Wednesday night was our final installment of this winter's revival services. Our guest speaker, Reverend Dr. Andrew Mercurio, spoke on the importance of our relationships with spouse and family.
His message centered around three themes: the spiritual models of family life, the spiritual mandate of family life, and the spiritual means for family life. The crux of the message, as summarized by our own Pastor Sam, was that the word of God is key to our modeling the love and life of Jesus in our homes.
How do we demonstrate the virtues of the living Christ? By loving and caring for those who are closest to us. Reverend Andrew reiterated the warning found in First Timothy: "If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." (First Timothy 5:8, italics mine.) If the word of God equates familial neglect with denial of the faith, we would do well to take heed of such a warning.
Lord, please help us to stand firm in our faith. Please help us to express that faith in our most intimate environment, the one in which our family has center stage. May we be a blessing to our close relatives first. May we hold them in high regard and pray the plan of God over them. May we give You glory, Lord Jesus, by the way in which we bless our spouse and family. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen.
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