BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD--THE GREAT NEED OF THE WORLD 3. d) THE GREATEST ROLE GIVEN TO MAN continued.

Geneses 18:17-19 says, "And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will COMMAND HIS CHILDREN and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment."

We see that Abraham's fatherhood had a strong spiritual "command" to it. "Justice and judgment" are two major truths that require a strong understanding of what is right and what is wrong. Both are very dependent on one's relationship with God. It is one thing to know justice and judgment, and another thing to DO justice and judgment. Justice and judgment have no real value until they are done. The American Constitution, as great as it is, has no value if it is not lived in the lives of its citizens.

Abraham's fatherhood not only led by example, but by COMMAND. The question is, "Does our 21st century fatherhood have any genuine command to do justice and truth"? How can we command something we do not know and practice ourselves?

Be encouraged. Colin