Title Blessed Family/: Acts 10:1-8
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Subject: Blessed Family/: Acts 10:1-8
Today is Family Day. Last Sunday of Family Month I hope that this week will be a week to discover where our family stands and what kind of family we should pursue. Humans start at home. So, the basic unit of society is the family. God created a family and entrusted love and happiness to the family he created because it is precious. According to the Supreme Prosecutor's Office data, 1,496 people were arrested last year for adultery cases such as murder, assault, threat of imprisonment, etc., and 37 of them were arrested for murder. The destruction of the family leads to the destruction of society. That's why Satan targets the home as a shooting target. We see that the big problems that occur in our daily life are always related to the family. Today, we will look for the ideal and blessed family through Cornelius's family introduced in the text.
= A home of godliness =
Cornelius's family is a family with an atmosphere of serving God well, and not only Australia, but also all members and servants (7) lived a life of reverence. In a family with an adult, the center of gravity is created centered on the head. So God gave man the authority of the head of the household. However, the father of the flesh is not perfect and cannot always be with us. A godly family living with God as the head of the household is overflowing with love and peace. The news that the couple was murdered by their eldest son can not but be a shock. I lived in that house without lacking anything. But there was no godliness. That is why they were caught by Satan and used miserably. Specifically, there was prayer in that family. Prayer is the channel of blessing to connect with God. The family had regular prayer time. He didn't pray in his spare time while doing other work, but he gave the most important time of his life to God.
Next was the family who longed for the Word (33). The word of God is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105). When the word of God abounds in the home, young children grow according to the word, and adults are guided and led by God. Third, there was the work of the Holy Spirit. When the angel asked the servant of the Lord to worship, he obeyed and the fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon him. In Greenland, when you open the front door and say hello, you say, "Is God in this house?" If there is the work of the Holy Spirit in our homes, there will be heaven. I hope you have a family full of godliness.
= A household in which all members of the family are united as one =
In verse 2, the expression “together with the whole house” would mean that the family became one and achieved harmony. It was a family where you can confirm the strong love that a couple respects each other, children are filial to their parents, parents have sacrificial love for their children, siblings help and care for each other, and even servants love each other. A home should be a space where you can find peace even if you live outside in tension, and a space where you can receive courage and encouragement even if you are faced with failure or setbacks. This can only happen when all the family members become one.
= A family that loves neighbors =
Just as water flows outward when it is filled, if there is godliness in the home and there is an abundance of harmony, it flows to the neighbors and produces fragrance and fruit.
If you look at how they sent each other, you can see that the relationship between them was smooth.
The world is now starving to death by 35,000 people a month and 13 million people a year. The problem is that they say I have no relationship with them. God loves them as he loves us. When we have people around us to help us, God has given us the object of love. Therefore, you should be grateful. So, we will have to expand the Isaac of Love movement that we are continuing to carry out. We encourage each and every member of the family to participate.
= A family approved and used by God =
Prayers and alms were received and approved by God (4,31), and God blessed them. All of our family members were saved. God loves individuals as well as families. If heaven is a precious place for us to go to, shouldn't all the loved ones in your family go together? It is important that Cornelius' family was saved, but the Gentile missionary work started from that family.
It has become a channel that shines the beautiful light that spread the gospel to Rome and to the world. Thank you for being a family of faith. Pray that you will become a man of faith. When God works by sending an angel, a new change will occur.
[ conclusion ]
It should be noted that the start of the big and small problems that are happening in this age is starting at home. In order to watch over the family, the target of Satan's attack, we must wake up and become saints who stand on faith. Home is a place that cannot be avoided for a moment, cannot be left, and cannot be neglected. It is the place where the direction of life of all family members is decided. I pray that you will build a blessed family where you live in a small heaven under the guidance and protection of God.