My daughter, son in law, and grandson came in for a long weekend on Friday. I always do my Bible study in the morning before anyone gets up and I am usually guaranteed a quiet environment. This morning my grandson was up early, so I went and got him as I finished my Bible study. As I held him in my lap, I was reminded of the responsibility that fathers have to be a Godly influence to their children.
So many fathers leave the spiritual growth of their children to their wife, the youth pastor, or Sunday School teacher. But men are directed by God to be leaders in the family, and this includes being directly involved as a Godly influence and spiritual mentor to your children. Its not your job to save them, that’s what God does. But it is your job to lead, guide, and direct them to a clear understanding of what a personal relationship with Jesus Christ involves. They not only need to HEAR it from you, they also need to SEE it. God will do the rest. Proverbs 22:5-6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (KJV)
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