WORSHIP

John 20:28
Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
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As we grow up, we always look at our parents, especially our father, dearly and follow their examples. I would not say, like most of us, that my father is a perfect one. Actually, he may not be an average one in the eyes of men. But still, he was my father. He was the one who imparted to me the importance of worshipping God and attending the Sunday mass. I may have forgotten it in my teenage years, still, maybe he was hoping that someday, I would go back to that path and finally choose the right one – the path towards the Lord. I am still struggling going through that path, but I know in my heart that he is still guiding me, slowly but consistently.

How can a Christian family be maintained? By proper family worship of God. If the father and mother conduct family worship as the Bible teaches, they need not fear that their family will go the way of the majority of families and marriages. Worshipping together as a family will often require discipline. It must be consistent and never wavering. Discipline requires consistency. Our discipline must always be in love and never unrighteous anger.

As we continually instruct them and discipline them and teach them in the ways of the Lord they will grow to enjoy the presence of God as they renew their heart and brings them to faith in Jesus Christ. They will no longer see the Sunday mass or service as boring, but rather the opportunity to walk in the presence of God. When we honor God in our family worship, He honors and blesses us. There is no other influence so great upon children than the home. The Lord will bless families who worship Him. Children will be brought to faith and godliness. God will be praised.

Let us pray +

Almighty Father, grant to all of us fathers to lead our children ever more faithfully to love Christ above all. Grant us the wisdom to guide our children’s words and ways by God’s word, and depend on God’s wisdom and strength to apply them, and make everything serve the glory of Christ.

Amen +

For steadfast is his kindness for us…fidelity of the LORD endures forever.