Title: Revival of the Family/Wednesday 24:14~18
Contents Family Revival/Wed. 24:14~18
“… If it does not seem good to you to serve the Lord, choose today whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in the land in which you live. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Hani… " (Joshua 24:14-18)
There is a family where eight members of a family received 11 doctoral degrees, and all six children graduated from Harvard and Yale in the United States and became the dean, professor, and assistant secretary of state for human rights at Yale University. This is the family of the late Go Kwang-rim, who served as the first U.S. minister and UN representative.
In order to raise and raise children and educate them in faith, they always sat around the table at dawn to worship and eat together. Then we talked and dispersed to school and to work. His wife, Hyeseong Jeon, in the book 'Serving Parents Raise Their Children to Be Great,' says that what makes a sign of faith is that parents set an example of serving first. The gist of the book is that "If parents are considerate and serve others first, children will grow up to be good and good without much effort." Parents should be role models for their children. So, how can we create an inscription of faith?
First, we must worship with sincerity and sincerity. The most important thing in the life of faith is a life of faithful worship. If worship is alive, everything will live. Only when worship is successful can we overcome everything. Second, you have to let go of what you throw away. Faith begins with giving up. Although 40 years have passed since the Israelites escaped from Egypt, they still have not abandoned the god they worshiped in Egypt and their sins are not cleared. How are we today? Even if you make idols and do not bow down or serve them, can you say that you only serve God? In order to become a true believer, both the mindset and the values must be completely changed to God first.
Third, there must be a true confession of faith. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord alone” (verse 15). Christianity is a religion of profession of faith. No matter how good a parent's faith is, it is of no use if the child does not have a confession of faith. There is no group salvation in salvation, and there is no group admission discount in Heaven. All human beings are alone before God. You must have your own confession of faith.
Let us all build a noble family of faith under this principle.