Father’s Day

Sunday is Father’s Day.  In preparing my message for Sunday I have been overwhelmed with two things.

First is the wonder, the need, yes even the beauty of masculinity.  It is so much of God.  After all, the ultimate revelation of God is “Father.”  The love of a mother is wonderful but it is not all that is needed.  It is not enough.  The love of a dad, brings strength, security, value, importance, self-worth.  How beautiful a family can be when both Mom and Dad are fulfilling their roles with gusto.

The second is the fatherlessness of the nation.  The nation is bedeviled by broken families and hurting people.  The statistics are almost overwhelming.  When you look at the statistics of the men in prison, the young people in trouble, the societal breakdown one cannot escape from the fact that we are a nation without strong men and fathers.  We can all speculate as to why but the consequences are there for all to see. There is a huge wound in the heart of our country, an empty hole that can be filled with the love of God as seen visibly through the love of fathers.

If only men would be men.  If only there would be a restoration of manliness.  If only men would be proactive in their families, love, lead, be involved we could bring a major transformation to our nation, our families, our churches.

May God move on us men.  Our hope lies in Malachi 4:6 “And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”

Happy Father’s Day!