For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
To do God's will is to enter I everlasting relationship with Christ. To be in a relationship with Jesus is to be part of the eternal family which every other believer is part. We are blood relatives due to the blood of Jesus that has washed away our sins. According to Romans 8:17, we have become heirs and joint-heirs with Christ. We are family. It's awesome to have this knowledge, but with this knowledge comes responsibility - responsibility to bring those dearest to us into God's family as well. This begins in our homes. One of the greatest problems in our nation today is the shirking of family responsibility. Parents have loosened godly standards in the home and abandoned righteous responsibility. Petty jealousies tear family apart. This is devastating to our Church, society and nation. I hope this stirs something inside of you today, so you can say, like Joshua, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Pastor John
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