Title Another Family (Matthew 12:46-50)
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There was an artist who was searching for the most beautiful thing in the world. He left home early in the morning and began to paint as soon as he found the most beautiful thing.
The next day he found the newlyweds standing in front of a nice Western-style house and asked them the same question. They replied, "The most beautiful thing in the world is love." The painter painted the shining love on their beautiful faces on the spot.
The painter again met a wounded soldier returning from the battlefield. The same question was asked of the soldier, and he did not delay to reply, "The most beautiful thing is peace."
Again, the artist painted a harvest scene where the place of death, a fierce battlefield, was covered with golden grain, and the farmers sang a song of good harvest.
Nevertheless, the painter did not find the satisfactory beauty he was looking for and dreamed of, and after many years he returned to his home in disappointment.
When his children saw him return, they were so happy to see him from afar, they ran to him, shouting “Daddy!” and clasping him with their arms and kissing him. Also, his lovely wife greeted him with a warm and loving smile. And after a while, the whole family sat around the table and welcomed the return of the father and husband, and the moment came to give thanks to God.
It was then that the painter began to be greatly inspired to see the peace of love and faith shining on the faces of his wife and children. 'The most beautiful thing in the world I have been looking for is here!' Realized. So he painted the most beautiful figure in the world he found in his home. After the painting was finished, it is said that the title of the painting was 'Home'.
That's right. The most beautiful thing in the world, the most beautiful thing is the home.
The family can be said to be the culmination of God's creation.
In six days, God did his best to create the heavens and the earth. If you look at the world that God created, you can see that it was built in the following order. The first is nature, such as light and water, and heaven and earth. The second is plants. The third is animals. The fourth is people.
There are important reasons and reasons for God's order of creation. God first created nature for the plants he will create next, and God first created nature and plants for the animals he will create next. The reason God first created nature, plants, and animals is for the sake of people who will be created next.
Here we see that God created something more important later. That's right. When God created the heavens and the earth, the last thing He created was the family. Therefore, God's most precious creation is not the Garden of Eden, but the family. The home is the most important creation. God gave the Garden of Eden for Adam's family.
What is most precious to you? What is most important to you?
Nowadays, it seems that many people are aware of the importance of family. However, in the old days, it was difficult and busy to make a living, so it was unimaginable to take care of a family and start a family. However, people living in modern times know the value of family. So, I try to be a good father and a good husband. I strive to be a good wife for beautiful children.
But unfortunately, even though we know the value of families, we hear voices of families falling apart. Statistics show that the divorce rate continues to rise.
Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘I am the key family alone’? It refers to children who carry the house key around their neck and guard the house by themselves until their parents return. But how sad it would be if the children had to carry their keys with them because they were working as a couple. However, there are many people who are alone in families who do not take care of their families and neglect their children.
Many people know a home as a house. So, the family is becoming the inn where they sleep, and the house of the boarder. There is no conversation with each other. There is no consolation. There is no love. Your home is a home, not a house.
American automobile magnate Henry Ford built a small house in his hometown after starting a large corporation. It was a very small and ordinary house for the head of a large corporation to live. "Isn't this too shabby? Shouldn't life be inconvenient even if it's not luxurious?"
People around looked at Ford with concern. Then he answered with a smile on his face. “A home is not a building. Even if it is small and humble, it is a great home when the love of Jesus overflows.” The biggest problem in Korea is the housing problem. However, no matter how good a house is, there are times when there is no home. I have a house, but I don't have a home and I have lost a family. However, when it becomes a family overflowing with love and peace, it will become a beautiful family where you will be blessed even if you live in a single room.
Even if you ask me to come to a pleasant place, my only place to rest is in my small house
My country, my joy, the only place to rest is my house where flowers bloom and birds chirping.
Oh- love- my home- my happy friend my home
At home, I have my beloved family. What does your family say in English? Yes Family. But do you know the etymology of this family?
The etymology of FAMILY is a compound word of the first letter of each word of "FATHER, MOTHER, I LOVE YOU". That's right. A home is a place where families love each other. No matter how different people live, when they return home from work, they sit together with their family and live together. Homes and families are the places that comfort, encourage, and energize. A true family is not only in your body, but in your heart as one.