A little boy, frightened by a thunderous lightning storm, called out one night, \u201cDaddy, come. I\u2019m scared.\u201d \u201cSon,\u201d the father said, \u201cGod loves you, and He\u2019ll take care of you.\u201d \u201cI know God loves me,\u201d the boy replied, \u201cbut right now, I want somebody who has skin on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The father\u2019s role is to be and demonstrate God with skin on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once, a little girl followed her father as he carefully stepped through their newly planted garden. She stepped precisely where he stepped while saying, \u201cDaddy, if you don\u2019t get mud on your feet, I won\u2019t get any mud on mine!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter where we go in Biblical history, the role of a godly father has proven to be essential. All the way back to Adam, his lack of leadership leads to sin and death, even in the case of his sons. David\u2019s sin leads to incest, murder, and the death of Absalom (2 Samual 13, 18). The list continues with God writing,\u00a0\u201cHe will restore the hearts of fathers to their children and hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(Malachi 4:6; Numbers 32:14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fathers are essential to the development of children. They provide discipline (Hebrew 12:10), training (Ephesians 6:4), and direction (Genesis 18:18), and are also the primary providers for their families (Genesis 2:15; 3:14; Luke 11:11-13), to list a few. When they fear God, their homes are blessed (Psalm 112; 128), and when they lead their homes in wisdom, they establish it forever (Proverbs 24:3-5). Their reverence for God also leads to legacy; \u201cIndeed, may you see your children\u2019s children<\/em>,\u201d and it determines whether a city is peaceful or not (Psalm 128:6; Proverbs 3:2). They can keep the mud off the shoes and give God skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So let this Father\u2019s Day serve to remind us men of our need to be the men God has called us to be. If ever there was a time in history that our children needed godly fathers, THE TIME IS NOW!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0HAPPY HAPPY FATHER\u2019S DAY!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A little boy, frightened by a thunderous lightning storm, called out one night, \u201cDaddy, come. I\u2019m scared.\u201d \u201cSon,\u201d the father said, \u201cGod loves you, and He\u2019ll take care of you.\u201d \u201cI know God loves me,\u201d the boy replied, \u201cbut right now, I want somebody who has skin on.\u201d The father\u2019s role is to be and demonstrate God with skin on. Once, a little girl followed her father as he carefully stepped through their newly planted garden. She stepped precisely where he stepped while saying, \u201cDaddy, if you don\u2019t get mud on your feet, I won\u2019t get any mud on mine!\u201d No matter where we go in Biblical history, the role of a godly father has proven to be essential. All the way back to Adam, his lack of leadership leads to sin and death, even in the case of his sons. David\u2019s sin leads to incest, murder, and the death of Absalom (2 Samual 13, 18). The list continues with God writing,\u00a0\u201cHe will restore the hearts of fathers to their children and hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.\u201d\u00a0(Malachi 4:6; Numbers 32:14) Fathers are essential to the development of children. They provide discipline (Hebrew 12:10), training (Ephesians 6:4), and direction (Genesis 18:18), and are also the primary providers for their families (Genesis 2:15; 3:14; Luke 11:11-13), to list a few. When they fear God, their homes are blessed (Psalm 112; 128), and when they lead their homes in wisdom, they establish it forever (Proverbs 24:3-5). Their reverence for God also leads to legacy; \u201cIndeed, may you see your children\u2019s children,\u201d and it determines whether a city is peaceful or not (Psalm 128:6; Proverbs 3:2). They can keep the mud off the shoes and give God skin. So let this Father\u2019s Day serve to remind us men of our need to be the men God has called us to be. 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