MY DAD CAN BEAT UP YOURS

Your MERCY, O Lord is in the heavens;

Your FAITHFULNESS reaches

to the clouds.

Your RIGHTEOUSNESS is like the

great mountains;

Your JUDGMENTS are a great deep;

O Lord, YOU PRESERVE man and beast

How precious is Your LOVINGKINDNESS, O God!

Psalm 36:6-7a

In my childhood days, it wasn't unusual for neighborhood kids to get into their arguments. It also wasn't unusual at times for a parent to be brought verbally into any resulting fray that might take place. I think dad's all across our country hated when their children referred to them as being the dad who could beat up any other dad on the block. It was unusual to hear from a very angry boy or girl, “My dad can beat up your dad any old day.” I also believe that just about every dad across the country took such a statement with a grain of salt.

In my reading, I came across the above Scripture. I put those attributes of God in bold print for a reason. They stood out to me almost immediately as I thought of our Heavenly Father who makes those things a reality in our lives because of who He is, our Father. In our world today, many folks establish their own gods. Such gods can offer nothing but temporary satisfaction and usually a lot of disappointment.

Our God freely and lovingly offers to us all of those things that will enrich our lives because of who He is. It may seem for some that the things of this world are worth temporary fixes. God's gifts of love are never temporary. My Father can beat up the father of this world any old day.

Father, I'm so grateful for Your personal love and care for me. Keep me trusting You above all others. In Jesus' precious name...Amen