In America we have raised a fatherless generation. Nearly 50% of U.S. children live without a father in the home. That 50% makes up 90% of homeless youth and runaway children, and 63% of youth suicides.
Jesus knew what it meant to be fatherless. He was conceived out of wedlock, his father is last mentioned when Jesus was 12, and in the last hours of his life, he made arrangements for his mother to be cared for by one of his disciples.
Yet in Psalm 68:5, we read that God is the father of the fatherless. In Psalm 6:10, he says our enemies will be ashamed.
What does this mean to the modern day Christian? If we do not want the shame of the Father to be draped across our shoulders, it is our duty to be the fathers our generation does not have.
How can we do this? Here are three easy things we can do:
Father Opportunity #1:
When we go to see the latest movie, ask the child down the street that plays alone each day. He will feel loved if we invite him along.
Father Opportunity #2:
Eat lunch one day a week at the local school. The principal can match us up with fatherless students. We will make friends who will remember those lunches for the rest of their lives.
Father Opportunity #3:
Buy a good bicycle tire pump. Smile when kids stop by and ask us to air up basketballs and bicycle tires. It only takes a minute, and those kids will find stability and trust in this small thing we do.
The prosperity of the Son will last forever, and when we show his love to the neediest among us, we will also wear a crown.
Jesus came to minister to the poor and the fatherless. How can we do any less?
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