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 7:25-27
25 So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?
26 “Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they?
27 “However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from.”
Jesus’s critics do not debate Him publicly. Observers question whether they actually know He is the Messiah. Why would they have to act in secret if they are doing the right thing?
The people also seem to believe that one of the Messiah’s qualifying marks is that no one will know where He is from. While Malachi 3:1 claimed He would appear suddenly, no verse in prophecy claimed He would have an unknown origin. The people seemed to have a religious belief and expectation that was not biblical. Their tradition made them wrong. Tradition can be good, but it is a terrible master. May we all be humble in our beliefs—seeking to always reform according to God’s explicit word.
Today’s question from the New City Catechism:
Q- Of what advantage to us is Christ’s ascension?
A- Christ is now advocating for us in the presence of his Father and also sends us his Spirit.
Romans 8:34 says,
who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
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