Father's Day
Are You Sort of Scared?
Does the news ever shock or alarm you?
It increasingly shocks me. “I can’t believe this is happening in our nation,” I often say to my husband. The disregard for human life, blatant deception, and what sometimes seems irrational decisions is concerning. What can we do in the midst of increasing evil?
We can cover our relationships in prayer. We can take the high road as Christ models. We can pray for our leaders and enemies. We can seek God’s wisdom and trust His sovereign plan.
We can follow Daniel’s example in Daniel 2.
King Nebuchadnezzar had a troubling dream and demanded it be interpreted or he would kill all the wise men. Daniel learned of the situation, gathered his friends, and prayed. Daniel 2:18 says they asked for, “compassion from the God of heavens” concerning the interpretation of the King’s dream. That night, God revealed the interpretation to Daniel.
Daniel 2:20 records his praise to the LORD. “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.” Verse 23 continues, “To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for You have given me wisdom and power; even now You have made known to me what we requested of You.”
Do you believe God is powerful and can give you wisdom and power to know what to do in our troubling days? He can.
Heavenly Father, thank You that in the midst of evil days, You are present and POWERFUL to help us as You did Daniel. We look to You for compassion, wisdom, and power.
Happy Father’s Day! We hope all you fathers, grandfathers, and father figures have a blessed day and know how appreciated you are!
Do you know a father or someone else in your life who needs to hear about God’s indescribable gift of Jesus? Send them this link: “Meet Jesus…Experience His Grace.”
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Or sad? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we want our children to show us? What are we doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him we have the opportunity to listen to Him, obey Him, and bring honor and glory to Him. Will we?
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever-present and for loving us. Help us honor You by our words and lives.
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we want our children to show us? What are we doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him, we have the opportunity to listen to Him, obey Him, and bring honor and glory to Him. Will we?
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever-present and for loving us. Help us honor You by our words and lives.
The BEST FATHER Ever!
Father’s Day. Do those two words bring a feeling of sadness, anger, guilt, anticipation, or joy? Depending on our relationship with our father, it could be any one of those or a a multitude of other emotions. Or, if you’re a father, what has been your experience on Father’s Day? Were you pleased with how your children honored you? Being a father, or mother, helps us get our minds around (in the smallest of ways) how our Heavenly Father might at times feel. He is the PERFECT FATHER. He’s literally, “heavenly.” He sacrificially chose to adopt us at the price of His only begotten Son’s suffering and death. Are we showing the honor to our Heavenly Father that we long for our children to show us? What are we daily doing to express our thanks to our Heavenly Father? Are we praying as Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6: 9-13, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven?” Our Heavenly Father is here. His mercies are new every morning. Rather than ignore Him or not honor Him, we have “overs” to listen, obey, and bring honor and glory to Him this year.
HEAVENLY FATHER, thank You for being ever present and for loving us. Help us increasing show You honor by our words and lives.