What is family worship? (Click the arrow to the left)
As Christians, particularly Christian men, we are responsible to lead our households with strength and resolve in the ways of Christ. Leading our families in devotions and family worship is one way to lead our families, raising our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, Jesus Christ (cf. Deuteronomy 6:7; Ephesians 6:4).
In my house, we do morning and evenings. In the morning after we eat breakfast together, we all have our quiet times. We read our Bibles seperately and journal what we see. In the evenings before bed, we talk about what we saw in our morning Bible reading, I share my insight from my own devotional time, we ask questions from the New City Catechism, we sing a couple worship songs together, and then we pray as a family. Family worship doesn’t have to look like this. It may look different for every household, but I want to invite you to join me in leading our families well. Every weekday on this blog, I want to provide a guide for fathers to lead their families in some form of family worship. If your household doesn’t have a father, I believe the responsibility falls to the mother. Design a routine that works for your family, but be intentional about leading in the only way that matters instead of getting too caught up with the affairs of this world. Every Christian man is the pastor of his home. I believe the most important thing we can do for our children is (1) lead them in the home and (2) be faithful to the church as a family. As the family goes, so goes the nation. Our job as pastors to our family matters.
John 4:43-45
43 After the two days He went forth from there into Galilee.
44 For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
45 So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast.
In Matthew 13:57, we read that prior to the feast, Jesus did not do many signs in Nazareth because the people did not believe. Jesus was without honor in His hometown. After the feast, Jesus returned to Galilee. At this point, some of the Galileans who did not believe saw His signs in Jerusalem. Now, they received Him. Time proves who we are. Jesus doesn’t rush us into a relationship with Him. He doesn’t mind proving Himself. We also learn from Jesus’s example. If people are slow to trust or accept us, we don’t have to force it or think little of others. Time proves who we are, and patience is a virtue—especially in our relationships with people.
Today’s question from the New City Catechism:
Q- Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?
A- No, God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them both in this life, and in the life to come.
Romans 5:5-6 says,
5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
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