🔑 *KEY VERSE:*
"And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of [a] the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15, NKJV)
📖 *TODAY'S READING:*
Joshua 24:14-27
📜 *ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY PLAN*
Leviticus 22-23
*COMMENTARY*
The home is the Single most influential force in our earthly existence. As in the days of Joshua, so it is with us today. As parents, one of the choices we must make is whether or not we are going to prepare our children to serve the Lord. Joshua certainly understood the power of parents. As he came to the end of his life, he called the leaders of Israel together for one final message. Knowing that he is only one step from death, he sounds like a call to renewal that begins with a recital of God's blessings in the past (Joshua 24:1-13). Then he challenges the people to be faithful to God. In the middle of his message, we find those stirring words that have been quoted and memorized for over 3000 years: "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord" (v.15).
As parents, we have the responsibility to prepare our children to serve the Lord, and we will be held accountable for them. First, each of us must personally decide to serve the Lord. I can't choose for you or you for me. We need a generation of Joshuas who will make this choice for themselves. Second, parents have a special obligation to set the right example in this area. We can hardly expect our children to serve Christ when we take our obligations lightly. Third, fathers have the highest obligation. Joshua speaks as the God-appointed leader of his family. He claims the right to speak for his wife, his children, and even his servants. Every Christian man ought to make a similar statement about the family God has given him.
However, we cannot guarantee what our children will do but we can provide an atmosphere of godliness that makes it easier to choose Christ than to choose the way of the world. Just as the people of Israel, let's rededicate our lives to the Lord. It is a reminder to check our hearts, the activities that go on in our home, the example parents set
for their family, behaviors, and actions to ensure all of what we say, think, and do, align with pleasing God.
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🎚 *CONTROLLING THOUGHTS*
Parents can provide an atmosphere of godliness that enables children to serve God
🙏🏿 *PRAYER*
May our household become a light on a hill that shines brightly and says to the entire world that we, like Joshua of old, have chosen to serve the Lord. In the name of Yeshua, the Christ
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