FAMILY TIME

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”

Ephesians 3:14-19 KJV

Years ago when I worked in nursing homes, I heard the residents talking about all the wonderful times when the family would gather together and listen to the radio or read aloud to each other or sing.  One of the residents said “There aren’t many families like that anymore.  They go their separate ways”.

How sad it is that instead of doing things together as a family, we go our separate ways and do what we want to do.  Some of the family watches television, some play on their computers and do other things they are interested in doing.  I think we are hurting God by not doing things together as a family.

Someone was a member of a church for many years but moved away and became a member of a church close by.  The pastor of the church where this person used to attend said “We can’t fellowship with you anymore”.  When the pastor said that to this person, it broke the person’s heart and the person cried.

For those of us who have admitted we are a sinner, asked God to forgive us and invited Jesus into our heart to be our personal Saviour, we are a member of the family of God.  One day, all of us will be together in Heaven.  How I long for that day!  

Joanne Lowe

November 24, 2015