PASSING ON THE BATON, NO. 16 - BY ESTABLISHING FAMILY DEVOTIONS

In my mind, Family Devotions is one of the most important things that parents can do for their children. As priests of our home, we men must give this matter our fullest attention. All godly values are mentioned many times all through the Scriptures and the more we acquaint ourselves and our families with these values, the better equipped we will be to face all the battles and tests of life.

I have discovered that in most Christian families there is a tremendous lack of knowledge of the Scriptures. Most Christian families who attend church regularly have a very surface knowledge of the Scriptures, usually what they have picked up by the once a week half hour pastor's sermon. This is not enough to get them through unscathed from even the minor battles and temptations of life, let alone the big ones.

David the psalmist said in Psalm 119:105: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path," Men, without the daily instruction of God's Word, both we and our families will have very little light for our daily path. And we will have no lamp to guide our feet. The truth simply put is plain and simple. Little of God's Word means little light and we are bound to stumble without it. Daily Devotions provides the family with daily light.

How would we survive without natural light in this natural world? How can we survive without spiritual light that emanates from God's Word in the spiritual world? Obviously, the more of the God's Word we absorb into our hearts and minds, the greater our family survival will be for both worlds--natural and spiritual.

Men, we must wake up to the truth before it is too late. Many family ships are sinking at this time. There is more than enough power in God's Word to prevent this from happening.

Psalm 119:11 says, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell