Another Musick-al Note: # 19
A small child in talking to his companion about the greatness of his father may say, “My daddy can fix anything” to give his friend an idea of how wonderful his father happens to be. A great tribute to the relationship between father and son that has been developed through the years by painstaking effort on the part of the father in taking time to help the child in difficulties. Whether it be toys, dolls, dishes, bikes, scooters and cars, Dad knows what to do and is able to do it. It might not have been just like it was when new but it is repaired and the child receives it again with joy knowing that Dad “fixed” it. Such a tribute should be on the lips of every Christian for we have a Father who can “fix” anything. We so often fail to live correctly and thus sin and ruin our character and reputation, but God is able to “fix” us again so that character and reputation can be regained to be whole again. God the Father is greater than our earthly fathers in that which has been repaired is better than it was before. A life repaired is much stronger than it was before conversion. A man’s faith, once repaired, is greater than it was before the period of unbelief. A person’s service is more complete and masterful after God’s forgiveness from living in sin. Truly we should look to our heavenly Father as one who can “fix” anything. Of course we are not speaking of physical things but of spiritual things. The physical realm has been placed into the hands of man to work, conquer and use (Genesis 1:28). God could and has on rare occasions manifested His power by physical manipulations of natural things but did so to enable man to believe. John wrote that these things were written that we might believe (John 20:31). God still expects man to work, conquer and use the things of the world by doing their best in life. Our Father can “fix” anything. Let us then take our cares, desires, grievances, heartaches and failures to Him and allow Him to “repair” our lives, give us strength, increase our faith, comfort our sorrows and guide us to an eternity with Him.
Gordon Musick
Musick-al Notes 