family at the time. Let me ask you this, those who are considering moving out of Oregon because all this is just not a good place to raise your children. So it's so liberal in and whether the schools are awful in, the schools are terrible. And so we want to move to Texas or we want to move to Idaho. Let me ask you this, where's Noah supposed to move?

And incidentally, where am I supposed to move? When God's called me here.

Noah's able to tune out the rest of the world because God had his heart. And this is why I know was able to hear the word of the Lord when the worst of the world had completely tuned him out. Looking first number versus number eight says, but Noah found Grace. In the eyes of God. And inverse number 13. God said and to know what the end of All Flesh is come before me for the Earth is filled with violence through them. And behold, I will destroy them with the Earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood rooms shall tell make and they give Noah the pattern for the ark. No understand this was a world that dismissed denied and distained God. Much like the world in which we live in today. Only worst listening to God was obviously not in Vogue yet because of Noah's godly perspective. He listened to God when no one else would. And he was close enough to God that he was able to build. That are kid, exact lie to the to the measurements, exactly according to the pattern that God laid out for him. Do you realize dads that you can still build your home? According to the word of God, you just have to listen.

She has to have your heart. He has to have your eyes, he has to have your ears. I hear parents all the time safe, but it's just it's impossible. You can't keep that from your kids. You can't keep saying no to your kids. No, you don't have to not. If you're living for the things of God, you can say, yes, we can go to church on Sunday. Yes, you can. Keep your you can keep your body to yourself. Sure, you can. Yes, you can wait until you're married. Yes, you can do. You can live of the things of God. Yes, you can say no to. That kind of music.

Consider the difficulty of raising three boys in such difficult times.

Dad, how do you expect us if we're not allowed to even date girls that are not Christian. How do you ever expect us to get wipes? Will they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength? The interesting thing is is when we look at Noah and his sons, they've all got wives. And lo and behold in this ungodly World, they didn't compromise. God gave each one of these boys wise that serve God. This is an amazing thing when you consider the world in which he lived in raising three boys and such a difficult times.

And let me ask you this, where is Noah going to move?

Noah willingly withstood the ridicule of everyone else around him. The Bible tells us that for

120 years. He built a dark and his boys helped him. And I'm sure just like every single one of us. We get short on patience. I'm sure that it wasn't Flawless. I'm sure there were days when one of the boys got upsetting and I'm, I'm not, I'm just not going to talk to you anymore. I guarantee you there were days when the boys have go home to their wives and their wives and say, are you sure we're doing the right thing?

And then the son of Noah might think to himself, you know, I've been wondering that myself. Because there's no indication at all. That it's going to rain when it's been 20 years now. We've been working on this Arc if we haven't gotten very far on it and and yet nothing is changed. Play. When I tell people what we're doing, they just left me to score. Am I wasting my life?

Let me ask you this. Has Satan ever asked you that question.

Have you ever wondered? I'll be honest with you, sometimes as a pastor boy been in the ministry for 10 years, been in the ministry for 20 years, you lead people to Christ you disciple them and then they leave the church, they break your heart. And you go home and you begin to question, man. Am I, am I really doing the right thing? Are we making any progress here? Does. God really want me to do this?

We all have those questions. We all allow those doubts to creep. And can you imagine working on an arc for 100? 120 years? In a world where everyone's imagination is wicked. You know, what happens when the magic nations are wicked? Actions are wicked Yet no one willingly withstood the ridicule, everyone else around him. You know one of the hardest things of being a Biblical dad is is watching your kids get ridiculed. That's the hardest thing about being a Biblical. That's why so many biblical dad's compromise. Sure. Go ahead, go to the dance. I just don't want my kid to have to suffer. Sure. Go ahead and and go to that party. Sure, go ahead and date that girl. Sure. Go ahead. I mean it is what everyone else is doing pastors. Just going to have to understand. This isn't it's not Pastor. It's God. Does God understand. And it becomes very easy to compromise because I understand it's hard to watch your kids get ridiculed. But do you think Noah was the only one who got ridiculed? His kids got ridiculed? His daughters-in-law that want to tell you something, you gain a daughter-in-law, you gain a daughter. You love her every bit. As much as you love your kids, they become your kids and to watch them, get ridiculed. It's not fun. But sometimes, necessary.

Sometimes, dads are compromised for the children.

And then stayed. It's just too hard. It's just too hard. Imagine telling your boys when they reach dating age, you can only consider girls who love the Lord and are willing to follow him and they come back and say there's no such thing.

And then Dad saying, will you know what? Pray Pray about it. Dad, that's not going to work. Guess what? It does work.

But I know that's a compromise for the children all the time stating it's just too hard to find. Good Christian young people. I guarantee you it isn't as hard today as it was for Noah and his family. But Noah had the proper perspective. when all was said and done, Noah's entire family. Was on the ark.

