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 10:19-21
19 A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”
21 Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”
Some people claimed Jesus was demon-possessed because of His teaching. Jesus just taught that He came to lay down His own life for the benefit of His sheep among the nations. This is opposite from demonic teaching—which from the beginning encouraged people to practice selfish religion, live for self, and kill others. Demons are interested in keeping people blind, not opening their eyes. Demons are selfish creatures. Jesus was not selfish—even with His authority. He came to serve rather than be served. Te accuse Him of being demon-possessed was simply a vain excuse not to follow Him. If that’s the excuse people were reduced to, there must not have been any valid reason at all for their unbelief. Jesus was clearly the Christ. I think they knew it, but they didn’t like it—much like many people today.
The only question for us is, do we want the life Christ has to offer or the life we would build for ourselves? Christ’s way is better.
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