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 12:34-36
34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this cSon of Man?”
35 So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
36 “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.”
These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.
The Old Testament does indeed indicate that the messiah would remain forever. One popular reference is Isaiah 9, where it says there would be no end the the increase of His government or of peace. Isaiah also predicted the messiah would die a brutal death in Chapter 53. The people’s question is valid, and Jesus chose not to tell this group about His coming resurrection at this time. Instead, He bid them believe while the light was still with them.
We all have questions. It is not bad to have questions. We also cannot see the whole picture. Faith and trust are virtues, especially in a world that is so distrusting. When we live like all of our questions have to be answered, our mindsets are probably selfish. God is Lord. He doesn’t owe us anything or any answers to our questions. Yet, He has been gracious enough to provide us sufficient evidence for our belief. God is good despite humanity’s selfish nature and unquenchable hunger for endless answers. Praise His holy name!
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