Friday, September 23, 2011
Does Father Know Best?
Father Knows Best
For He knows our frame; He remembers
that we are dust.
Psalm 103:14
Psalm 103:14
From October 3, 1954 'til September
17, 1960, father knew best. On 203 television episodes of Father Knows Best,
Jim Anderson was the go-to guy for his family. Whether an episode's crisis
revolved around Jim's wife, Margaret, or the three
children—"Princess," "Bud," and "Kitten"—Jim was
the man with a plan, week after week. Viewers knew that, within the space of a
half hour, the most faithful and consistent father in America would always come
through.
Christians also have a Father who
knows best. And He knows best because He knows us so well. It should be an
amazing source of comfort to every believer that they are known and loved
intimately by the God who created them. "Episode after episode" in
our lives, God is there to provide solutions and support in the way that He
knows is best. The solutions may not come in a half hour like they did in the
original TV show, but they will come—even if the solution is "No" or
"Wait." God's answers are not given primarily for our comfort but for
our conformity to Christ (Romans 8:29).
If you have a question or a crisis,
take it to the Father who knows you best. You can trust His response, whatever
it is.
What is a Christian? . . . The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as his Father.
J. I. Packer
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