BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD--THE GREAT NEED OF THE WORLD 11dd ) THE SHEPHERDING FATHER LOVES THE PRESENCE OF GOD

Colin wrote this post in hospital the night before his surgery to clear a 95% plus blocked artery, stopping the blood flowing to his brain, and I brought it home from the hospital last night. I am sure he will write more now he is recovering. Nancy

Psalm 23: 6 says, "And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." David was the sheep of Psalm 23, testifying to the amazing characteristics of His personal Shepherd. At the conclusion of his testimony he confesses the he will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. David had a great love for the close presence of God in his life. In many of David's psalms he mentions that He desires that God would come to him, comfort him, and deliver him from his enemies.

He says in Psalm 27:9, "One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple."

What a blessing for our children to have fathers who, like David, love the presence of God and make His presence their number one desire. It is recorded in the gospels how children loved the presence of Jesus who took them up on His knees and blessed them.

How wonderful it is for children to feel the presence of God in and around their father.

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell