Families Matter in the Church
This weekend I have been listening to a conversation among church leaders from various places who desire to see families be and do who and what God has told them in the Bible. I have been challenged first and foremost to take a look at me. As a pastor, my desire is for my family, my first ministry, to be presented holy and acceptable before God. I can’t “do” that. No one can. But as a husband and dad, I can lead my family to keep their eyes on the prize for which God has called them. (Philippians 3:14). I can pray for and with them daily. I can read the Bible with them weekly (at least). Frankly, I do not pray with my wife enough. I do not pray with my daughters enough. What I have come away from this weekend with is that it must begin with me. And that’s my challenge to every parent.
Check out the live blogs of the conference at www.sbts.edu/family.
