“For I know him, that he will command his children and
his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice
and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of
him.”-Genesis 18:19
The
Christian home is the most effective educational institute in the world. Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, and
the host of others; they all fall short when compared to the Christian
home. God designed it this way and the
devil knows it. In the very beginning,
God ordained a hierarchy that would bless and prosper both His church and His
people.
The
Bible says that the church is the pillar
and ground of the truth, and that sanctified men and women make up His
church. God ordained a divine hierarchy
for the home, so that the home could guide educate and instruct his
people. It begins with Christ as the
head of the church, and the church is subject unto Christ. Therefore, when a sanctified man and woman
get married, it follows that Christ will be over/in this union. This is the foundation of the Christian
home. You cannot have strong households
without a strong foundation, which is one of the reasons why the Bible so
forcefully preaches against fornication and adultery (not to mention homosexuality),
because it directly undermines the established, God ordained, hierarchy of the
home. Jesus is the absolute authority
over the home; therefore, the Word of God is the absolute authority over the
home. No matter what society says, or
the wife, or the husband if it does not line up with the Word of God then the
hierarchy is broken and the authority withdrawn.
With
Christ as the commander in chief, next comes, the husband. He is the head of the house; with the wife
and children in subjection. As Christ is
the example of leadership over the church, the husbands are to follow the same
in the home. Husbands are the chief
servants. They do for themselves, only
after the responsibilities have been fulfilled to those who are in
subjection. The husband is the principle
example of servitude to the household, the mark of self-sacrifice, and that is
a calling that cannot be properly fulfilled without the help of the Spirit of
God. Husbands are not dictators or
totalitarians; not the ruling party. As
the head, the family follows their leadership, and we are to lead as Christ
did, both in word and in deed. Next in
line is the wife. She is the
helpmeet. Divinely equipped to help meet
the need(s) that will arise in the duties to both the husband, and the household. There is no greater calling than this. CEO’s mold companies, wives mold lives. When God ordained the union between a man and
woman, he modeled that union after Christ and the church. Christ loved the church (you and I) so much
he gave himself for it. The church is
subject unto Christ. Where he leads, we
follow. Where he sends, we go. We submit to his direction and submit to one
another. In the same manner, the
husbands are to love the wives, and in this loving relationship the wife is to
submit to the husband. Thereby, keeping
the hierarchy of the household while simultaneously remaining united in service
to the cause of Christ. The chauvinist
societies and the feminist movement are battling for power, selfish power. Both perverting and condemning the
scriptures, when in actuality, this selfsame scripture if applied in the Spirit
would save both themselves and their household, thereby rebuilding the
foundation of society (i.e. the home) and anchoring within it an institution
that will do more good for mankind than any that has ever been created by man
itself. Your opinions and ideals are
always secondary to the ordained Biblical hierarchy that has been set
forth. It is not about you, and it is
not about me. It is not about “who wears
the pants in the family.” It is not
about pride, it is not about bread winning.
It is all about Christ; do your job, fall in line, serve the church,
serve the family and be one unit for Jesus Christ.
Finally,
with the leadership of the home firmly in place, God has now sanctioned and
blessed the man and woman to bring children into the world, and therefore into
the home. In the home the man and wife
will guide, educate, and instruct the children in the ways of God. Training up the next generation to serve Him,
to love Him, and to bless His name; because he is worthy. The sanctified household understands the
gravity of this calling to rear children in the nurture and admonish of the
Lord, and they lay aside their own agenda in answer to this call.
God
chose Abraham because he would keep the way of the Lord. It was not because he was the smartest, or
the wealthiest, the best looking; not for any other reason than he was a man of
faith. Sarah his wife was faithful to a
man who was faithful to God. In this
household God chose to place His name.
That is the message to the masses, what do you desire? To be a household where you strive to place
your name? Or to be a household where God
chooses to place His name? God help us
to be a household for His name. Whether
it is just you, or you and your family; we want, we need to be a household for
His name.
