“I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; and keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes . . . that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest” (1 Kings 2:2323Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. (1 Kings 2:23)).
David’s closing words contain valuable principles for fathers. We need godly, strong, loving and obedient fathers. When the world measures a man, they consider his success and his position in life. When God measures a man, He looks for men who are faithful to God and their families—spiritual heads who love their wives and children and who bear responsibility in assembly life as well as in their employment.
Fathers, how do we measure up? Oh, Christian fathers! Hear God’s Word—obey His voice! And, thereby, teach your families to love and trust Him, depending on Him for everything through prayer.
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