THE BIBLICAL FATHER SEES HIS CHILDREN AS ARROWS
5c) STICKING FAST ARROWS (Psalm 38:2) CONTINUED again.
Jesus said in John 4:34, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." Sticking fast arrows always hold their course. They do not quit what they start. They finish their task, no matter how difficult it may be. These arrows do not buckle at the knee or throw in the towel! "Surrender" is not in their vocabulary.
Of course, it makes no sense to keep something going if it has no profit and is a waste of time, energy, and has no moral value.
Men, this country is desperate for real men. Worldly institutions cannot produce this caliber of character in our children, neither can fathers who do not set a true godly example to their families. Sticking fast arrows are produced by parents who take their parenting seriously. It takes godly parents to raise godly sons and daughters.
Our nation needs fathers and mothers will lovingly teach their children importance of prayer and listening to God's Word. They encourage them to be filled with the Spirit of God. This, of course, must be taught by example. Sticking fast to the course and finishing the task must also be taught by example.
The great sticking fast arrow, the apostle Paul, said much on this subject. in 2 Timothy 4:7 he confesses, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Again in Philippians 3:14 he confesses, "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
Be encouraged. Colin Campbell