There is so much in the lives of our children that tempt to draw them into
the things of the world. It therefore behooves fathers, mothers,
grandparents and our Church family to live righteously and encouragingly
before our children. With these words said, on this Fathers' Day, I repeat a
message from a few years ago:

"A righteous man who walks in his integrity --
How blessed are his sons after him." Proverbs 20:7

This verse in the King James reads,
"The just man walketh in his integrity;
His children are blessed after him".

Either 'righteous' or 'just' was used in other translations that I checked
as well.
Webster's Dictionary defines:
Righteous: Characterized by uprightness or morality. Acting in an upright
moral way, virtuous.
Just: Guided by truth, reason, justice and fairness.
Integrity: Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral
character; honest.

With these words in mind let's look at some of promises made in Scripture to
the righteous:
"He (God) withdraws not His eyes from the righteous (the upright in right
standing with God); but He sets them forever with kings upon the throne,
and they are exalted." Job 36:7  The Amplified Bible

"The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry." Psalm 34:15

Psalm 37 is a Psalm of David and in verse 25 he says,
"I have been young, and now I am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken..."

"The righteous man will flourish like a palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon." Psalm 92:12
(Have you ever studied the meanings of the trees in the Bible?)

"Tell the righteous it will be well with them,
For they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds." Isaiah 3:10

"Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their
Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13:43

The offspring of the upright man benefits as we see in the following:

"He himself shall dwell at ease, and his offspring shall inherit the land."
Psalm 25:13

"The children of Thy servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before Thee." Psalm 102:28

"His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed." Psalm 112:2

"Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered." Proverbs 11:21

"In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will have refuge." Proverbs 14:26

I close with the Apostle Paul's prayer to us all in Philippians 1: 9-11
"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in
knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern
what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ
to the glory and praise of God."  Amen.

May the Lord work mightily in the heart of each father so that the love of
Christ flows freely in each household.  Blessings to all you fathers this
day and always.
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