"Jonathan, I am so proud and excited to be your daddy. You were born last Thursday evening at 7:22 and I cried when I saw you for the first time. What a wonderful, happy, inexplicable moment: the birth of a child. When we brought you home on the 16th, I held you in my arms as I sat on the floor with Luke climbing onto my lap and Jack and Brayden close by. THAT moment, I can truly say, was one of the happiest, most incredible, proudest and most treasured moments of my life. A man with his four sons - sons he loves with all his heart and then some - all around him. My heart swelled again Sunday the 17th at church when Pastor Kent announced your birth. As he read your name I was so proud. I know that each one of you is a gift of God’s grace to your mother and I. I am the happiest man on earth. I love you boys, I love your mom and I know that God has blessed our home."As a dad, I think I would do well to spend more time thinking of the parallels between my fatherly affection for my boys and the heavenly Father's affection for His children. Can you imagine a picture similar to this journal entry, only at the new birth of a Christian? Can you imagine the angels rejoicing, other believers gathered around, thrilled at the new arrival! The wonder of new birth should not be lost on us.
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