Opus 2024-056: Fathers

God is not an absentee father.

One of the most obvious problems creating our social messes of today is the absence of fathers in the home.  It is one of the major contributors to violence and crime.  It seems to apply across the board, yet we hear no official acknowledgment from the elites.  They don’t want to admit that the policies that started with Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty drove fathers out of the family, discouraged marriage and made people dependent on the government.  

How has that been working for you.

It is time for the church to step in and start teaching.  How do you teach men about fatherhood if they had no contact with a father?  That is a major question.  It is also why the Bible is useful because it refers to God as our Father and gives us something to teach.  

God did not create and leave.  He did not die.  He is not present and ignoring responsibility.  God is involved and provides the only solution for those who serve Him.  He is constantly involved in creation.  He meets with worshipers on a constant basis.  The written word He caused to be developed gives principles, standards and examples of behavior.  The lessons are there for those who want to learn.

Of course that is always the big question.  Are people willing to learn?  Another important question is “Are we willing to teach by word and example.”

You may never be president or famous but you can be a good example for those around you.

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