His Father Never Interfered

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There is this brief passage that caught my attention this past weekend while sitting on a porch and reading the scriptures.

‘His father had never interfered with him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?”‘ I Kings 1:6

What condemning words to have spoken about a father’s way of raising his son. Can you imagine the kind of man that young boy would grow up to become? You don’t have to imagine – the scriptures are clear in reporting the actions of Adonijah. He grew into a young man with a sense of entitlement and arrogance – acting in ways to serve only himself.

As a dad, my prayer is that I never get so tired, frustrated, angry, distracted or apathetic that my kids would be able to say of me, “He never interfered!”

Whose life are you interfering in today? Isn’t it funny that what often seems like “interfering” can also be the very interaction that prevents damaging behavior in the future?

Perhaps a better question is, “Have I allowed God to interfere in my life today?”

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