(#853, Imperial, 1960)
Read Psalm 78:1-8.
The home began with God, when He established the first
home back in Genesis. The Lord chose the
figure of the family to convey the realities of God.
w Christ
repeatedly speaks of the Father.
w As
we give gifts to our children, the Father gives to those who ask (Matt. 7:11).
w We
enter the kingdom through birth (John 3:2).
w The
love of husband and wife are symbolic of Christ's for the Church (Eph.
5:25-28).
We spend much time and effort in planning the houses that
we live in, consulting the architect, etc.
Should we leave to chance the most important and demanding of all human
relationships - that of husband and wife, parent and child? Should we not consult the architect of the
family?
Our text describes many homes today -- their relation to
God -- their stubbornness and rebellion against God (v8) -- their spirit not
steadfast with God. We need to put God
back in our homes. To do this we need
several things.
ƒ Christ. You can't make a brick house without
bricks. So you can't have a Christian
home without Christ. Many parents seek
to establish a Christian home merely on the basis of Christian influence or by
adopting a Christian way of life, but only Christ can make the home truly
Christian. Could it be, mom and dad,
that Christ stands outside of your heart?
ƒ The
Bible. The Bible is not only for the
individual but for the family. The Bible
presents God's solutions to the basic problems of family life. Parents that will meet it's conditions will
find preventatives for...
w Broken
homes, Prov. 12:7.
w Estranged
parents, Eph. 4:32.
w Delinquent
children ("unspanked generation"), Prov. 29:17.
w Financial
worries, Mt. 6:33; Phil. 4:19.
ƒ Love. Hollywood
colors our ideas of love improperly.
Eph. 5:25 says love is giving your life for another, sacrificing
yourself (John 13:34; 15:12-13).
Is your home a window through which we may look up to God and
through which the light of God may shine?
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