Honoring the Father in your life
May 19-20
Honoring the Father in your life
Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. Ephesians 6:2-3
God gave men the gift of fathering, leading, and guiding, what a blessing to all humankind! Those of us who have been privileged to have strong, dignified, and moral men in our lives know what a difference they can make. God commissions a father to care for the children entrusted to him, to teach them God’s ways—leading by example. This weekend is a great opportunity to show love and respect for the father in your life.
When we receive Jesus as Savior and believe in His name, the adoption happens and we become children of God (John 1:12). Whether your father is one of the best or fell short, there’s a perfect Dad waiting to embrace you as His own. His name is God the Father. He’s good and full of unconditional love. He wants to adopt you and make you a King’s kid. If you don’t know the Father, ask Jesus to introduce you to His. God promises this, “I will be a Father to you and you will be my sons and daughters.”
While many human fathers are absent, distant, or do not make time to be with their children, God is the perfect Father who wants to be with His children, loving us, protecting us, providing for us, comforting us, healing us and bringing the discipline we need.
This Father’s Day, I hope you will take the time to acknowledge the father in your life. No he isn’t perfect, and maybe he didn’t do everything right, but scripture says in giving honor we are given life.
To all the fathers reading this today, I want to say thank you for all that you do. Happy Father’s Day.