Posted by
Cyber Pastor on Sunday, June 17, 2007 12:01:38 AM
The scriptures below are not necessarily directed to father's, and each person can get a blessing from living by them. I thought however that they were especially important to use on Father's Day. The points below the scriptures come from John Maxwell.
The Wisdom of a Godly Father
James 3: 13 - 18
13 Are any of you wise and understanding? You should show it by living a good life. Wise people aren't proud when they do good works.
14 But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Don't brag about it. Don't say no to the truth. 15 Wisdom like that doesn't come down from heaven. It belongs to the earth. It doesn't come from the Holy Spirit. It comes from the devil.
16 Are you jealous? Are you concerned only about getting ahead? Then your life will be a mess. You will be doing all kinds of evil things.
17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That's the most important thing about it. And that's not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn't pretend to be what it is not.
18 Those who make peace should plant peace like a seed. If they do, it will produce a crop of right living.
Wisdom from Above
1. Gentle and generous
2. Speaks the truth
3. Pure and organized
4. Results in peace
5. Reasonable
6. The fruit of love and mercy
Wisdom from Below
1. Selfishly ambitious and jealous
2. Speaks lies and deceives
3. Disorderly and demonic
4. Results in disharmony
5. Self-centered
6. The fruit of strife and competition