Title: Family Reconciliation
family reconciliation
2006-06-07
“It is better to have only a piece of dry bread and to be at peace than to have a house full of flesh and strife” (Proverbs 17:1).
I. Text Commentary
The 17th chapter of Proverbs we read today deals with the family problem again in verses 1-3. A piece of dry bread shows that this family is very poor. It teaches us that even though we are poor, it is far better to be in harmony than to have an abundance of food than to be full of madness. Today, our thoughts and views of family happiness have changed a lot. Today is the era of materialism, so we cannot live without material. In a capitalist society, it is a reality that it is painful if one cannot procure the necessary resources by oneself, especially because it is one's own income. So, without re-emphasizing how important the material is, everyone is feeling the importance of it. As a result, many people think that even family happiness depends on material wealth. That is why the young people's superficial interest in establishing a Jae-Ink family is limited to materials. Of course, they have to lead their own lives, educate their children well, and think about their later life. The problem, however, is that the rest of the material that has reached this life thinks that material is almost everything in the happiness of the family. A family cannot be happy on its own.
II. family happiness
A. Relationship Happiness: Reconciliation
In today's Bible, the wise man emphasizes that family happiness is something other than material things, that is, 'happiness in relationship'. Even if the household has enough material, food, clothing and shelter are merely resources that the family can enjoy. In order for a person to enjoy a truly proper life, it is important that our bodies are well nourished, but more importantly, when the spirit and soul that moves the person are in good shape, the person can lead the life that God wants. can The same principle applies to the home. When parents understand the duty of parents, children understand the duty of children, and wives understand the duty of their wives, a true family will be established. When you think that matter is everything, and when this material disappears, what will you be left with? Let's say that when you were young, you didn't learn how to teach your children because they had wealthy people who could do everything they needed. When this child grows up and goes out into the world, if he does not know patience, temperance, etc., he will feel difficulties in relationships with his colleagues at work. Also, a person who has never been broken will be at odds with their spouse even after marriage. Therefore, the happiness of the family does not consist in the quantity of material things.
The family happiness that the Bible speaks of begins only when we realize the value of the relationship a wife has with her husband, a husband with his wife, parents with their children, and children with their parents. The joy that comes from this ‘relationship of trust’ between each other is God-given family happiness. When we think of family members, we often think, 'What is my dad like that?', 'Why is my mother that shape?' This intense attachment to the faults of the family does not result in happiness in family relationships. Love is born when you discover beauty, and hate is born when you discover ugliness. What if a wife compares her to someone else's man, thinking that living with a man like this is unfortunate in itself? If I compare my child to someone else's, will my child become someone else's child? Although his family is not relatively superior to others, he can absolutely love them completely only when he considers them precious and beautiful just for being.
B. The Source of Reconciliation: Faith
The thing to think about here is what the source of reconciliation is. Happiness in a relationship can only be achieved when the family and each other work together. All families have to work at the same time, but in reality, it is not easy. Sacrificing and loving together is not like an autonomous muscle that moves as you set your mind, so it is not like my heart So we need faith, the source of reconciliation. When you are being harshly persecuted by your family because of your faith, go to God and pray sincerely. God comforts us by saying, “I have seen your tears, and I have heard your prayers.” The person no longer hates the family, because the love of the Lord opens the eyes to the soul of the family. When Stephen was martyred, he made the same confession that the Lord made on the cross. But do family members have these feelings at the same time? The person who has received grace must first sacrifice himself by breaking himself while thinking, “What would the Lord do?”
But the question is, 'Who will break the link of antagonism and reach out first?' I started by looking to God and loving my family with the Lord's love from the source of faith, but using my sacrifice as a grain of wheat, the Holy Spirit works to create a family relationship where we can enjoy each other. If a person breaks his stubbornness first and his heart melts like water in the love of the Lord, then a harmonious family will be opened. We must find the source of such reconciliation, not in ourselves, but in the strength of the Lord, that is, faith. Start loving your family with the spirit of the cross of Jesus with the belief that “If you sow seeds with tears, you will reap with joy.” There is no greater power to heal people than love. See yourself as a source of spark for change and love your family first. Cherish the family itself and keep in mind that they do not become more or less family by the high or low of possessions or lesser status in this world.
III. build up a family
It is your mission that you become wealth for family reconciliation. The Lord came from this earth and became our reconciliation offering with God, putting an end to our discord with God. Even in your home, unless someone dies and sacrifices, you cannot build up other families. Families do not stand upright, not because suffering comes, but because there is no one to sacrifice and build them up first. Those who have received God's love even a little more, those who love the Lord a little more can't stand it when they think of their family, but they must sacrifice while thinking of the Lord who was torn to pieces on the cross instead of us as a propitiation sacrifice. Become a servant who takes care of your family by sacrificing yourself first. God is on the side of those who suffer for you. If you become the grain of sacrifice, the Lord Himself will become the eye of the grain and work with you. Mission to build a family!! This is a beautiful and blessed mission given only to you, which even an angel cannot do. 2006-06-07