BE LIKE YOUR FATHER

BE LIKE YOUR FATHER

Matthew 5:43-48  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 

  Brother Harry was my pastor when I was a teenager and later he and his family came from out of state to perform my wedding ceremony. His 3 sons have all followed in their earthly father’s footsteps in serving our heavenly Father.

  I recently heard the oldest son preach and I thought, “That’s as good or better than Harry could have done.” (I hope that if David ever reads this, he will know I mean it as a compliment.)

  I pray that my life is such that others will see my heavenly Father through what I do.

Leslie Nivens (12/12/1928-3/1/2020)

 PS. Though our time together was measured in minutes one morning while breakfasting in a motel, I saw the light of God in Leslie.