We should follow Job's example and value family ministry.

 

We should follow Job's example

and value family ministry.

 

 

 

Job, who was truthful, honest, and served God with a fearful heart, distancing himself from evil, had his children hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, inviting their three sisters to join them in eating and drinking.  After each feast, Job would call his children to purify them and offer burnt offerings for each of them early in the morning.  He did this because he thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts."  This was Job's regular practice (Job 1:1-5).   As I reflect on this passage, I believe that Job, as a father, set an example for his children by being truthful, honest, and serving God with a reverent heart, distancing himself from evil.  I also believe Job valued family ministry.  The reason I think this is that in Job 1:1-5, after introducing who Job is (v.1), how many children he has (v.2), and his possessions (v.3), verses 4-5 speak specifically about his children.  Job offered burnt offerings for his children because he feared that they might have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.  I believe he deeply desired that neither he nor his children would "curse God in their hearts."  Job focused not only on actions but on the heart in his spiritual life.  We, too, should follow Job’s example, serving God with truth, honesty, and a fearful heart, and distancing ourselves from evil.  Additionally, we should also value family ministry, as Job did. In our own spiritual lives, we need to regularly examine our hearts to ensure that we are not dishonoring God in our hearts, even when our actions appear correct.