| Americans celebrate Father's Day every year in June. | | | | they were seeking. They chose to disrespect and |
| This day, the same as Mother's Day, is a day to | | | | take from others that they didn't care about. |
| celebrate and remember our fathers or father-figures | | | | Daughters may end up giving their bodies away at an |
| in our lives. Unfortunately, a lot of children have grown | | | | early age and having children out of wed-lock. Or |
| up without a father present in the home, leaving single | | | | seeking to find love and acceptance from "father |
| mothers to raise their children alone. Some mothers | | | | figures" that are found in the world and on the Internet. |
| became the father, because the father chose to | | | | But as long as his children receive the love and |
| abandon his responsibility as a father. And some may | | | | discipline that God requires, then the world won't entice |
| have been pushed away by the mother, due to | | | | his children away. For Ephesians 6:4 says; "Fathers, do |
| difficulties in the relationship. There are many reasons | | | | not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in |
| why and some truths are not easy to swallow, but we | | | | the training and instruction of the Lord." |
| know that Satan's role is to dissolve the family, by | | | | A father's nurturing love is the most important role that |
| purposefully splitting it apart. He knows that if the | | | | he has. Children are born seeking love and acceptance |
| father isn't present, the mother's role in raising her | | | | from their parents. Because the father is the head of |
| children will be very difficult- financially, emotionally and | | | | the household, they look to him as the primary |
| physically. The absence of the father may result in his | | | | caretaker. Usually the mother is responsible for |
| daughter looking for love and acceptance from men | | | | primarily nurturing their children, but the father's role as |
| who will only use and abuse them. The absence of the | | | | a loving caretaker, should resemble the same example |
| father may also result in his son being angry and | | | | God has for us. In Genesis 22:1-14, God asked |
| abusive towards women who seek to love them. As | | | | Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. God was |
| our society continues to become more and more | | | | testing Abraham to see how much he loved God as |
| dangerous, evil and love-less, a father's role today is | | | | well as his son. Right before Abraham was about to |
| more desirable than ever. | | | | sacrifice his son, an angel of the Lord told him to stop. |
| A father's role in the family is very important. His job is | | | | He knew that Abraham loved God so much that he |
| to provide for his family, by working, disciplining and | | | | would be willing to sacrifice his son for God. Because |
| nurturing them. It is a sin for the man of the household | | | | Abraham was obedient, God blessed him and his |
| to become lazy, by not working. For Ecclesiastes 3:13 | | | | descendants forever. This scripture gives us a perfect |
| says; "That everyone may eat and drink, and find | | | | example of a father's love to God, and his son. Even |
| satisfaction in all his toil - this is the gift of God." And | | | | though we may not understand why Abraham would |
| Psalm 90:17 also says; "May the favor of the Lord our | | | | sacrifice his son, his faith in God and love for his son |
| God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for | | | | prevailed. Psalm 103:13-14 says; "As a father has |
| us - yes, establish the work of our hands." When the | | | | compassion on his children, so the Lord has |
| father works, he also teaches his children the | | | | compassion on those who fear him; for he knows |
| importance of working and living a deceit life. God said | | | | how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust." |
| if we don't work we shouldn't eat. And by showing his | | | | There are many fathers who are present in their |
| children how to be a disciplined worker, his children | | | | children's lives and God is pleased. Even though they |
| should grow up doing the same. | | | | are not perfect, they know that they have a very |
| Disciplining children is an important role of a father. His | | | | important role to play in their children's lives. From |
| job is to teach and instruct them in the ways of God. | | | | providing, to disciplining and taking care of them, these |
| By teaching and showing them how God wants them | | | | traits can give the children of today more of a blessed |
| to live, he will surely raise God-fearing, respectful | | | | future. God the Father gave his only son Jesus. And |
| children. Proverbs 13:1 says; "A wise son heeds his | | | | he died so that we may live forever. He gave the |
| father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to | | | | ultimate Father-Son sacrifice. If today's fathers would |
| rebuke." And Proverbs 22:6 says; "Train a child in the | | | | only strive to be like Jesus everyday, then our children |
| way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn | | | | will be saved and live a prosperous life. If they are |
| from it." If the father doesn't train his children correctly, | | | | raised respecting God and their parents, then it |
| they will lead unhappy and dangerous lives. And Satan | | | | wouldn't matter what today's society tells them. For |
| will become their teacher. Sons may find it in the | | | | Matthew 4:17 says; "And a voice from heaven said, |
| streets, by joining gangs and others will do bad things | | | | "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well |
| to land them in jail. They may even die as a result | | | | pleased." Amen. |
| because they didn't receive the loving discipline that | | | | |