In the book of Hebrews chapter 11, this is a great testimony for Noah book of Hebrews chapter 11.

Hebrews chapter 11, you know, this of course is the chapter of faith. The Bible tells us in Hebrews chapter 11 and inverse. Number 7, Hebrews chapter 11 verse number 7. By faith, Noah being warned of God of things not seen as yet another words, everything that was going on in the world in Noah's day was totally contrary to what God had told him. There's not a cloud in the sky. There hasn't been a cloud in the sky for 120 years and we're still working on this Arc. 20 years has gone by 30 years has gone by 40 years, has gone by yet. The Bible says by faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet moved with fear prepared an ark to the saving of his house. He had to tune out the rest of the world. If his house was going to be saved and he did because of his perspective, a Biblical perspective. The Bible Goes On by the, which he condemned the world and became heir of righteousness, which is by faith, an impressive thing, when you consider Noah, went onto the ark, his wife, followed him onto that Arc, his tomb and his three boys, followed him onto that Arc. His three daughters-in-law followed him onto that. Are that tells us a lot about Noah because imagine if you will dad calls a family meeting, Dad. He calls his, his boys in and says, we're going to have a family meeting. I need everyone there. You want our wives to be there. Your wives have to be there to. This is important. Everyone needs to hear this, and now everyone is together. Noah mrs. No up the three boys and their miss. The snow was and Noah says, this is going to be pretty hard to tell you. But God's word today told me this.

we got to start building the ark because in 120 years,

God's going to flood the entire planet and we've got to be ready. I think the most impressive thing about Noah is they all bought it? They all bought into it. Remember when lot and to his daughters and his sons-in-law. And he said, we got to get out of this town because God's going to rain down fire and brimstone and Destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. And the Bible says his children. Laugh at him. As they thought. He'd they were that he was mocking them. Do you want to know why that was lot? Lot had spent so much time compromising. That when he tried to get spiritual with them, but I thought it was funny. Noah obviously had such a relationship with God. And it was evident in his life that when he told this to his kids, they took it seriously and they said, Dad, whatever you need us to do. We're there for you. Imagine having to build that Ark by himself. Instead, he had he had well, at least three helpers and quite possibly, he had he had their with their wives. Also this is an impressive thing. And the fact that when all was said and done, they all walked onto the ark. God shut the door. And they were all saved. Again, Hebrews chapter 11 to the saving of his house. Why? Because Noah had it first had a, had a Biblical perspective. He was able to tune out the rest of the world tune out, the fads of the world, the Fashions of the world, the desires of the world and say to his kids, it doesn't matter what the rest of the world is doing. We're following God, And the rest of the world was not building an ark at that time. But Noah and his boys did. Living living in a wicked Society does not mean one has to compromise a lack of compromise. On the part of the father's will definitely pay dividends in the children. Fathers need to have their hearts turned to their children by living for God, having a Biblical perspective and if need be ignoring the world so that we can follow God's will God's mandates and God's laws. The perspective of Noah while we're kind of running out of time. We're just going to look at one other and then we'll save the other two for the afternoon service. How about that? The next father I believe. And some would argue who came first between these two to Dad's chronologically, but we're just going to look at this one. And his name is Joe Bob. His name is Jobe No, I had a good perspective but I believe job's main characteristic. Primary characteristic was his practice his practice. Jobe practiced. What? He preached turn to the book of Jobe. Jobe chapter 1, the book of Jobe in chapter one job, chapter one job is just before, Psalms one of the poetical books, Jobe chapter one. And we're going to begin, reading, inverse number one, Joe chapter 1, verse number one, I find it interesting that Dojo was extremely wealthy and if the world was to describe Jobe the world would say this, One of the richest men you'll ever meet. That would be the world's description of him and they say, man, he lives in a mansion, He has more than anyone else. Could ask for. It's a matter of fact, the Bible tells us that he was the, he was the wealthiest man, I in the Eastern Parts where he live. So, here in our in our area, we would say. Well who's who's the richest guy would probably all point to fill night? Because in the Portland area, he's the one who's know. He's, he's one of the top billionaires in the world. And so, in this area play, it's it's Phil Knight. If we were to take the entire Pacific Northwest we'd say, well, Phil Knight, Bill Gates Used to Be Paula Helen. Now, his sister, but but what are the things you know about these guys will they're wealthy, they're extremely rich but in John chapter one when God's word. Describe Jobe the first thing that it says about him, Joe 11. There was a man in the land of us whose name was Jobe. And that man was a perfect and upright and one that feared God and a shoot evil. You know, here we see that. God's what, what, what God considers important completely different than what? God man, considers important.

When you dial Scott God what is it? That makes job, so great, God says he's spiritually mature, that's what perfect means. He's upright, that means he's, he's a moral man. He's one that has shoes evil. That means you're not going to see him at the at the parties. You're not going to see him at the Gathering. He eschews evil. He stays away from it. He's a moral man and he's one that fears God.

