On this past Father's Day weekend, I would like to point out how Job cared about his children's spiritual welfare. He cared so deeply that he offered individual sacrifices on their behalf in case they doubted, ignored, or dishonored God.
In case we think it's tough to get up early and pray blessing on our kids before they start their day, it would do us well to consider what Job did every day. He had to offer a bull as a burnt offering - kill it, skin it, and sacrifice it - for each one of his sons.
Boston University conducted a study in which fathers were told to estimate how much "meaningful" time they spent with their children on a daily basis. The average father said he spent between 45 and 50 minutes a day in "meaningful" time with his kids either individually or collectively. But video cameras and microphones revealed that the actual time the average father spent in "meaningful" interaction with each of his kids on any given day was 38 seconds!
We might think we're good dads. But perhaps we can do better by following the example of Job - sacrificing our morning cup of coffee or internet surfing if necessary, getting up a great while before morning if that's what it takes to say, "Lord, bless Keith Jr.; Keep Your hand on Kyle and; Anoint Kaelyn; and Embrace my wife Kimberly"
“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.
And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.” (Job 1:1, 4-5 NKJV)
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