The mother and father were separated. The three children lived with their mother. She worked, but she didn't make enough to provide for all their needs. They never heard from their father. They had no idea where he was. Three years had gone by, when unexpectedly the father returned home. He asked his wife and children to forgive him for not being the husband and father that he should have been. He explained to them that a real change had taken place in his life. He said, "God has changed my life. I've become a Christian." At first they were all suspicious of what was happening, but the days, months and years proved that a real change had taken place in his life. The family was blessed.
God wants all the families of the earth to be blessed (Genesis 12:3). These were the words given to Abraham centuries ago, when God made a covenant with him. That covenant still works today, "that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith" (Galatians 3:14). The Spirit of God can change any family, anywhere, through faith in Jesus Christ. The fruit of the Spirit working in the hearts of fathers, mothers, and children, is love. God's love, joy and peace blesses all families who will receive (Galatians 5:22-23).
Do you need a change in your family? It's available to all who will receive. It's the blessing of God. It's received by faith. It becomes a reality through Christ and the power of God's Spirit. Ask God to bless your family. He really wants to bless all families. It always begins with parents who seek God's good will, according to the promise of His covenant.
In marriage, a man and woman enter a covenant with God. They make vows to each other with God as the witness. God's blessings come through the covenant to that couple as husband and wife (Ephesians 5:22-33). Those blessings of God continue to their children (Ephesians 6:1-3). For the believer, marriage is far more than a legal contract or civil union, it's a covenant relationship with one another and God.
"Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church, and to provide the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means of procreation of the human race" (Baptist Faith and Message, XVIII. The Family, 2000).
God wants all the families of the earth to be blessed (Genesis 12:3). These were the words given to Abraham centuries ago, when God made a covenant with him. That covenant still works today, "that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith" (Galatians 3:14). The Spirit of God can change any family, anywhere, through faith in Jesus Christ. The fruit of the Spirit working in the hearts of fathers, mothers, and children, is love. God's love, joy and peace blesses all families who will receive (Galatians 5:22-23).
Do you need a change in your family? It's available to all who will receive. It's the blessing of God. It's received by faith. It becomes a reality through Christ and the power of God's Spirit. Ask God to bless your family. He really wants to bless all families. It always begins with parents who seek God's good will, according to the promise of His covenant.
In marriage, a man and woman enter a covenant with God. They make vows to each other with God as the witness. God's blessings come through the covenant to that couple as husband and wife (Ephesians 5:22-33). Those blessings of God continue to their children (Ephesians 6:1-3). For the believer, marriage is far more than a legal contract or civil union, it's a covenant relationship with one another and God.
"Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church, and to provide the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means of procreation of the human race" (Baptist Faith and Message, XVIII. The Family, 2000).
