06 15-16 07 Man of Prayer
(How well do you know your DADDY?)

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16 NKJV)

One thing we need as a man is a living and real relationship with our Father in heaven. None of us have had a perfect father here on earth; some of us have had no relationship at all, some don’t even know their fathers. Not knowing God, however, is to not even know what love is! How can we possibly love our wife and children, not knowing how? It is essential to have a personal relationship with God, and the only way is through Jesus Christ! What makes us righteous; the blood sacrifice and atoning death of Christ, along with His rising from the grave and overcoming both sin and death, so we may have eternal life and an eternal relationship with our heavenly Father!

Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time.........” (1 Peter 5:6 NKJV)

We as men need to be humble enough to realize we can do nothing without His help and His guidance. We need a daily and constant conversation with Him; that’s all prayer really is anyway, a conversation with our Daddy. A real part of that conversation is listening as well, not just talking! Do we hear what God is saying to us?

“Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding; giving honor to the wife........that your prayers may not be hindered.” (1 Peter 3:7 NKJV)

As Godly fathers, we need to do all we can to be in the proper relationship with everyone in our life, most especially our wife. We never want our prayers hindered, or blocked, do we? We want all our needs, concerns, and fears to get to God’s ears right? Then check it out: Dwell with your wife in understanding in, honor, in protecting her.

Happy Father’s Day guys; let’s get to know our Father better every day!