Family is a gift of God- Part 2

When God brings a man and woman in marriage relationship, he expects them to see at least three generation. We read “ You shall see your children’s children and again we read that children’s children are the crown of old men and the glory of children are their fathers. And the father who walks in integrity, his children are blessed after him. But, the child who is left to himself brings shame to his mother. So, how are we going to develop this crown, blessing and glory in our Christian home in contrast of shame? What is the strategy by which we can develop them? When marriage takes place, from day one, couple should build their home with the strategy laid down in God’s word and seek to apply the divine principle with long sight in expectation to see their generation. When can a couple say that they had a successful married life? Is it when a couple have led a few years of happy married life, enjoyed holidays together and lived in fullness of love, had a pretty smooth ride?… No, when they see their children being brought up in the fear of God and established in the assembly fellowship (not in new age church) and finally, they get married in the Lord, it is then, a couple can say that we have successful married life. That means, it is a long journey and demands a huge amount of practical sacrifice. The couple should be together in everything, two hearts, but beating harmoniously as one heart and together with one mind building their home with divine wisdom. We read ”Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established. Look at the divine order that our Lord set before us.” The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath He established the heavens. For building such a godly married life and a godly home, couple must look to the Lord and turn to scripture. There is no other way of such a short cut. Thus, from day one, building an altar at home and getting children around the altar and getting to the assembly as a family, not forsaking the assembly gathering and living in touch with heaven and valuing those things which please the heart of God and going on in testimony and in expectation of the coming of the Lord.

The first 4 years of a child is very crucial years when 50% adult intelligence is formed and developed and the remaining 50% from age 5 until 18.Train up a child in a way he should go, when he becomes old he will not depart from it”. Scripture is relevant and will accomplish what it says without a shadow of doubt. Parents are most influential teachers on this earth. Look at Zachariah and Elizabeth… we read of them being together physically, spiritually and practically. They had their own disappointments, not every thing is alright, but they never gave up scriptural truth. They were “both” together with one mind engaged in the things of God, a married life which produced togetherness and a life in every respect pleased the heart of God. There was the practice of the presence of the Lord and the application of God’s word daily in their married life. No one could point their finger at them. They did not simply talk, but walked in all the commandments  and the ordinance of the Lord without compromise and served the Lord all their lives. The Lord was pleased with them and heard their prayers and the promise of a godly son was given to them with a significant purpose. After such a long silence of 400 years, we see heaven is interested in a godly couple and began to communicate with them. The result of such a wonderful married life produced glorious fruits for the Lord. So, we read that the child was filled with the Holy Spirit and His mother Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit. Oh what a godly home of sanctuary atmosphere and the Lord was pleased to accomplish His purpose thro’ their married life. God is always looking for godly couple with whom and thro’ whom He begins to work and finally accomplish great things for His glory.

Have a blessed weekend with every blessing from above.