A Tribute to my Father on the 17th Anniversary of his death
A Tribute to my Father. My great earthly father, Houston Sheets Jr. Passed away 17 years ago on August 15, 2000. 17 in the Bible represents Victory and during this month of refection on my Father I received an email from my great friend, mentor and pastor, Francis Riley. I posted his email below. A few days before dad died, we talked at his hospital bedside, after he signed a living will that blocked Dr's attempts to keep him alive on life support for his terminal cancer. He told me he wasn't leaving me anything of world value except a rifle and a pair of cowboy boots, but what he was leaving me was priceless and eternal and that is John 16:13. Dad then made me promise to memorize John 16:13 and to confess "The Spirit of Truth Abides in me and He teaches me all the things and guides me into all truth" and to confess that "I have perfect knowledge and understanding because I have the Spirit of God in me, I have the mind of Christ " Amen! Then, I rem...