When Fathers Leave Their Place

When Jesus taught us to pray, He began by saying, “Our Father who art in Heaven...” (Matthew 6:9). Do you realize that we have prayed this prayer for over 2000 years and yet the location of our Father has never changed? His presence is not a mystery. He is near, He is constant, and He is available and dependable. Over 2000 years have passed since Jesus prayed that prayer, yet we still say with full confidence, “Our Father who art in Heaven.” We’ve never had to change it to say, “Our Father who is in the galaxy or in the universe or worst still,.....” He is still in Heaven and will remain there forever. 

His position is clear. There’s no confusion about where the Father is. He is so available that He is our ever present help in times of need according to Psalm 46:1. He is so accountable that He can give account of every strand of hair on your head according to Luke 12:7. Not one falls to the ground without His knowledge. He is so present and watchful that He neither sleeps nor slumbers. His eyes go throughout the earth, watching over His own. That is what the father in the family on earth is designed to represent. A man who is available and accountable. 

The painful truth however, is that satan has waged a relentless war against the family, and sadly, many fathers have been driven out of the very position God ordained for them. Wives cannot testify to the availability and accountability of their husbands. Children have no clue where their fathers are. 

Let’s speak the truth. If your wife cannot say where you are, if the mother of your children cannot account for your location physically, emotionally, spiritually etc,, then you have failed a fundamental test. You may be a man by age, but not by responsibility. You have abandoned your place and honestly to say it plainly, you have fallen. Why did I say so? Because One of the first physical signs of Adam’s fall was absence. He was no longer in his place. He had been displaced from The garden where he had been positioned for a purpose.. He had left The place where Heaven expected him to stand. He was missing.. And the God who used to enjoy fellowship with him had to ask a question that still confronts many of us today — “Adam, where are you?”Genesis 3:9:

That question was not just about his location. It was Heaven searching for a man who had been displaced. A man who had left his post. It was a search for A man who had lost his sense of responsibility. And that same question is still echoing today. Many fathers  have disappeared from their spiritual assignment. They are physically in the house but not in the heart of their home anymore. They are emotionally distant. Spiritually silent. Mentally disconnected and my deep question is How can a man keep his place when he is completely displaced? The reality is that When a father is not present, the family pays for it. When a man is not accountable, the covering breaks. When the leader is absent, the foundation cracks and things begin to fall apart, The question to Adam still resonates with us…  Adam, where are you?

Listen to the message, be blessed and share with your father, your fathers friend, your mother, your son, your husband, you son-inlaw, your daughters, your fiance, and with that young man attempting to get married.