Title: The Happiest Family on Earth
Contents
Title: The Happiest Family on Earth
Bible: Joshua 24:14-18
2007. 5. 27. Daytime
The month of May, the family month, ends today. During that time, was everyone in your family happy? I sincerely hope that you will become a happy family not only for this month but also for the rest of your life.
The happiest family on earth
1. A family that serves only God
The person in today's text is Joshua. He knew the secret to family happiness.
Joshua was a man who had been with Moses from Egypt. And we did the same when we went out of Egypt and we won the first battle with Amalek in the wilderness. He was the leader who led the Israelites to the land of Canaan after Moses, and now he drove out all 7 tribes in the land of Canaan and distributed all the land to the 12 tribes of Israel. And finally, the people of Israel are gathered in Shechem and given a final sermon.
First, it explains how God was with the people of Israel and demands the final decision from the people of Israel. What is that demand?
“Therefore, now fear the Lord and serve him with integrity and truth. Put away the gods that your ancestors worshiped beyond the river and in Egypt, and serve the Lord only....Only me and my house will serve the Lord.
This is a statement that clearly shows how people today can build a happy family. In other words, we can create a happy family when we serve only God.
Why can a family be happy when we serve God?
The reason is simple.
It is because God established the family.--The family in the Garden of Eden was established by God, and it is because God has permitted your family now.
“Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman keeps watch in vain.”
That's right. Every house on earth (here, a home) was built by God. Therefore, unless God builds the house, it will all be in vain. Material, education, person, everything is useless. Families are unhappy when they become the building blocks of families. Such things are just useless idols in the world.
If you look at all the members of the family, you will see that they are all from God.
Married couple - God put them together! “House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife comes from the Lord.”
Parents--God's representatives. “Rejoice your father and mother, and please the mother who gave birth to you.”
Children--the inheritance of the LORD "Behold, the offspring are the inheritance of the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is his reward."
Therefore, it is God who gave all members of the family. Because God is the one who leads the family, and God is the one who gives happiness to the family, when we serve God alone, we become the happiest family on earth.
Yes)
Therefore, dear saints!
In order for the family to be happy, idols, material things, or anything else must not be the masters of our home. I hope you believe that only when you serve God and go forward, you will have a happy family.
2. When there is the cross of Jesus Christ
In this verse, the relationship between the church and Jesus is compared to that of the bridegroom and the bride, and the relationship between husband and wife is explained as that of Jesus and the church.
That is, Jesus = groom = husband = (window) Adam. Church = bride = wife = (window) Eve
1) Love that gave your life
In order for the family to be happy, the husband must die to be happy. When the husband dies, the family lives. (Repeat) When God created Eve, he put Adam into a deep sleep and then performed a major operation. At this time, making me fall into a deep sleep is like death. Even if the flesh was torn, even if one rib was removed, there was no pain at all. And Eve is born. It was at this time that the two met and were so happy. Is Adam Dead? Is Eve dead? Adam is dead. Therefore, in order for the family to be happy, the husband, who is Adam, must first die.
Also, Jesus is the bridegroom and Jesus died on the cross. Therefore, dear husbands, if you want your family to be truly happy, your husband must die first. If a man is alive and uses the strength of the muscles of his body and shouts loudly, the family will not be happy. Husbands, let's follow. let me die first let's die
This is the principle of life that is completed through the death of Jesus on the cross. It is the secret to happiness. I wish you a happy family.
2) Sacrifice and service obedient to death
Just as Jesus is the groom and the church is the bride, so the husband is Jesus and the wife is the church. What is the church to do with Jesus? It is to be faithful to death. In the same way, a wife must obey her husband to death. Therefore, in order for the family to be happy, the wife must also die. Be obedient, even to the point of death. You must be loyal to death. This will make your family happy. Because the wife does not die and does not obey, if the husband says one word, and the wife says two or three words, how can the family be happy? Let's go, wives. Let us obey to death. Let's obey to death....for the happiness of the family.
Obedience requires sacrifice. Even if you don't like me, you can obey if you think I'm sacrificing. If you obey what your husband is doing instead of being stubborn, your family will soon be happy. But, if I keep saying I'm good and shouting loudly, not happiness, but misery first comes. In this family, men brag about their muscularity and women brag about their guts. Dear wives! Now let us obey our husband to death.
3) Inclusiveness for which sinners are forgiven
Another wonderful thing that Jesus accomplished through the cross is forgiveness. Family is grace, not law. Salvation is not because we have sinned, but because we have been forgiven. At home, everything must be forgiven. A happy family does not mean not making mistakes, but a happy family when mistakes are forgiven.
He did not die for his own sins, but for the sins of others. Even in death, he prays to forgive them. Then we, too, will now forgive my wife and die because of her sins. For the husband's sins, the wife dies and the husband forgives him. For the sins of the children, the parents die and the children forgive. Because of the sins of the parents, the children die and the parents are forgiven. This is the secret to happiness. There is a famous prayer pattern taught by Jesus. What is? It is a periodic prayer.
“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us...” Therefore, now it is forgiveness that someone else commits the sin and receives the punishment. It's a cross. It is true love. Then a happy family will be established. I wish you a happy family.
3. A family overflowing with the work of the Holy Spirit
When we become a family that serves God, a family with the cross of Jesus, and a family where the work of the Holy Spirit appears here, miracles will always occur, power will appear, and new creation events will become a happy family filled with hope. As Jesus ascended to heaven, he said to his disciples that he would always be with you. To always be with you at that time means that Jesus is not with you in the flesh, but is with you in the Spirit. The two great works of the Holy Spirit are one is power and the other is a helper. In order for the work of the Holy Spirit to always appear like this, there are things that families have to do.
1) Praying family;
It is to hold hands and pray together without resenting each other when it is difficult and difficult. Then they will change it to the previous restoration. Rather, He turns failure into goodness by working together. When your children are perverted, do not blame your children and pray for them. As long as there is a praying mother, children will surely return. When your husband or wife does something you don't like, pray before you rebuke him. Then, God, who has changed people's hearts, sends the Holy Spirit to change the hearts of husbands and wives so that they repent and return to their homes and become happy again. Hallelujah!
2) Word-centered family,
The word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of our spirit, soul, and marrow, and discerning hearts and minds. Therefore, you must always keep close to the Word. When I read the words, I realize and shed tears.
Some priests do not know how happy they are now because when their husbands failed in business, their affection for them fell, and when they had serious concerns, they read the Word and realized that they loved their husbands.
Therefore, if prayer has the power to change the mind of the other party, the Word has the power to change my heart. Therefore, when we become a family centered on the Word, we become a happy family. I pray that you will find happiness in the word.
conclusion
May Family Month Hope you create a happy family. For that purpose, become a family where God lives. Be a home with the cross of Jesus. I sincerely hope that you will become a family where the work of the Holy Spirit always appears, and that we all become happy families.