Grandpa Nickodemus
Like a rock.
My father-in-law celebrated his 95th birthday this past weekend. The grandson on the right is 30, the other two on his lap are in their twenties (the granddaughter has two children of her own). More than likely he felt a little uncomfortable with two grandchildren in his lap. Most of his days were spent riding a tractor, moving irrigation pipe and milking cows.
My father-in-law was a dairy farmer. At milking time the cows were held in a cramped pen. When the milking was completed the pen needed to be scraped clean of manure. This was done by tractor.
He made a mistake of allowing me to scrape the pen. After scraping the pen, I left the gate open. The cows, hoping for more grain, made their way back into the pen and spread their manure a second time. My father-in-law didn't yell at me, he simply went out and cleaned the pen.
Grace!
"For by grace you have been saved through faith." Ephesians 2:8a English Standard Version
God cleans up after our sin and mistakes through his Son. It is all nailed to Jesus. That's what grace is.
Though we may not always say it dad, we love you and thank you for being a part of our lives.
My father-in-law celebrated his 95th birthday this past weekend. The grandson on the right is 30, the other two on his lap are in their twenties (the granddaughter has two children of her own). More than likely he felt a little uncomfortable with two grandchildren in his lap. Most of his days were spent riding a tractor, moving irrigation pipe and milking cows.
My father-in-law was a dairy farmer. At milking time the cows were held in a cramped pen. When the milking was completed the pen needed to be scraped clean of manure. This was done by tractor.
He made a mistake of allowing me to scrape the pen. After scraping the pen, I left the gate open. The cows, hoping for more grain, made their way back into the pen and spread their manure a second time. My father-in-law didn't yell at me, he simply went out and cleaned the pen.
Grace!
"For by grace you have been saved through faith." Ephesians 2:8a English Standard Version
God cleans up after our sin and mistakes through his Son. It is all nailed to Jesus. That's what grace is.
Though we may not always say it dad, we love you and thank you for being a part of our lives.
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