I believe God truly values family, and His blessings extend to our children. The Bible says, "For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants" (Isaiah 44:3). As parents, children, or siblings, I feel it's our responsibility to pray for our families and declare God's promises over them. Remember what God promised Abraham—that through his offspring all families on earth would be blessed.
It's so important to make time to build a strong spiritual foundation at home. Jesus wants us to be strong in every way so we can stay together and stand firm during tough times. Prayer is essential for a healthy home and a blessed family.
I want to encourage you to stay connected to God. As a parent and head of the household, you'll be accountable for what's been entrusted to you. That's why it's crucial to diligently follow God's ways and His teachings so that everyone in your family can experience a full and abundant life in Christ Jesus.
Because thou hast made the LORD who is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation;There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes.And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD shall build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD shall keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain.
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep; for thou only, LORD, makest me dwell in safety.
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoary hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house: thy children like olive plants around thy table.Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
The LORD will increase you more and more, you and your children.Ye are blessed of the LORD who made heaven and earth.
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house: thy children like olive plants around thy table.Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
The LORD will preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for ever.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places;
But my God will supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful to him, and bless his name.
And all thy children shall be taught from the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and on the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.Both riches and honor come from thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength to all.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.So ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise)That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man hath a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity will cover a multitude of sins.Use hospitality one to another without grudging.