Today's promise: God is always calling us back to Him
Have You Embarrassed Your Heavenly Father?
"Such people claim they know God, but they deny Him by the way they live."
Titus 1:16 NLT
Embarrassing God
Not so long ago I saw a man shopping in a grocery store while his young son ran up and down the aisles. The boy was unleashed and hyper, making a complete nuisance of himself. The father kept calling his son's name, but the boy only ran faster — up one aisle and down the other.
Just as the father caught up with him, the boy reached out and grabbed a handful of candy bars. The father tried to take them away, but the boy held on tightly. Then he started to scream. It was a high-pitched, piercing scream that reverberated throughout the store. Clerks and customers turned to look from every direction as the frustrated father tried his best to squelch his son's cries. The boy only screamed louder and started to kick. Finally the father let him go, and once again he ran down the aisle with all his might, chocolate still clutched in his greedy little grip.
I caught a glimpse of the father's face. It was the look of complete and total embarrassment. Although I'm sure he loved his son dearly, at this moment he was ashamed to be his father.
Do you think God ever feels that way with His children? Imagine how He must feel when we become so earthly minded that we run through life, ignoring His voice and oblivious to His warning, grabbing things as we go and holding them tightly.
Do you think God doesn't get embarrassed by the way His children act? Our life is a reflection of His authority. And when we disobey, He is the One the world scoffs at.
From Embracing Eternity by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins and Frank M. Martin (Tyndale) p 148
Just as the father caught up with him, the boy reached out and grabbed a handful of candy bars. The father tried to take them away, but the boy held on tightly. Then he started to scream. It was a high-pitched, piercing scream that reverberated throughout the store. Clerks and customers turned to look from every direction as the frustrated father tried his best to squelch his son's cries. The boy only screamed louder and started to kick. Finally the father let him go, and once again he ran down the aisle with all his might, chocolate still clutched in his greedy little grip.
I caught a glimpse of the father's face. It was the look of complete and total embarrassment. Although I'm sure he loved his son dearly, at this moment he was ashamed to be his father.
Do you think God ever feels that way with His children? Imagine how He must feel when we become so earthly minded that we run through life, ignoring His voice and oblivious to His warning, grabbing things as we go and holding them tightly.
Do you think God doesn't get embarrassed by the way His children act? Our life is a reflection of His authority. And when we disobey, He is the One the world scoffs at.
From Embracing Eternity by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins and Frank M. Martin (Tyndale) p 148
Content is derived from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing House
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