Seeking God with Our Families

A. Deut. 6:6-9.
Much can be learned about a family from its table talk. And if God is as important to as as we say that He is, it is remarkable that we so rarely talk about Him at the table. Question? Why do we relegate the discussion of God to church services, Bible study groups, and other special occasions? If we were to let God out of the box we keep Him in, what do we suppose would happen?
a. As the text from Deuteronomy illustrates, God wanted Israel’s parents to think of Him and talk
of Him as they went about their normal daily routine. It is not likely that faith in God will be
passed from one generation to another if He is not woven into the fabric of a family’s regular,
every day life.
And what God wanted in Israel is no more than what He wants today. As Henry Drummond said, “The family circle is the supreme conductor of Christianity.” If our faith is to be shared, God must be important enough to us that we talk about Him! How truthful are we when we say, that He is the supreme passion of our existence, if He never shows up in our conversation? Can we seek God and keep that a secret from our families?
2. But there is another reason why we should involve our families in our seeking of God. Not only is it right to talk of God in our homes, but here is the most natural place for God to be taught and to thrive and grow in the human heart.
1. Seeking God through the Scriptures is an intellectual pursuit. But, seeking God can never be a totally intellectual pursuit. Having thoughtfully read what God reveals of Himself in the Scriptures, is not enough. Those truths must then be investigated and modeled in our most practical relationships, especially those within our home and family.
2. We must not only think about God in the privacy our own minds, we must talk about Him with those who mean the most to us. And we must not only talk about Him, we must discover Him and deal with Him in the places where our lives are really lived. Wherever we live, that is where the Lord lives too. To put it as simply and practically as possible. Christ moves among the pots and pans.
3. Acts 20:32.

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