What The Home Means to the Nation (pt 2)
Someone once remarked, “As goes the home, so goes the nation.” It could just as easily be said that, “As goes the home, so goes the church.” The greatest influence upon society is not the church per se, but those homes which have at their very heart Christ. His word, and His church. After all, the church of Christ is the one and only religious institution on the face of the earth that exists and operates with God’s approval. The home is the pulse of the church. Homes into which Christ has been invited and is allowed to reign bolster the influence of the Lord’s church upon society. Many times godly homes have more influence for good than even the greatest of sermons. On the other hand, those homes which refuse the headship of Christ within their daily lives do irreparable damage to the influence the church has on society. Hypocritical homes do far more harm to the cause of Christ than the most fervent of false teachers ever will. In our nation we hear a great deal about the separation of church and state. Our greatest problem, however, is the separation of church and home.
Can the spiritual wounds of our great land be healed? Is it possible for America to get back on course before we lose Divine favor? It can be done. It is possible, but not without many great changes. One great change that must take place within the home is the realization and recognition of God’s law concerning marriage-one man and one woman for life (Matthew 19:5,6). God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), and those who seek Him first should also hate divorce. Our society tells men and women that they may divorce and remarry for any reason they desire. God says that man may divorce and remarry because of fornication (Matthew 19:9), and then only can the innocent remarry. Any other excuse concocted by man by which he leaves his union with one and enters into “marriage” with another is labeled by God as fornication, adultery, SIN! Is it any wonder that this nation is going to pot when one out of every two homes is broken asunder by divorce and infidelity? Broken homes lead to a broken nation, and our nation is in shambles as a result.
Man’s desire for material things is another termite eating away at the foundation of the home and society. In man’s attempts to “keep up with the Joneses,” every waking minute is spent trying to earn money. The wife goes to work in order for the family to enjoy the “finer things.” Both work sixteen -hour days, and the children are left at home to be raised by Hollywood and Sega. Children grow up without the parental supervision they need and want, and many come to resent their parents as a result. Even when mom and dad are not “working,” they are busy on the computer, the fax machine, cell phone, etc., trying to get all their work done that they have brought home with them. And in the midst of all this fanfare, there is no time for God. The schedules are entirely too busy to find time for religion. Despite all the happiness that is supposed to come with this lifestyle, no one is happy, and many homes are destroyed in this futile effort to find happiness in material possessions. God’s way is so simple. Put Him first and you will find happiness in (Matthew 6:33). Give to God, and He will bless you beyond measure (Malachi 3:10). Give to your fellow man, and it will be returned unto you (Luke 6:38).
The home is designed to be a foretaste of heaven. Sadly, for far too many in this nation, heaven would be the last word used to describe their homes. Too many homes have forsaken and forgotten Almighty God, and for this grave sin, our nation is drowning in the cesspool of sin. America’s flame has not yet gone out, but it is flickering. We can ignite the torch of godliness and goodness in this land for the whole world to see if we will all decide to enthrone Christ within our hearts and within our homes. May homes all across this great nation unite their voices and proclaim, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).
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