Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24:15 (Priesthood Family)  ¹⁵”…AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!”

Pretty simple isn’t it?  Not so much as you might think.  There are countless men and women that go to church and the rest of their household have other plans.  This is a commitment that Joshua made in the face of all of the Israelites shortly before his death.  Every time that something would go a little against Israel, they would start complaining saying how they should go back to Egypt to live as slaves.  That action was usually followed shortly by some sort of blaspheming.  Joshua reminds them of all the things that the Lord had been on their side about and tells them to serve the Lord.  However, if they would not, then they must choose a side.  How much does this reflect in our own lives?  We work so hard and for what?  Money?  Cars?  Boats? “Stuff”?  What happens when you have to start working overtime to keep your stuff?  Then you have to work on Sunday morning or Wednesday evening and your church time is cut down drastically?  Also what about your personal study time? What happens then?  Wow, I just went off on a tangent.  We need our whole family to be in one accord on faith matters.  “The family that prays together stays together.”  Men, you are the authority figure in your home.  Women, you are the man’s helper, (Proverbs 31:10-31) the same way that the structure of a house holds everything up, so does the wife help the husband.  If the father and mother, together, raise kids that love God; then they tell their friends and bring them to Christ.  Then the love of God spreads like wildfire.  YOU HAVE THE BOOK OF ACTS PLAYED OUT BEFORE YOUR EYES!!! This proves the point that nothing is stronger against the enemy than a family seeking God together.