As we look forward to celebrating Father's Day this coming Sunday, the Lord willing, I think of how sweet are the homes that are led by a father who knows God and trains his children "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord".
In the words of an unknown author, may God give us fathers who are men -- men owned by God -- men who will stand for truth and holiness, whatever the cost!
"The world today is looking for:
Men who are not for sale;
Men who are honest and true to the heart's core;
Men with consciences as steady as the needle to the pole;
Men who will stand for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels;
Men who can tell the truth and look the world right in the eye;
Men who neither brag nor run;
Men who neither flag nor flinch;
Men who can have courage without shouting it;
Men in whom the courage of everlasting life runs still, deep, and strong;
Men who know their message and tell it;
Men who know their place and fill it;
Men who know their business and attend to it;
Men who will not lie, shirk, or dodge;
Men who are not too lazy to work nor too proud to be poor;
Men who are willing to eat what they have earned and wear what they have paid for;
Men who are not ashamed to say 'No' with emphasis and who are not ashamed to say, 'I can't afford it.
God is looking for men! He wants those who can unite together around a common faith -- who can join in a common task -- and who have come to the kingdom for such a time as this!
"God, give us men!!!"
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