Fatherhood—A Call to Protect, Provide, and Pastor
Fatherhood—A Call to Protect, Provide, and Pastor
Biblical fatherhood is more than just being present in the home; it is a call to active engagement. Protecting your family means more than physical safety—it includes spiritual vigilance, praying over your loved ones, and setting boundaries that guard their hearts. Providing is not just about income, but about modeling the dignity of work, responsibility, and generosity.
Pastoring your home means shepherding your children’s hearts, guiding them with discipline and instruction rooted in love, not anger. It means taking the initiative in spiritual leadership—leading in prayer, worship, and the study of God’s Word. This is a high calling, but God equips those He calls. Your family needs you to be their protector, provider, and pastor, reflecting the heart of the Good Shepherd.
Psalm 78:5-6 (KJV): “For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:”
Reflection: In which area—protection, provision, or pastoring—do you sense God calling you to grow? What is one practical way you can take a step forward in that area this week?
To listen to the sermon that corresponds with this devotion, click here:
https://www.mbcpb.org/media
Biblical fatherhood is more than just being present in the home; it is a call to active engagement. Protecting your family means more than physical safety—it includes spiritual vigilance, praying over your loved ones, and setting boundaries that guard their hearts. Providing is not just about income, but about modeling the dignity of work, responsibility, and generosity.
Pastoring your home means shepherding your children’s hearts, guiding them with discipline and instruction rooted in love, not anger. It means taking the initiative in spiritual leadership—leading in prayer, worship, and the study of God’s Word. This is a high calling, but God equips those He calls. Your family needs you to be their protector, provider, and pastor, reflecting the heart of the Good Shepherd.
Psalm 78:5-6 (KJV): “For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:”
Reflection: In which area—protection, provision, or pastoring—do you sense God calling you to grow? What is one practical way you can take a step forward in that area this week?
To listen to the sermon that corresponds with this devotion, click here:
https://www.mbcpb.org/media
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Great Lesson!