It's not until we come to verse number three that we find out. Oh, and he was all so wealthy. Now, you change that around and you ask a man, hey describe Joe for me, he's wealthy, he's Rich, he's good with money. That's what the world would consider to be very important. That's what makes a great man. He's successful know. God says he's successful cuz he fears God. He's successful because the issues evil. He's successful because he's spiritually mature. But the world would say now he's successful because he's got a thousand sheep and three thousand camels and 500 yoke of oxen 500. She has a very great household, he lives in a mansion up there on the hill boy, and at night, when they light the lights that entire Hill lights up, that's a job's house, he's a great man.

But not in God's eyes. God kind of throws that in afterwards, he was upright, man a moral man. We would, we would do the opposite, he's a great great man, and he goes to church a lot.

Joe practiced. What he preached and I think that this is his primary characteristic. Our first glimpse into this family shows a father who knew it was only by the grace of God. That is kids would be what they ought to be. And I think that that is a great Attitude for a dad. Not, I got this. But I am far from having this. I need God in my life and enjoy chapter 1 verse number 5, I find this very interesting, the Bible says, and it was. So when the days of their fasting, we're gone about well, let's back up verse number for because I think this says a lot about his kids Your son's went and fasted in their houses, everyone his day. I'm sorry. Feasted not fasted the opposite. So his son said, hey we are going to maybe it was their Thanksgiving, I don't know their Christmas, it was obviously it was an occasion. And the sun's they all got together and then they said, let's not forget our sisters. We we got to have them over to, they've got all got together. I think this says a lot about Joe that his kids wanted to be together and that they got along. And that they feasted together, they got along together, they loved each other. And I think it says a lot about Dad and they sit in the cold for there, three sisters to eat and to drink with them, First number five, Susan. It was so that when the days of their feasting were gone about, so Joe new. Hey My My Sons and my daughters they're all together. Job sent and Sanctified them. He rose up early in the morning. He offered burn offerings according to the number of them all Her job said it may be that my sons have sand and curse God in their hearts dusted. Jobe continually and other words this wasn't something that Joe did. Once in a while this was something, his kids saw him do all the time.

Offering these burnt offerings the sacrifices to God begging God. Lord God, please watch my kids lead my kids guide, my kids. Kids need to see their dads practicing the things of God.

Not being lectured about how they ought to do it.

Things are better caught than taught. Dad's ought to be doing it. Dad's ought to be practicing knowing that foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. Go pray and sacrifice for them. Not just one, not just a couple times year. The Bible says continually he did this. He knew that the best thing for his family was for him to be committed and active and serving God. If I'm committed and I'm active and serving God. That's the best thing for my kids, but that means you're going to have to meet Miss some sporting events. Well, sporting events are not the best thing for my kids. They're good for my kids but they're not the best thing for my kids. Well that means they're going to have to miss out on some some events you know, events are not the best thing for my kids. They're good things for my kids, but not the best thing. The best thing is if they see dad serving God active in the things of God. and this is something that they see constantly and continually,

Joe didn't merely State his love for God, Joe lived his love for God and you can believe his family observed, it even when the chips were down and we know for Joe to say the chips were down is an understatement. I mean we're looking at the good part but we know that all this vanishes in one day All his wealth, his beautiful kids, they all vanish in one day. My can you imagine and yet Joe because he always practiced what he preached Says the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed, be the name of the Lord in all this job soon. Not nor charge, God foolishly. It's a solid bet that joke. Displayed the same love for God in front of his children. No wonder they all got along. So well. No wonder they were all where they were supposed to be because Jobe the Bible says, did this continually even to the point that got bragged on Joe? Have you considered my servant job that there's none, like him and all the land? Not because he's rich, not because he's wealthy, but because he is a perfect upright, man. One that a shoes. Evil one that fears God.

this solidified, the fact that Joe did not get Wealthy by compromising his walk with God, He kept God first and then all these things were added and to him. Just like Matthew 6:33, says seek, ye first, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and Joe Bobby Ashley, did it, and all these things shall be added at. You doesn't mean you're going to get rich. Doesn't mean you're going to be rich unless you define rich, as someone who has the blessings of God in his life, then you will be rich. However, it doesn't mean that you're going to have all the possessions that joke, but we do know this about job's possessions. He didn't get them by compromising. He didn't get them by working on Sunday, he didn't get them by neglecting his family. He practiced what he preached and then God blessed him accordingly. My the perspective of Noah. The practice of Jobe. We need fathers like that. Fathers. That'll keep God first. Let's have every head bowed and every eye closed. By the way, we don't just need father's like that. We need mom's like that we need Chris things like that. That can have a Biblical perspective in this noisy World, in which we live in that can tune out the things of this world.

So that we can live the things of God. and the practice of Jobe who the Bible says, did this continually sanctifying is kids praying for his