Father’s Day
Today is Father’s Day in the US. On this day, we’re supposed to give gifts to our dads, hang out with them, and do things with them. It’s good to pay our dad’s respect, but not just on this day of the year. Rather, we should do it every day. In our culture, dads are generally the brunt of the jokes in movies and in TV. Let’s see what the Bible has to say about fathers.
A good place to start would be the 10 Commandments. Exodus 20:12 states that we should honor our fathers and our mothers, and that if we do, we will have a long life. Honor is a lot more than just obeying our fathers on the outside. It’s a combination of respect and obedience. We’re not to obey just on the outside, but on the inside as well. If our heart is not right, the action is useless.
Proverbs has a lot to say about how we are to treat our fathers as well. Proverbs 4:1 states that we are listen to the instruction of our fathers. Even though we might not agree with them, or see from their point of view, they have more life experience and thus, more wisdom than we do. Their counsel should not be tossed aside.
Just because the media claims that fathers are silly, and something to be mocked, do not mean that we have to go along with what they say. Rather, we should go along with what God has said about them. We should treat our fathers with respect, honor, and love all year round, not just on one special day of the year.
