Happy Father's Day

I hope you have a happy father's day if you are a dad and if you are not, well you are a potential one so read this.

Your ultimate model of how to be a father should be God Himself. He is the father to whom we cry out "Abba, Father". He is the "Father of the fatherless". The following are some thoughts by Roy Lessin.

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.
1 John 3:1

These are just some important areas to consider:

1. Leadership - a father has been called by God to instruct and teach his children. He has to direct them on how to live their lives. He is a child's spiritual leader. A child needs to see from a father good words, wise counsel, how to make good decisions and how to discover his worth, his value, what he can do if he sets his mind to it. Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

2. Care - every child needs to be cared for and have his or hers needs met. One of the main responsibilities of a father is to care and provide for his children. A man?s work is a God given way for a father to care for his family. No work is small or insignificant in the eyes of God. A man?s work is honorable and is a doorway through which a father helps to express his love and care for his children in practical ways.

3. Time - Every child has a need to spend time with his father. Being a father is about being together with your child to share life?s joys and God?s blessings. Every moment a father spends with his child is another opportunity for good to happen in a child?s life. A father needs to value and guard his time with his children. Time is a precious gift that a father can give his children and it will have far greater value than any material gift he could ever buy for them.

4. Himself ? Even greater than a father giving his child the gift of time is when a father gives his child the gift of himself. When a father gives the gift of himself, he is saying to his child, ?I am not only spending this time with you, but you have my complete attention. My eyes are upon you, my watch-care is over you, my thoughts are with you, and my love is around you. When God spoke to Abram, God gave him this precious promise, 'Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.' GENESIS 15:1.

So enjoy a Happy Father's Day!