This
Man I Call ‘Dad’
“You have asked a difficult thing,”
Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will
be yours—otherwise, it will not.
2Kings 2:10
One day as my father and I visited, I
made a request, “Dad, I want a double portion of your anointing…a
double portion of your Pastor/Evangelist/Teacher mantle!”
He smiled and teased, “You know that
Elisha asked Elijah the same thing, right?”
Pretty sure of where this was going I
said, “Yeeees…”
“You have asked a difficult thing,”
he said, eyes twinkling. “Yet, if you see me when I am taken from
you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not!”
We both laughed. I knew there was truth
in his jest, but the way he’d said it tickled me.
While driving home, I reflected on the
rest of the conversation. I knew I had already received much of who
Dad was. And although I didn’t realize it as it was happening, Dad
had managed to pour into my life by example.
He had taught me many things; how to be
a man, a good husband and father. He taught me how to use my hands,
and not to be afraid to dive right in and get things done. Yet in all
the things I learned from watching my father, none was more
significant or vital than observing his example of how to be a
Christian.
Dad taught me that Christianity is a
lifestyle, not a cliché, and that a life lived unto the Lord is
wrought with challenges. Watching him meet those challenges without
complaining or grumbling said a lot about the character of this man I
call Dad.
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My father is a great man of God. He has
faithfully served the Lord for more than half a century. I aspire to
do the same in my lifetime.
1Peter 2:21 says, “To this you were
called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that
you should follow in his steps.” Having had my Dad be that example
has been a tremendous blessing, one for which I will be forever
grateful. I pray that it would be true in your life as well.
Prayer
“Thank You, LORD,
for my father. I ask for a double portion of his anointing in my
life. In Jesus’ Name I ask this, amen.”
Dedicated to my ‘Dad’,
Rev. John A. Clouston
From: More Snapshots:
continuing the spiritual journey
By: Craig Clouston
©2011 c.clouston
creations, LLC
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