They feast on the abundance of your
house; you give them drink from your river of delights. Psalm 36:8
A
slave feels reluctant to pray; they feel they have no right to ask, and so
their prayers are modest and respectful. They spend more time asking
forgiveness than they do praying for abundance.
An
orphan is not reluctant to pray; they feel desperate. But their prayers feel
more like begging than anything else.
But
not sons; sons know who they are.
Mine
were just home for the holiday; all three of them. They are young men now, out
making their way in the world. And as is fitting to their stage in life, they
are living on limited means. But when they come home, they get to feast. The
refrigerator and pantry is theirs to pillage and they don’t have to ask
permission. When we go out to dinner, there is no question that dad will take
care of the bill. For they are sons—they get to live under their father’s
blessing; they get to drink from the abundance of my house (Ps. 36:8). And when
the holidays were over and they packed up and left, they took with them my best
shoes, my best sunglasses, some of my favorite books, climbing gear, and
cigars—with my absolute pleasure and blessing. Luke was
the last to go; he was hoping to pillage some of my travel gear for an upcoming
trip. I said, “You are my son—everything I have is yours. Plunder as you will.”
This
is how sons get to live; this is how a father feels toward his sons.
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