God's Common Grace - The Christian's Fuel for Godliness

Even though some people choose to bite the hand that feeds them, God still chooses to feed them. Without the common grace that God freely gives to everyone, humanity would be completely lost physically, mentally, and morally. This is true for all people, regardless if they recognize it or not. However, this is especially apparent for Christians, because they know the TRUE SOURCE of all things in this life and the life to come, namely, Christ. Christians should be willing to do anything necessary to obtain (i.e. work out - Phil. 2:12) godliness because we know how much we need it and we know the Living God who can and will provide it to us freely. #GrowOn #TheWordSpeaks

For the Fame of His Name

As the spiritual leaders of our homes, what can we do to lead our families well? What can we do to help wake people up from their sleep (Eph. 5:14-16) in order that they too might see the reality of their sin, God's pending wrath for the unrighteous, and their unquestionable need for a Savior.

Far too many people have fallen for the devil's lie that it is because they are so lovable that Christ came to rescue them. This is not only heresy, but it is also dangerous thinking. Jesus didn't come to die because we are worthy...he came to diefor the fame of his great name. His elect (i.e. Christians) are not some sort of prize that Jesus received as a reward for laying down his life. Instead, Christians are the tangible and visible evidence God chose to use to vindicate his holiness (as well as his love and mercy) before the eyes of the world.

I Will Put My Spirit Within You | Ezekiel 36:22-23 (ESV)

22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. 23 And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. 

Men, may our efforts to make disciples always begin with the reality that it is for God's glory that Christ came to set us free. It is for the fame of God's great and glorious name that we do all things (1 Cor. 10:31). May God find our efforts worthy and may we never squander any opportunities we are given to point people towards Jesus.

God's Mercy in Messed Up Families

"The Bible’s main theme is God’s gracious plan to redeem needy sinners. It teaches us that what God wants most for us is that we 1) become aware of our sinfulness and 2) our powerlessness to save ourselves, as we 3) believe and love his Son and the gospel he preached, and 4) graciously love one another. And it turns out that the family is an ideal place for all of these to occur."

Read the entire article here: http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/god-s-mercy-in-messed-up-families

Does Your Family Bring God Glory?

"The education of children for God is the most important business done on earth. It is the one business for which the earth exists. To it all politics, all war, all literature, all money making ought to be subordinated; and every parent especially ought to feel, every hour of the day, that next to making his own calling and election sure, this is the end for which he is kept alive by God — this is his task on earth." | Robert Dabney

How elevating it is to realize that your family is the divinely ordained and primary vehicle to bring glory to God.


Resource: Hughes, Barbara (2007-03-31). Disciplines of a Godly Family (Kindle Locations 190-193). Good News Publishers. Kindle Edition.