HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
*We as Christian fathers know we cannot be perfect, because we have our mistakes & shortcomings.
BUT-God has a plan that’s perfect in our lives.
We do not make the plan perfect, but it’s Christ who is perfection. (Phil. 1:6) He has a great work for us. (Eph. 2:10) He has created us in Christ to do the work He did.
Are WE ready to unravel the plan that God has for US?
Us fathers today should take our cues on fatherhood from the Father of Fatherhood. It’s never to late to start.
The most obvious feature of the Father of Jesus Christ is His generosity. He is generous with His glory (John 1:14), with His tasks (John 5:18), with His protection (John 10:28–32), with His home (John 14:1–2), and with His joy (John 16:23–24).
The Father gives (John 3:34–36). The Father gives His Son (John 3:16; 18:11); the Father gives His Spirit (John 14:16–17); the Father gives Himself (John 14:22–24).
Learning this about the Father who is a Spirit, who is intangible, should stir us deeply.
He is seeking worshipers who will worship Him in Spirit and in truth — in short, who will become like He is. And what is He like?
*He is generous with everything. Is there anything He has that he has held back? And what should we — tangible fathers — be like?
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
Proverbs 23:24 The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
Hebrews 12:10 For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.
Colossians 3:20 Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.
Galatians 5:22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control.
HAPPY FATHERS DAY! YOU ARE LOVED BY YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER! PASS THIS LOVE TO OTHERS!
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