CAC LIVING WATER DEVOTIONL FOR JUNE 12, 2022 : TOPIC – THE IMPORTANCE OF A FATHER 

CAC LIVING WATER DEVOTIONL FOR JUNE 12, 2022 : TOPIC – THE IMPORTANCE OF A FATHER

LIVING WATER CAC DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

Sunday, June 12, 2022.

World Day Against Child Labour/Nigeria Democracy Day

THE IMPORTANCE OF A FATHER

Read: Hebrews 12:5-10

[5]And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

[6]For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

[7]If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

[8]But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

[9]Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

[10]For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

MEMORISE: All your children shall be taught by the Lord, And great shall be the peace of your children (Isaiah 54:13).

EXPOSITION

Those who have fathers are fortunate, because the roles of fathers over their children are undeniably and indispensably enormous. Those who have fathers are tutored, guided, directed, rebuked and corrected. Those with these privileges hardly miss the road. Their fathers serve as compasses to them. They are bearings. They are pathfinders. They lit up their children’s paths, helping them not to go alone in life’s journey. They do everything to meet their children’s needs. No father watches his child suffer for no cause, except the irresponsible ones.

Good fathers help their children to live error-free, scar-free lives. They help them not to misfire so that they don’t bring shame to the home.The fatherless miss these benefits, and that informs why they need God through our Lord Jesus Who is the Father to the fatherless in their lives (Psa. 68:5; 146:9). However, those who have fathers who do not play their fatherly roles on them are in more trouble than the fatherless, because no other father around them would be willing to take responsibility for them, since they think such children have fathers. May help come for such people in their times of need.

Do you have a father? As a father, are you playing your role over your children? As Paul was to Timothy, so is Jesus Christ to His disciples, both then and now. The disciples though, physically mature, were still specifically taught by our Lord (Matt. 6:9-13). Age matters less when it comes to spiritual nurture. Children who are left to themselves bring shame to their fathers and are victims of child Labour, even as today commemorates World Day Against Child Labour and Democracy in Nigeria (Prov. 19:26). Children are to be taught according to their needs.Therefore, specific training for each child is so important to train up your child in the way of the Lord (Prov. 22:6).

PRAYER POINT :

1. Thank God for He is your heavenly Father who cares so much for you.

2. Pray that God’s leading and direction as your Father will not be scarce in your life.

3. Pray for CAC Odubanjo Region, our father in the Lord, the Superintendent, and its officers at the various levels, as led by the Spirit of God.

EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalm 1-7

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