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Fatherhood: The Power of Eloquent Example

6/12/2013

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PictureGrandfather Abraham Branham
  Fatherhood: The Power of Eloquent Example

When Christ reached down for me, I did not have the foggiest idea of just what a father was supposed to be. My first and second Pastors, Dr. Allen Dickerson and Dr. Tom Wallace, set an example that has served me well over the last 51 years. I do not have a vast enough vocabulary to express the depths of my thanks to these men of God.

Mario Cuomo, I admit to wondering how on earth he found his political star, commented on his father:

"I watched a small man with thick calluses on both hands work fifteen and sixteen hours a day. I saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence of his example."

The last phrase really moved me, “The simple eloquence of his example.” Being a good father would be a piece of cake if all it entailed was reading instructions to the crumb snatchers. But ever and always is the necessity of a simple, yet eloquent demonstration of the principles. Of all the fields where the old saw, “actions speak louder than words” is true, it is in the role of fatherhood. Even Don Corleone had more patience than this preacher.

The prodigal said in “Luke 15:18, “I will arise and go to my father,”

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Oral Deckard link
6/12/2013 10:27:01 am

My father graduatred from 8th grade 1n 1922. He raised a family of ten working as a lumberjack and running a sawmill, wearing a wooden leg. Before he had a sawmill he hewed cross ties for the railroad. He said that on his best day he hewed 40 cross ties.

At 10 cent each that migh sound like he was making a lot more than the average man. But when you factor in how long it took to cut the trees down and cut them up with a cross cut say, then drag them to the hewing yard, and after the hewing, to load them on the horse wagon and walk them to town, he really didn't get rich.

But we grew up not knowing we were poor, ad got a work ethic along the way.

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Lisa McBee
6/12/2013 01:48:20 pm

With tears in my eyes, I think of the many times I saw my Dad working at all hours of the night to take care of his family or a church family member. I have truly been blessed by the simple eloquence of his example.

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J. Briggs King
6/13/2013 05:10:47 am

Some great information, Brother Larry. I had a father who knew what it was to work hard and long, and he taught me at an early age that we should not expect anything to be handed to us on a silver platter, while we lie lazily on our couches and eat ice cream!

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David link
6/13/2013 05:39:07 am

Thank you for sharing today's article Dr. Lilly. It definitely resonated in my heart. My Dad has always been a hard worker and has set an example for me. Thank you for such a powerful reminder of the influence we have on our children. God help us!

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