Family

     Our culture has changed dramatically over the last 100 years, from Christ-centered family life, Christian education in the schools, believing as a country that we are all “under God” to a nation willing to say, “anything goes.” The family unit is no longer deemed necessary and children can be looked at as an inconvenience or a burden or an appendage to an overly-busy life. There is confusion and there is chaos swirling around us.

     God loves the family. Marriage was created by and for Him. Old-fashioned? The Bible is truth. It is our plum line. We are not the Creator. He is. His plan is perfect and good and beautiful. The greatest gift God can bestow on us is a healthy and fulfilling marriage and children. If you have it, give thanks.  Not everyone is meant to be married or to be a parent. God has a perfect plan for each one of us. Count on it and ask for it. More on that tomorrow.

Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him. Psalm 127:3

Lord,

Thank You for family, for a man to leave his mother and father and to be joined to his wife. The two shall become one flesh. Bless Christian marriages and families and turn us back to You once again. Be with us now as we witness changes that are unhealthy and disobedient to You. And give us boldness to stand firm.

In Jesus name,

Amen