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 13:31-35
31 Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus *said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God 1is glorified in Him;
32 if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.
33 “Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Jesus is the embodiment of love. His disciples would have followed Him anywhere, but they could not follow Him to the cross. They could not be glorified with Jesus. Jesus clearly saw His sacrifice as His glorification with the Father.
Since they could not follow Him to the cross, Jesus instructed His disciples to follow His example. This was a new command that could not be given until the Father gave His Son up to be crushed for our iniquities. Christ’s disciples are to love one another like Christ loved us. He died for us. If He sacrificed Himself for us, we are to love one another, being living sacrifices for one another. This is how everyone will know we are Christ’s disciples—if we love one another. They do not know us by our intellect, organized religion, rituals, music, or anything that worldly people prioritize in their religion. They will know us by the love we have for one another.
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