Father’s Responsibilities

-June 15, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day, happy Father’s Day,

“And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.”

(Ephesians 6:4).

Today is the Lord’s Day and Father’s Day. Fathers have a big responsibility before the Lord to bring up their kids in the training and admonition of the Lord. They must be loving and still maintain discipline. They must love their kids in discipline, and discipline them in love.

• Training – Fathers must be good trainers. It starts with them learning from our Heavenly Father, so that they can instruct them in the ways of the Lord. Fathers must set a godly example and be consistent. They can only teach and train what they practice themselves.

• Admonition – To admonish means to challenge, correct, and encourage. It is not easy to do. No one likes to spank their little ones, but it is necessary to mold them in God’s ways. Where there is no discipline, the kids get their own ways and when they grow up have a problem with always wanting their own way. They also lack a respect for authority.

Fathers shouldn’t provoke their kids to wrath. Colossians 3:21 says, Fathers do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” If we always put them down, tell all the things they are doing wrong without giving them encouragement and positive reinforcement, they will get downtrodden. They will feel they can’t do anything right.

There are so many godly fathers both in the Bible and in our churches. Fathers are role models to their kids.

Have a blessed Father’s Day. Stay safe and healthy,

It just figures that the best figures are father figures.

Dean