Father's Day is a call for God's men to celebrate. Unfortunately this time of year, much is said and written about the absence of fathers and its affect on the home and on the multitude of social problems we face. I don't want to minimize the truth of these issues caused by fathers failing to live up to their responsibilities. Rather, I want to encourage fathers to continue to fulfill their God-given role as spiritual leaders in their homes. Nothing you do carries more importance for both here and now as well as eternity.
If you are a father, you've received a special blessing from God in your children. You have the awesome privilege of influencing young lives in a way that no one else can. If you have a godly father who modeled Christ-likeness in your life, you've been blessed with the best possible role model. If you grew up without a father or with a father who was emotionally absent, you have a great testimony in how you overcame those obstacles to be God's man and you (like all of us) are still blessed with a Heavenly Father who never leaves you or forsakes you and loves you unconditionally.
Because our children are an inheritance from the Lord, it only makes sense that praying for them is also a prayer worth praying. I learned this prayer many years ago at Promise Keepers and I've prayed it over my daughter ever since: Father, thank you for Amanda and the blessing that she is. Father, protect her from evil, cover her with Christ's blood, fulfill your purpose in her life. This prayer expresses my greatest desire; that she will come to know Christ as her Savior and spend eternity with Him (and me!). It also expresses my desire to see her walk with God and live a life that honors and glorifies Him. It seeks protection for her from our enemy, who seeks to devour (1 Peter 5:8).
May each of you have a Happy Father's Day!
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