Fathers

Good Morning,

Proverbs 23:24 (New International Version)
The father of a righteous man has great joy;
he who has a wise son delights in him.

Father's Day fast approaches. A "Day" when we are to honor and celebrate fathers, dads, and, I think, those moms who have to take a dad's role. I read this verse today and wondered why in the world we need such a "Day" to honor fathers. It seems to me that we ought to honor those who raised us every day, and not just one "special" day.

I guess what this short message is about this morning is to remind us about honoring our parents, just as we are told to do by God in what He gave to Moses in what we know as the 10 Commandments. Remember, one of those is to honor our parents.

I know that there are those of us who have not had an ideal father to raise us and others who had no father influence at all in their lives. For these many...TOO many I fear...people, we can turn to our heavenly Father and rely completely on Him.

I'm not going into a long, drawn out dissertation on all that is written about the love of God for us and His role as our Abba, Father. We've heard those sermons and read those messages many times. Today, I think that all we need to do is to reflect on fathers and fatherhood and to never forget we always have a loving Father in heaven.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David