On this past Sunday Pastor Benji shared a point found in Genesis 18:19: the blessing of Abraham was embedded in the proper management of his children and his household. In fact the verse shows a conditional clause: "For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."
In other words, the promise is brought about in the context of a family and household that keeps the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. How do they know to do what is right and just? They are directed by the head of the household.
Pastor Benji made a powerful statement: "Do you want to be a pastor? Pastor your household!" Sometimes we get very excited about things outside of the home, not fully understanding the influence we have on those closest to us. His statement echoed First Timothy 3:5: "If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?".
LORD, help us to do the right thing by keeping the family first. You set up family as the first institution on earth, and we know it is of paramount importance to you. Help us to live in a way that shows the world that Your prerogatives are our prerogatives too. In Jesus's name, Amen.
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