Father's Day in America is a bit of a two edged sword.  On the one hand, those fathers who were fortunate to have a godly father who was there for them, enjoy the blessing of those memories as well as the strength of character and confidence it imparted. Those who did not, more often than not, wander aimlessly through life, fathering children, but leaving a trail of sadness, confusion, loneliness, and despair, even violence, in their wake.

 

 

The Kingdom of God is built by strong and confident fathers whose life and character are shaped first in the home by loving parents and a relationship with the living God. They know who they are by knowing Him, and are committed to their wife and family. They have come to know they "are not their own" and are "bought with a price."

 

Those same ingredients build a nation "whose God is the LORD" and whose light shines for all nations as a testimony to the wisdom and power of the only true God.  The denial and rejection of these God ordained rules of life by individuals, communities, and governments, manifest in untold social, political, and economic chaos, devastation, and disilusioned despair for children, families and nations.

 

So to the father's in America who have yielded their lives to the God of the universe, and His "eternal rules of order and right," we commend you this day.  We are indeed thankful for your strength of character, your confidence in Christ, your service to your family, your church, your community, and to the nation, that we might enjoy the blessings of God.

 

Thank You!  May God continue to guide you and bless you in your fatherhood, to the glory of God, the blessing of your children, and the restoration of the nation.

 

David and Merrily Crowe and the Restore America Team