We frequently pray the Lord’s prayer from Mathew 6:9-15, praying “Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” What an amazing statement! Do we fully understand what we are praying?
God wants the atmosphere of Heaven to be the atmosphere in our homes. In Luke’s Gospel it simply says: ‘As in Heaven, so in earth.” I love to bring these words down to the nitty gritty of life and pray: “As in God’s home, so in my home.” Don’t you think that’s a good prayer? A good prayer to pray each morning as you rise.
We understand more as we read Jesus’ prayer for His disciples and for all who would believe on Him. That means us today! Jesus prayed in John 17: “All mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I AM GLORIFIED IN THEM . . . As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world . . . And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them . . .” Isn’t this so amazing too?
The glory that God gave to Jesus He has given to us. We are created to reveal His glory. We are in this world to reveal His glory. Dear mother, you are in the heart of your home to reveal the glory of Jesus. God wants you to show what He is like to your children.
You wonder sometimes what you are accomplishing in your home. Let me remind you that to daily reveal the character of JESUS to your children is the most powerful thing you can ever do. If you are born again by the Spirit of God, Jesus Christ lives in you and He lives in you in all His glory.
Let me encourage you with one more Scripture in 1 John 4:17: “As He is, so are we in this world.” That’s it, dear mother. Jesus wants you to be like Him in your home.
I love the quote by William Thackeray: “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” Let your children see Jesus in you. They learn from you what God is like.
Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Many blessings to you and your household today,
Nancy Campbell