Teaching from my Dad




Reaching Your World with Luis Palau show

Summary: God has given us four sons, and they all have families of their own. But you know, I often ask myself, “I wonder what they think about God and Jesus Christ, and my life in the world when they watch me in action.” I often think about it, and you probably do too. What I remember about my father was how serious he was about the things of God, how cheerful he was about his work, how dedicated he was in helping the needy and the poor. I remember one day – I probably told you this before – as a little boy I walked into his office early in the morning in the winter and he was covered with a blanket, and he was reading the Bible. And I said, “Dad, what are you reading?” He said to me, “I’m reading the book of Proverbs.” My dad told me, “Luis, when you grow up, read a chapter of the book of Proverbs every day because it has 31 chapters – one chapter for even the longest month of the year.” You will learn how to be a successful man, how to walk with God, how to do well financially, how to help other people, how to be a pure person. You will learn everything you need to know, he said to me, from the word of God in the book of Proverbs. I took it seriously and from age 16 until now, I still read the book of Proverbs and I recommend it to everyone, and they all thank me.           This is Luis Palau.