God speaks today Friday | November 15, 2024
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
(Genesis 18:19) The value of family in a world in ruins
The family is important to God and is the center of society. Satan attacked the family in the beginning and caused sin to enter the world. But there is hope for the Christian family, as fathers are chosen to instruct and guide their children in the ways of the Lord. Jesus is our great priest who defends and mediates for our families. Let us pray for our families and for those who have the responsibility to instruct them.
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Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
(Deuteronomy 4:9)Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
(Hebrews 2:17)And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
(Deuteronomy 11:19)And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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