Great Influence, Great Responsibility

August 13, 2008

Lar,

1 Samuel 3 was one chapter in my reading today. Verses 11-14 especially stood out. They read,

“Then the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.’”

I wrote a few paragraphs on this and posted them on Joe’s Notes this morning, but just take notice of the responsibility Eli had to lead his house. This should serve as a sobering reminder to every husband and father out there. The Lord has entrusted to us great influence and thus, great responsibility. Our influence is so great that every weakness in our home reflects a weakness of our own. And our responsibility is so great that any issues we find in our home, we are responsible to adequately address.

Humbled again by this great reality….
Joe

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