Did You Ever Think?

Okay, I am a bit older and remember a bunch of shows that many might not. Those shows were quite flattering to the father figure. In “Leave It To Beaver”, Ward was a wise father that had no problem with his role and was rarely made fun of in his position as head of the household. The same can be said for Steven Douglas from “My Three Sons” and Mike Brady from “The Brady Bunch”. The father figure was a position of respect and wisdom and he was considered to be the head of the household. I can tell you, my father called his father “Dad” his entire life and I would never think of calling my dad by his first name (truth be told I did once… and only once).

I watch shows today and it seems like the father is the butt of all the jokes and is viewed as the bumbling fool and dullard of the relationship. As time goes by and the demise of the family unit grows increasingly more common, one thing stands out for me; the father is not portrayed as the strong head of the household. Why is it that the strong father figure is being degraded by the media? All I can think of is that the father of the house is the head of household. According to Paul’s letter to the Ephesians:

Wives, understand and support your husbands in ways that show your support for Christ. The husband provides leadership to his wife the way Christ does to his church, not by domineering but by cherishing. So just as the church submits to Christ as he exercises such leadership, wives should likewise submit to their husbands. Eph 5:22-24 Msg

This Sunday we celebrate the strong father, the caring father, the Godly father. A father will love his wife and family with the passion that God loves the church. He will raise them up in the Word and will lead by example and the family will respect the responsibility bestowed upon him. There is unity in the family when God is at the center and the family loves together.

Pastor Todd