You Said What God honors Father's Day. He might not have been the perfect father, but he was certainly superior to fathers in one U.S. city that made the news repeatedly due to 80 percent lack of same! This father on whom I am reflecting and of whom I would encourage emulation died fairly early in life.
A father teaches his son how to feed himself. Still, he provided for a large family, taught his sons a profession in which they could earn an honest living, and taught his boys and girls the importance of worshipping God. This stellar father also showed unconditional love to his wife, despite the fact that he was not the father of their first child when his wife was rejected by friends, family, community and church. This father had a tender, caring heart that reached well beyond his own wants, wishes, desires, even needs.
Today’s young men are encouraged to take their pregnant girlfriends to Planned Parenthood so they would not have to suffer for a “mistake” as some have described an unexpected child.
Today, in the false entity we call “society,” where the government frequently takes over the role of “father,” unconditional love and tenderness of heart are replaced by the hardness of the law. Children in fatherless homes are “raised” financially but not morally. This hard-hearted philosophy that children do not “need” a father when a mother can live on entitlements has produced endemic poverty in many cities across the country.
A father feeds his son but also teaches him how to feed himself. A father loves his son but also teaches him how to love others. The government feeds its children without the love. Society teaches wrongly and it teaches thoroughly by rough and painful experience. It teaches children that worshipping God, or believing in marriage and loving your mother and your wife; striving for higher education and a better life instead of living on entitlements; obeying the laws; or going to work daily and doing the best job you can requires commitment and dedication. Likely you young men, like the father of whom I spoke above, won’t be number one all the time and will have to take second place multiple times in your life.
The easy answer is found in every man’s conscience; it is the right thing to do. The hard thing is doing the right thing. It is called a consequence and our society no longer teaches consequences.
The aforementioned father loved the son that was not legitimate as much as he loved his other children. He bowed his own will to that of God the ultimate Father, and praised God for the privilege of having a part in this unique child’s life. His first son studied hard and, in time, was considered more brilliant than all his peers. The boy was always kind, wasn’t in a gang or involved in other nefarious acts. He was referred to as “meek” and must have learned from his father that masculinity did not mean a man has to be soft or allow himself to be run over by others, even by those in authority.
As a man, this child became the standard for behavior for other young men in his county for years to come, because of his sterling character and disposition. He was mentored so well by his father, he actually was known as the best in his craft where he lived.
I would encourage you to pick up a book and read about the father and this son. Their biography is in the synoptic Gospels.
Did I mention the boy’s name?
It was almost angelic….they called him Jesus.
Today’s young men are encouraged to take their pregnant girlfriends to Planned Parenthood so they would not have to suffer for a “mistake” as some have described an unexpected child.
Today, in the false entity we call “society,” where the government frequently takes over the role of “father,” unconditional love and tenderness of heart are replaced by the hardness of the law. Children in fatherless homes are “raised” financially but not morally. This hard-hearted philosophy that children do not “need” a father when a mother can live on entitlements has produced endemic poverty in many cities across the country.
A father feeds his son but also teaches him how to feed himself. A father loves his son but also teaches him how to love others. The government feeds its children without the love. Society teaches wrongly and it teaches thoroughly by rough and painful experience. It teaches children that worshipping God, or believing in marriage and loving your mother and your wife; striving for higher education and a better life instead of living on entitlements; obeying the laws; or going to work daily and doing the best job you can requires commitment and dedication. Likely you young men, like the father of whom I spoke above, won’t be number one all the time and will have to take second place multiple times in your life.
The easy answer is found in every man’s conscience; it is the right thing to do. The hard thing is doing the right thing. It is called a consequence and our society no longer teaches consequences.
The aforementioned father loved the son that was not legitimate as much as he loved his other children. He bowed his own will to that of God the ultimate Father, and praised God for the privilege of having a part in this unique child’s life. His first son studied hard and, in time, was considered more brilliant than all his peers. The boy was always kind, wasn’t in a gang or involved in other nefarious acts. He was referred to as “meek” and must have learned from his father that masculinity did not mean a man has to be soft or allow himself to be run over by others, even by those in authority.
As a man, this child became the standard for behavior for other young men in his county for years to come, because of his sterling character and disposition. He was mentored so well by his father, he actually was known as the best in his craft where he lived.
I would encourage you to pick up a book and read about the father and this son. Their biography is in the synoptic Gospels.
Did I mention the boy’s name?
It was almost angelic….they called him Jesus.
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