Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

the evening. You don‘t see much of your children. Someone else has brought them up all day. Realize that everything that person represents goes into your children. They will learn their views of God, their concept of themselves, and their philosophy of life from their caretaker. You need to be careful whom you allow to watch your children. To be responsible for your children, you must make time for them. They should not be considered one more item on a ―to do‖ list or one more obstacle to clear out of your way. Many fathers don‘t really want to take responsibility for their children, because children take time and energy. Therefore, they leave them to fend for themselves. Balancing all of life‘s demands can be difficult for a father, but your children should be at the top of the list, after your wife. A father needs to read and study the Word of God so he can teach it to his children. He must know the commands of God. It‘s impossible to teach something you haven‘t learned yourself. Remember what God said about Abraham, whom He called His friend? Abraham will surely become a great and powerful na tion, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the L ORD by doing what is right and just. (Gen. 18:18 – 19) God made a promise to Abraham and said the fulfillment of the promise was connected to Abraham‘s teaching his family the Word of God. There‘s a relationship between the two. God is holding up some fathers‘ blessings because they aren‘t loving their children e nough to teach them the Word. In the book of Proverbs, Solomon spoke of the wisdom to be gained from godly instruction: My son, if you accept my words and store up my com mands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and ap plying your heart to understanding, and if you call out 5. A Good Father Teaches and Instructs His Children

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