A message to Dad's

  

2 Kings 8:25-29

 

September 13, 2021

 

 

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah

In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign.   Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.   He also walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was son-in-law to the house of Ahab.

 He went with Joram the son of Ahab to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.   And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was sick.

 

What a message to all dads, your sons and daughters are watching your actions, the way you treat your wife, if you keep your promises to them and others, and how you treat your neighbors.  I find it of interest that many a man including myself find our dads have influenced us.  Some have been to the good and others to the harm, but dads and granddads have an impact on their future.  As followers of Christ, you and I have to live a life of integrity at home, at work, and with our friends and neighbors.

 

As you read the above you should get a picture of how Ahab not only messed up his son but also his son-in-law, to do evil and not good.  The great thing about having Jesus living in you, and you living in Him, is His power to give you the faith and ability to break the mold of your dad if that mold is not a Godly one.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice