Fatherhood Ain't No Joke!

Fatherhood Ain't No Joke

Introduction

Dad jokes are the best. If you have never Googled dad joke challenges, Father's Day is a great day to. Dad jokes are corny and they are just too dry and corny not to laugh. A few that I find humorous are:

"Dad, did you get a haircut?" "No, I got them all cut!"

"I don't trust stairs. They're always up to something."

"Did you hear the rumor about butter? Well, I'm not going to spread it!"

"What do you call someone with no body and no nose? Nobody knows."

"What time did the man go to the dentist? Tooth hurt-y."

"How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? Ten tickles."

"Why did the math book look so sad? Because of all of its problems!"

"What do you call cheese that isn't yours? Nacho cheese."

"How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together."

"I made a pencil with two erasers. It was pointless."

"I had a neck brace fitted years ago and I've never looked back since."

"How do lawyers say goodbye? We'll be suing ya!"

"When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent."

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While we love dad jokes, being a dad is no joke.

Genesis 1:27

And so God made man in His Own image...

Humanity was created in the image of God, made to give expression of the characteristics of God. We see aspects of God in our relationships. This is true of the father-child relationship. God is the Source of our existence, our Provider, The One who corrects us, and Who loves us unconditionally. We can see these characteristics in human fathers and especially in godly fathers.

It is no joke to be made in the image of God. It is no joke to be called to give expression of these characteristics of God as we relate to another human life. This morning I would like to talk to you on the topic.

Fatherhood Ain't No Joke!

God is the Source of our existence.

Colossians 1:12 KJV

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light...

God is described in the Bible as our Father. This means that He is the Source of our existence. God is the Father of creation. He is the Father of every human life. The Father of lights. The Father of spirits. The Source.

During this past Mother's Day, we were asked to share a picture of our mother and ourselves. I talked to my dad and asked him if he could look through some old albums and find a photo of mom and I. He sent me a picture of my mother when she was pregnant with me. I sent her a text that said, "Happy Mother's Day! I wouldn't be here without you." It was a dad joke.

The parent-child relationship reflects many aspects of our relationship with God because human connections are made to reflect the relationship that we have with God.

It is true we would not be here without mom, but it is just as accurate that we are here because of dad. Dads are, in a sense, the source of our biological existence through the wonder of procreation. When a paternity test is done on a child, it determines through DNA evidence that a particular male has a biological connection to that child, that child finds the source of his existence in that male. It is in this sense that we honor our fathers today because we are here because of them. Thanks, Dad.

And the source doesn't stop there, because the initial contribution of DNA is not all that defines fatherhood. Some fathers may not have given their DNA to a child, and they are fathers nonetheless! Because they become the continued source of their childrens' lives by the continued gifts of their blood, sweat, and tears. Oh, thank you, fathers, today who have adopted a child and loved that child, you have become their source of hope and life!

Fatherhood ain't no joke!

God provides for us.

Luke 11:9-13 NKJV

9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"