In My Father's House

Part II

In Part I of “In My Father’s House,” we talked about Kings who ruled their kingdoms well but allowed their homes to fall completely apart.  In this segment I want to talk about fathers who understand the importance of God being the center focal point of their home and the decisions that are made within the home.  Today I want to talk about Joshua.  As head of his home, he made a decision that affected his entire household; from strangers to blood relatives.  If you stayed in Joshua’s house his decision affected you.   He went public that he and his household would serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:15

If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

The public nature of his decision not only affected his household but also his entire community.  Sometimes it just takes one person to stand up for righteousness and others will follow.  This was not the first time Joshua stood strong in his belief of God.  He, along with Caleb, in Numbers 14 believed that God would take them into the promise land, whereas the others who spied out the land with them were full of fear because of the giants who were already living there.  Joshua was a true Kingdom man.  He had wisdom to know that his real strength was not in his arms but rather in his God, or should I say his Lord.  To say that God is Lord is to say that He is ruler of your life.

Every home needs a Kingdom man mentality leading it.  Can you imagine a world full of strong men who look to God for their true strength to lead their families?  If we allow God to be Lord in our lives, it is possible.  How can we as heads of our homes expect our wives to submit to us if we won’t submit to the Lord?  Join me in the fight to secure our homes with strong men who follow the Lord.

God Bless You.