day no. 16,703: every one yet to come

Psalm 71:18

Now also when I am old and greyheaded,

O God, forsake me not;

until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation,

and thy power to every one that is to come.

Men were made to be strong for others. They were made to be hard for others, not hard on them. They are meant to finish strong so as to provide a strong foundation for the next generation to build upon.

God gives fathers the strength to show their children His strength. Ask, and you shall receive. Why do you not have strength? Because you do not ask for it and when you do, you ask for it to spend on silly side projects or sinfully on self-promotion.

Fathers are meant to propagate the glory of God. As glory-bearers, it is their distinct privilege and responsibility. Men were meant to do so like seed that turns into wheat that floods the fields with the presence of fruit. This generation and every one yet to come depend upon this generation of fathers falling to the ground in worship. For when they do so, a rich harvest sprouts up to seek the sun above.

John 12:24

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.