Father’s day is time to remember and celebrate our Fathers. Fathers and fathering figures are an integral part of the family. Despite being a pivotal part fostering our children, far too many families grow up without a father figure. Father’s being absent from the home are the result of many issues ranging from incarceration, abandonment, abuse, deportation, selfishness, as well as other reasons to many to name. Theses issue are a societal problem, which will continue to be talked about and resolved by policies but also through education on the importance of the fathering role.
While we wait for Fathers to be a larger part of family life, it is important to celebrate the role of the Father and those and father figures in our life. For those who cannot celebrate their fathers for various reasons they still have one Father to celebrate; a Father who has never and will never abandon them. This Father is God. God has known us, Jeremiah chapter 1, verse 5 of the ESV says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”. God our Father is a part of our lives knowingly or not, and regardless of whether we accept it or not. He will always be there for us even when we distance ourselves, curse his name, reject his love, and dismiss his precepts. He is there because a true father never abandons his children. God the Father serves as the role model for all fathers. Father’s day is a day to celebrate our earthly fathers AND our heavenly Father. Let all fathers seek to learn from Father God and be celebrated on Father’s day.
Yours in Christ
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