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 13:21-30
21 When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.”
22 The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking.
23 There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.
24 So Simon Peter *gestured to him, and *said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.”
25 He, leaning back thus on Jesus’ bosom, *said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”
26 Jesus then *answered, “That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the morsel, He *took and *gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
27 After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus *said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
28 Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him.
29 For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we have need of for the feast”; or else, that he should give something to the poor.
30 So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night.
Jesus had called Judas to follow Him as a rabbi. We know from verse 18 that Jesus had not chosen Judas to receive Him or the Father. Here, Jesus tells John and the others that Judas will be His betrayer. For whatever reason, the disciples are confused at Jesus’s words and actions. By all appearances, Judas looked like a sincere disciple, but He did not have Christ. Since he did not have Jesus, Satan entered into him. With the definite article (ο) present with the word “Satan,” we can be confident that John described THE accuser, THE DEVIL.
There is a difference between being religious (following a teacher or subscribing to a confession) and really having Christ. We can outwardly look religious and still be children of Satan. We would do well not to conflate religiosity with having Christ.
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