Think a minute…Throughout history the hopes of a family often depended on the son. Parents and daughters would sacrifice to help the son succeed. Nearly 200 years ago a family in Yorkshire, England had 3 daughters and only 1 son, Branwell.
Branwell was considered the family’s smartest child. At a young age he showed amazing talent for art and literature. His drawings and paintings, along with his poetry and other writings, promised a bright future for him and his family.
For years, Branwell’s 3 sisters worked and saved money to help their brother get the education and job experiences he needed to reach his potential. But repeatedly, Branwell wasted the opportunities that his sisters worked so hard to give him. Even when their brother became a drug addict and alcoholic, his sisters continued working to help him succeed. Sadly, to this day Branwell’s paintings and writings remain unknown. It appeared that his sisters’ many years of labor and devotion to their brother’s goals and dreams were wasted.
But during all those years, while they were working to financially support their brother, in their spare time at night by candlelight, his sisters themselves tried to do their own writing and live up to their brother’s ability. But unlike their failing brother who was the favorite child, they succeeded! In fact, all 3 sisters wrote famous books. Anne wrote the novel, Agnes Gray; Emily was the author of the classic, Wuthering Heights; and Charlotte wrote the famous Jane Eyre. Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Bronte.
It’s terribly wrong and destructive when parents have a favorite child. But thankfully and amazingly, each and every one of God’s children is His favorite! That’s the kind of perfect, unlimited love God has for His kids. He always loves each of His children fully and equally.
Won’t you ask the perfect Father to become your father? Today you can become His child—if you sincerely and seriously ask Him to forgive you for your wrong heart and living? Then, ask Him to take full charge of your character and way of living for the rest of your life. That’s the only way you can have the awesome privilege, peace, and joy of becoming His favorite child. Just think a minute…