Wednesday, January 26, 2011
All the families of the nations will bow down before him."
Psalm 22. Verse 27 reads: "The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him. All the families of the nations will"all the families of the nations will bow down before him".
Notice that it is not just "all nations" that will worship God, but "all the families of the nations."
The Hebrews placed great emphasis on family worship. When offering a sacrifice or attending a great feast, the family was often together. This gave the children a healthy attitude toward worship and it put extra meaning in to it for the adults.
A picture of people from all nations gathering in their families to worship the one true God. This is the picture of the future at the thrown of God; But would it be nice to be in the practice even now of doing that?
In a day when so much in our culture threatens to weaken families, we ought to be encouraged by Psalm 22:27 to find ways to support family worship.
Perhaps nothing will help children to grow in their faith more than seeing their own parents genuinely worshiping God.
Of course this can happen, not just in church services, but in other settings as well, including the home. Family worship includes such activities as praying before meals, serving together on a mission trip, and so much more. Parents who want their children to know and serve the Lord should strive to live out their faith each day in every dimension of life
As the Christian community seeks to support families, we must also remember that we are the family of God together. Those who do not live with relatives can find a home among their brothers and sisters in Christ. In this way all of us can bow before the Lord and offer our lives in service to him.
Deuteronomy 12:12 You shall rejoice there before the Lord with your sons and daughters and servants; and remember to invite the Levites to feast with you, for they have no land of their own.
Every home has a leader; the Father . We can never deny that to have a good and harmonious relationship at home in the family is to have a good leadership who knows how to manage well.. But to be a good leader is not only inside the church requires but at home as well. Paul said; A leader must have a well behave family, with children who obey quickly and quietly. But to have this he must first have only one wife, he must be hard working and thoughtful, orderly, and full of good deeds and must know the word of God..The Church Pastor and the Father at home has only one mandate if we want to be joined in the families of all nations to bow down and worship the only one God.
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