When this President’s brother, Arthur died, when he was in eighth-grade, it was a turning point in his life. Jesus taught him that is was not just His forgiveness he needed to accept, but he needed to forgive himself and move past it. God taught us that the next step in forgiveness is to accept that forgiveness, even if that involves forgiving ourselves.
Tag: presidential parents
“Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.” I Kings 4:20 KJV
We see our limits and we forget about the invalid mother, who died really young, who still produced a young child who carried her in his heart through the Presidency and even to his death. We forget that our Savior came from a very tainted family tree. The most amazing part about times like these is the people who God places in your path to help you through them. Usually they are people you would have probably just walked right by if you were on the straight path.
“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Psalm 37:25 KJV
It is the tale of three sons. Two are the sons of men who sold bread for a living. The other was the son of a peanut farmer.
“When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!” John 19:26 KJV
This Presidential daughter stated: “My first mistake was thinking I could handle it.” This seems to be how this Biblical parent-child cycle closes. You almost believe it is your parent’s duty to get you to a happy adulthood.
“And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.” Genesis 5:31 KJV
Imagine the shock on John’s face when he saw the dead man’s face was none other than that of his own father. The Bible doesn’t say a lot about Lamech. Those were the good old days before safety people ruined the fun for all us kids.
“And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground..” John 8:8 KJV
He was the family success story where Freddy was the family failure. A few moments later he lifts up his head and notices they are all gone. Translation: changing the words, just to make you feel better about it, is sometimes nothing more than legalism.