By Keith Parker
Want to be a fantastic father? Then be like…
Abel – a righteous man (Hebrews 11:4)
Barnabas – an encourager (Acts 4:36)
Cornelius – give generously to the needy (Acts 10:12)
Daniel – a man of prayer (Daniel 6:10)
Enoch – please God above any other (Hebrews 11:5)
Fortunatus – refresh the spirits of others (1 Corinthians 16:17-18)
Gaius – a baptized believer (1 Corinthians 1:14)
Hezekiah – live with wholehearted devotion (2 Kings 20:3)
Isaac – love your wife (Genesis 24:66)
Kish – give your children some responsibilities (1 Samuel 9:3)
Lazarus – show hospitality (John 12:1-3)
Manoah – ask for wisdom in childrearing (Judges 13:8)
Naaman – have the faith to do the foolish (2 Kings 5:14)
Onesiphorus – don’t be ashamed of the Truth (2 Timothy 1:16-18)
Philip – teach your children to speak for God (Acts 21:8-9)
Quartus – support the local church (Romans 16:23)
Reuben – stand up for your siblings (Genesis 37:21-22)
Stephen – filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:5)
Timothy – know the Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:15)
Urbanus – a fellow worker in Christ (Romans 16:9)
Vopshi – rear children willing to explore (Numbers 13:14)
Watchman – as Ezekiel, watch for the souls of your family (Ezekiel 33:7-11)
Xerxes – submit to the wishes of your wife (Esther 5:1-3)
Yahweh – father just like Jehovah fathers us (Genesis 2:4)
Zaccheus – desire to see Jesus (Luke 19:1-10)
