Our Heavenly Father

I don't know who said this originally, but I heard it in a message by Sinclair Ferguson. I thought I would share it.

"A father should have the firmness to make it advisable to obey, the wisdom to make it natural to obey, and the love to make it a pleasure to obey."

I fall terribly short in those areas (as a teacher and a dad), but I am thankful to serve a merciful Heavenly Father who encompasses those characteristics perfectly.