“求你拯救你的百姓,赐福给你的产业, 牧养他们,扶持他们,直到永远。”
诗篇 28:9
人若赚得全世界,却失去了家庭,有什么益处呢?随着离婚率的增长,50%的家庭遭遇离婚,同时双职工家庭越来越多,上帝所建立的传统家庭实在已经受到了严重危害。婚姻和家庭不是社会的产物,早在上帝设立其他制度之前,甚至在设立教会之前,祂就设立了家庭。
针对如何建立一个稳定、幸福、荣耀上帝的家庭,我想提出一个“持家十诫”。
一 按照上帝的要求建立家庭权威结构。圣经教导我们,对于基督徒来说,耶稣基督是一家之主,妻子顺服丈夫,丈夫有基督的样式,孩子们遵守父母的管教。
二 全家人彼此相爱。
三 全家人彼此接纳、感谢。
四 全家人尊重上帝的权威,尊重上帝安排的家庭权威结构。
五 全家人接受训练、遵守纪律。不是只训练家养的宠物狗。
六 享受家庭生活,和谐共处,多花时间与家人在一起。
七 杜绝奸淫。奸淫祸害婚姻,伤害配偶,是上帝不能容忍的罪。
八 全家人都参与家务事,共建家园。孩子也要做家务,学习圆满完成任务。
九 全家人一起祷告、读经。这是婚姻家庭稳固的最好方法,也是抵挡魔鬼的最好防卫。
十 关心家庭中的每一位成员,包括祖父母、叔叔阿姨、表兄弟姐妹、以及姻亲成员等等。
在上帝眼里,如果家庭不和睦,便是失败者。
今日祷告:
天父,求你赐给我们健康的家庭,让我们因着共同的分享而充满喜乐。奉耶稣的圣名,阿们。
February 11
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE HOME
Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance… Psalm 28:9
What shall it profit men or women if they gain the whole world but lose their own families?
With a 50 percent divorce rate and more and more two-wage-earner households, the home as we have known it in the past, indeed, as God established it, is truly an endangered species.
Marriage and the family were not quaint ideas cooked up by society. The family was ordained of God before He established any other institution, even before He established the Church.
I want to suggest Ten Commandments for a solid, happy, God-honoring home:
- Establish God’s chain of command. The Bible teaches that for the Christian Jesus Christ is to head the home, with the wife under the authority of a Christlike husband and the children responsible to their parents.
- Obey the commandment that you love one another.
- Show acceptance and appreciation for each family member.
- Family members should respect God’s authority over them and the authority God has delegated down the chain of command.
- It is important to have training and discipline in the home and not just for the family dog!
- Enjoy one another and take the time to enjoy family life together. Quality time is no substitute for quantity time. Quantity time is quality time.
- Do not commit adultery. Adultery destroys a marriage and is a sin against God and against your mate.
- Everyone in a family should work for the mutual benefit of the family. No child should be without chores or without the knowledge that work brings fulfillment.
- Pray together and read the Bible together. Nothing strengthens a marriage and family more. Nothing is a better defense against Satan.
- Every family member should be concerned about every other member of the immediate family including grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins, and in-laws.
No one is truly a success in God’s eyes if his family is mess.
Pray for the Day:
Father, I pray that You will give us healthy families. Fill us with joy that we can experience together; in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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