Even Jesus Needed a Dad

Merry Christmas!! I thought I'd enjoy saying that while it's still legal here in America. (Actually, I'll still be saying it when the haters make it illegal!) Christmas is about Christ and it always will be about Him. I hope you can celebrate His birthday knowing Him personally and that you invite Him to the celebration at your church or with your family.

This morning there was a notice in our local newspaper to an “unknown father.” Someone is trying to adopt a child who needs a family and they are required to attempt to find and notify the biological “father.” To tell the truth, he's not ever been the “real father” if he needs to be found in this manner! Today I attended a funeral for a man who gave his life to save his son. This man was a hero and his sacrifice imitated Christ. His family didn't need to put a notice in the paper to find him.

Have you ever thought about the fact that, even though Jesus had the perfect, ultimate dad in heaven, His heavenly father knew that He would need a human father on earth? Even God's son needed an earthly father to hold Him and spend time with Him and mentor Him while He was away from home on this earth. God chose Joseph and that had to be an awesome privilege and joy for Joseph. Debbie and I have had the privilege and joy to be chosen to be the adoptive parents for two girls, and now are also enjoying the treasure of grandkids.

There are a couple of disgusting and horribly deceitful bills in congress at this time which, if passed, will hurt children and families and our whole country and culture. One is dishonestly called the “Every Child Deserves a Family” Act. This would force adoption and foster care agencies to put innocent children in homes with homosexual “parents” and with no care for marital status. If congress has sunk low enough to pass this, then there will be helpless children forced into homes where they will be raped by homosexual “men”. Kids will be abused and neglected by adults who don't even care enough and aren't mature enough to commit to a marriage before they live together or try to adopt a child. The relationship between the adults aren't permanent, so they won't be capable of meeting the needs of children. The foster and adoptive systems are supposed to provide for children and protect them and not provide them to homosexual pedophiles or immature people trying to meet their own needs by adopting! Kids deserve parents who provide and protect, not perverts who want their perversions approved.

Another lie in congress is deceitfully called the “Respect For Marriage” act and is an attempt by those who have no respect for families and are willing to destroy America by repealing DOMA.

Our biggest problem in America is not the economy. It's a moral problem, a sin problem, and a common sense problem! I hope to blog more on this subject as we get closer to the next election.

Jesus didn't have to look for an “unknown” father. He had Joseph on earth and His father in heaven. Joseph was a real man and a real husband. Mary and Joseph had a real marriage and were good parents. Let's all be good parents during the season when we celebrate the birth of Jesus the Messiah.

Thank You, God!

Thank You, God

for grace, mercy, and love

for Jesus

for your sacrifice

for the cross

for the empty tomb

for defeating sin, Satan, and death

for giving us a purpose and hope

for salvation and forgiveness

for peace and joy

for the Holy Spirit

for Debbie

for blessing our marriage

for my parents

for my brothers and sister

for my daughters Tamara and Sheria

for each of my grandkids: Alydia and Clayton, Maddox and McKinnley, and for Tia and TJ

for Debbie's family

for the Union Mission, the Mission Youth Center, and for Camp

for my job

for choosing us to help do your work

for each child or teenager we have gotten to know

for our co-workers

for my education

for electricity, running water, and air conditioning

for our home and our furniture

for our cars

for this computer

for our church and our pastors and leaders

for my health and for Debbie's health

for our country which was founded and led by Christians

for blessing our country (We are not just “lucky” like Obama says)

for the freedom to write this note

for keeping your promises

for your word, the Bible

for Christmas, for your first coming as a baby and for your promised second coming

for answering prayer