The Home as a Witness to the World
The Home as a Witness to the World
Friday
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
— Genesis 1:28 (ESV)
“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
— Joshua 24:14-15 (ESV)
— Genesis 1:28 (ESV)
“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
— Joshua 24:14-15 (ESV)
God's very first words to humanity were missional: be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 1:28). The home has always been more than a private haven. It is an embassy of the Kingdom of God in a neighborhood, on a cul-de-sac, in an apartment complex. The home that is built by the Lord — ordered by His Word, grounded in the gospel, filled with grace and truth — is a powerful witness to the surrounding world. Joshua's famous declaration in Joshua 24:15 was not made in a sanctuary. It was made as a public, corporate commitment in front of an entire assembly: as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Your home is not just a place to retreat from the world. It is a platform from which to reach it. The way you love your spouse, raise your children, welcome the stranger, and extend hospitality is itself a proclamation. Whose name is being made great in your home this week?
Reflect:
In what ways does your household serve as a visible witness to the grace and truth of Jesus Christ in your community?
In what ways does your household serve as a visible witness to the grace and truth of Jesus Christ in your community?
Pray:
Lord, make my home a place where Your name is glorified — not just behind closed doors, but in every way it touches the world around it. Amen.
Lord, make my home a place where Your name is glorified — not just behind closed doors, but in every way it touches the world around it. Amen.
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