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“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children….” --Deuteronomy 6:6-7 As you might imagine, over the years many men have expressed to me their concerns about being a good father. They’ve said things like, “It’s too late for me. I didn’t have a good dad and I don’t know how to be one.” To these men I say, “It’s not too late! You can get on track and become a hero to your kids.” I absolutely know it’s possible because I’ve seen it happen with my own eyes. You see, your kids don’t need you to be perfect, but they do need you to be present and engaged, to be a godly man who shows them love, and to invest yourself and your time in them. It’s a myth to say that you spend brief but quality time with your kids. That might make you feel better, but it doesn’t accomplish in your children’s lives what God needs you to accomplish. Please hear me – this is so important. There is no substitute for “you” in the lives of your children. You can’t just delegate spiritual nurture to their mother and call it done. Show and tell your children that you love them. Live your faith in front of them. Be godly and consistent and you’ll be on your way to being your kids’ hero!   IT’S A MYTH TO SAY YOU SPEND BRIEF BUT QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR KIDS.

When Hidden Things Are Revealed

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.”
Matthew 10:24–26

One of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories is “The Tell-Tale Heart” which describes the effect of conscience and memory on a guilty man. A murderer thinks that he has gotten away with his crime and hidden the evidence, but when the police come to interview him, he begins to think that he hears the beating heart of his victim. When he is certain that the officers must be able to hear it too, he confesses his crime and shows them where the body was hidden.
Ever since the Garden of Eden, man’s tendency and temptation has been to conceal sin rather than confess it and deal with the consequences. While this may be the course that seems best in the short run, God is not deceived or mocked, and the impact of sin only increases the longer it remains hidden. “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).
God has a way of working to bring hidden things to light, and He will not tolerate our attempts to cling to and cover our sin. Even when we think all of the evidence is concealed, God sees. And of course the best way to live is in obedience. We never have a reason to fear people finding out about sins we don’t commit. Will Rogers said, “Live in such a way that you would not be embarrassed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.”
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Rather than attempting to hide sin in your life, promptly confess and forsake it before it is revealed.