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 7:37-39
37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
38 “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ”
39 But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
In an instant, Jesus did exactly what He claimed He was not going to the festival to do. He did not lie previously. We have all had to do things that don’t quite fit our original intentions, so we can understand what’s happening here. Jesus did not go to the festival to present Himself as a public figure. Jesus didn’t in fact present Himself. The crowds put the spotlight on Him, so He stood up and told them the truth.
It is easy to get into some weeds when we try to think about Christ’s divinity—particularly His omniscience. I don’t believe He set any part of that aside. He knew what would happen at the festival, and He knew it had to happen that way. The fact remains that Jesus was not the type of person interested in gaining a cult following. He was, however, interested in serving and saving the world. There had to be some public discourse there.
So, we don’t seek to gain a following. Like Jesus, we speak truth in whatever circumstances God words out on our paths.
Today’s question from the New City Catechism:
Q- What is our only hope in life and in death?
A- That we are not our own but belong to God.
Romans 14:7-8 says,
7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself;
8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
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