Naturally Good Things

Verse of the month 

“If you then, for all your evil, quite naturally give good things to your children, how much more likely is it that your Heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him?" (Matthew 7:11 Phillips)

June 1^st – 7^th, 2018

Scripture Reading:  Matthew 7:9-11

Naturally Good Things

“My dad is a good dad.”  That’s a really generalized statement don’t you think, after all, what equates being a good father anyway?

According to the bible the “ideal” father naturally cares for, provides, defends and loves his children.  My dad did all those things for me until one day he left this earth for heaven.  Now what was a twelve-year old boy supposed to do without a father?

The truth is, no matter how hard our dads try for some reason or another they don’t always come through on every aspect of fatherhood. Why is that?

Even in being the best parent one can be it doesn’t leave out the fact that all mankind is born into this world with a sin nature, which exempts everyone from being perfect.  Our scripture reading says it like this:

“If any of you were asked by his son for bread would you be likely to give him a stone, or if he asks for a fish would you give him a snake?

If you then, for all your evil, quite naturally give good things to your children, how much more likely is it that your Heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him?” (Matthew 7:9-11 Phillips)

As long as we are part of this world we are to give good things to our loved ones to help them become godly men and women. However, there is more to parenting than supplying material or emotional needs for our children.

God revealed through Matthew that He wants to give us good things that no one else can provide.  The key is that we need to ask Him for those good gifts that are His naturally.

My earthly father provided “good” things to the best of His abilities and I am thankful for all he did for me.  I am even more grateful to my Heavenly Father that when I asked in prayer, He gave the “good” gift of His Holy Spirit to discern the difference between the two gifts. (jw/cw)

June 1^st – 7^th, 2018 Daily Bible Reading

1.  Mark 1 - 2; 1 Samuel 30 - 31

2.   Mark 3 - 4; 2 Samuel 1 - 2

3.   Mark 5 - 6; 2 Samuel 3 - 4

4.   Mark 7 - 8; 2 Samuel 5 - 6

5.   Mark 9 - 10; 2 Samuel 7 - 8

6.   Mark 11 - 12; 2 Samuel 9 - 10

7.   Mark 13 - 14; 2 Samuel 11 - 12

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

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