What do YOU model?

I recently received an email from a weekly subscription I have to "Fathers.com," an excellent resource for all you dads out there. The Subject line was intriging and certainly captured my attention boldly asking the question: "Graham, do you want your child to be like you?" Wow. My immediate answer is absolutely yes, and absolutely no. Yes, all the good things, characteristics, habits that are positive I show as head of my family - shine on. And no to the laziness, selfishness, lying, horrible habits, and general badness that I know I exude.

Well, it is wonderful to know that God, our heavenly Father, models only the best to us. In fact, He gives us His Spirit, which allows us to even be Holy as He is Holy. And He gives us eternal salvation through His son, Jesus. I wrote a song once that had the following lines:

Your liquid mercy covers me, like a second skin.

Your Justice seeks satisfaction, the Father sees His Son.

We, as redeemed beings, trusting in the salvation through faith in Jesus' sacrifice, are seen by God as pure, spotless, and as perfect as Jesus Christ, the Son of God Himself. Amazing. Talk about the right model to follow.

So, I pray that I will model the proper things to my children, and point out that there is a better, perfect model in God. I will admit my faults and failures, and revel in God's grace, forgiveness and mercy. And I will try to show the same to my family.

Hope your "modelling" career takes off,
Graham