Purposed Family

So, today I was reading this short article written by Melton Duncan about families and their purpose. It really made me think about the purpose of my family. Our time on earth is very short yet God has us here for reason. That reason, my friends, is for His purpose and His glory. Duncan wrote "in the Old Testament God worked through families to accomplish His purposes in establishing his covenant people." Isaiah 59:21 reads "And as for me, this is my covenant with them,' says the Lord: 'My spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,' says the Lord, 'from this time forth and forevermore.'" Isn't that so fabulous?? God has purposed my family and my children and their children. We have a purpose and our lives are not in vain. We are here on earth to serve the Lord and not ourselves, to share the gift of salvation found in the shed blood of Christ and the hope of eternal life because Christ has risen and sits at the right hand of God. Joshua 24:15 says "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." This is the ideal for my family. Not only did the Lord use families in the Old Testament to establish and accomplish His purposes but he continues this in the New Testament. Duncan writes "that the family continued to be one of the primary means of evangelism for those within the growing Christian church." The Bible is the truth of a faithful and loving God who uses faithfulness within families. Praise God for faithful redeemed families that are the instrument of God to share His redemptive plan from one generation to another. Thank Him for the family he has placed you in. Adorn Him with praise for He is so deserving of it.

Sadie