Superdad and the Good good Father

About a week ago we received the news of the newest addition to our family. My husband and I were so thrilled because our faithful God answered another one of our prayers. The night after we learned of our pregnancy God came to me in a dream and showed me a line of over a hundred men. He showed them to me as a message for my husband.  In my dream God said “I am the God who led, cared for, and provided for all these fathers before you, and I will do the same for you.” Out of the hundreds stood three in particular Abraham, David and Moses.

In the front of them all stood Abraham. The man whom God promised that he would bless him with more descendants than the stars in the sky, and sand on the shore, a man known as the father of our faith.  He was a God fearing man who trusted God to do the impossible, and stood firm in knowing the Lord will provide. Following God’s command, Abraham left everything he knew behind to live as a stranger in a foreign land, much like we Christian must be foreign to the ways of the world. It was an act of complete obedience to God that led Abraham to bring his beloved Isaac to the top of a mountain to do the unthinkable in the land of Moriah. As fathers we could follow Abraham’s display of unwavering belief in God’s power and complete faith in the promises of God.

All the families of the earth will be blessed through you. –Genesis 12:3

So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift, and we are all certain to receive it. Whether or not we live according to the Law of Moses, or if we have faith like Abraham. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. –Romans 4:16

Then I saw David, I immediately thought of course! Here is a man who played many roles throughout his life; surely he is an excellent role model.  As a young boy he was overlooked and underestimated by his earthly father but found favor in the eyes of God.  David was a loyal shepherd boy, an excellent musician, a fearless warrior, and a mighty king. However, I was surprised to learn that although David could lead God’s kingdom he failed miserably as a father in leading his family.  But what we could learn from David is that all though we fail we should not change the view of who God is.  Through every strength and victory, and every struggle and failure David’s love and faith for God was never shaken. David loved God and praised Him in the best of times and praised Him in the midst of his failures and struggles. 

In my God is my salvation and my glory. The rock of my strength and refuge is in God. Psalms 62:7

Then God showed me Moses. When God first appeared to Moses when He called him to rescue His people, and as most of us would, Moses responded by saying who am I? (Exo 3:11). Of all the people of the earth God chose Moses and as Fathers, you were chosen for this. As leaders of your households you hold yourself to certain expectations. Am I able to financially provide for my family? Am I leading a Godly example?  Do I love and protect my children enough? As husbands and fathers you want to play the role of Superman but doubts may quickly remind you that you are just a plain simple Clark Kent. Today, I want to remind you that you are the son of the ultimate Superman, Jesus. Through this ultimate Father you are made mighty. If you read through Exodus you’ll see that God had an answer for every obstacle that Moses faced in this journey that God had called him for, much like your journey through fatherhood. And just as he promised Moses in Exo 3:12 “I will be with you”, God too will be with you.  There is no worry God does not know of, and no need that He is unaware of, and no impossible situation for our very possible Father. So wear your cape no matter what because God is with you, and you will be a Superdad!

When we think of these mighty men of the bible we see the greatness they have achieved for the glory of God. Often times we forget about the doubts and struggles they endured and had to overcome to achieve such greatness. God didn’t use perfect men to deliver His people and expend His kingdom, but rather He chose the ordinary and made them extraordinary. You’ll have your strengths and you’ll have your struggles but put on your Superdad cape and eyes fixed on Jesus, Just as God used these ordinary men for the extraordinary he too will use you as fathers and leaders of your households. As he promised these men “I will be with you”, God will be with you. You have an unlimited, perfect source of unimaginable power, because after all God is the good good Father, our Perfect Father.