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 6:16-21
16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
18 The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened.
20 But He *said to them, “It is I; ado not be afraid.”
21 So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.
The disciples departed on the sea without Jesus, who withdrew to be by Himself. After they bad traveled a few miles, Jesus met them by walking to them on the sea as the waters churned. After hearing it was Jesus, the disciples were willing to let Him on the boat.
It is possible that the boat arrived at once to the shore on the other side of the sea. It is also possible it arrived soon, since the word can be correctly translated both ways into English. Since the Sea of Galilee is only about 8 miles wide at it’s narrowest point, Jesus is certainly and miraculously walking on the water at the sea’s deepest point.
As the disciples are tempest tossed on their small boat, their savior appears in the storm and echoes the same words He spoke to Moses from the burning bush, “I am.” In the Exodus, God sent a representative. In the gospels, God Himself came to rescue us from our slavery to sin. This is His greeting to us, “I am. Do not be afraid.” Are we willing to let Him on the boat?
Today’s question from the New City Catechism:
Q- Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven?
A- Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the penalty for our sin, God will remember our sins no more.
2 Corinthians 5:21 says,
21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
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