God's Boys will be good boys!
You were a surprise from heaven. We were delightedly surprised and amazingly blessed when God sent you to us. It was not clear, if we would have anymore children at one time. We thought that we would not be able to, after Baby Ben's sad day. We chose to be surprised at this baby. And there he was a 21 inch long stringbean Enoch. Your name was after the man who is still walking with God and never died. I spent the entire time of your infancy watching you, as though I could cause you to breathe or not. I tried to trust God everyday, but it was very hard in those days.
I was blessed to see a son to replace the one who was gone. My heart was not repaired but growing new, in that area.
I watched your every breath. Your finger was pointed to heaven. God is Lord and when I went into real anxiety attacks about your breathing patterns I would remind myself. "Enoch walked with God and He was not, for God took Him." God would remind me that He is in charge of life and death. I am on watch, with my infants, but, ultimately it is God who blesses our every breath.
You are 15 and still breathing, no thanks to me, of course. Thank God for you!
Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool. Pr 17;10.
Who is the wise son? The son that is not ashamed to own that he is a sinner in front of the congregation. The son who will accept Christ whenever and wherever He is offered. Accepting Jesus, confessing sins and repenting of them, everywhere and at all times is a good sign of submission to Christ. As long as it is not the fear of man, which brings a snare. God will try the fear of man, on all points to show us where we are.
