Christ in the Home

[Thompson, Darryl]

Christ in the Home 

     And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the
mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called, and his disciples,
to the marriage. John 2:1, 2.  

     On the occasion of the marriage feast He {Christ} desired to
express His sympathy with, and approval of, those at the wedding. Christ
did not come to this world to forbid marriage or to break down or
destroy the relationship and influence which exist in the domestic
circle. He came to restore, elevate, purify, and ennoble every current
of pure affection, that the family on earth might become a symbol of the
family in heaven. . . .  

     Mothers are under the tender care of heavenly angels. How
interestedly the Lord Jesus knocks at the door of families where there
are little children to be educated and trained! How gently he watches
over the mothers' interest, and how sad He feels to see children
neglected. . . . In the home characters are formed; human beings are
molded and fashioned to be either a blessing or a curse. To the mother
the Lord has committed the younger members of the family as they come
into our world weak and helpless. Infinite wisdom and infinite love does
not commit this gentle office, so pregnant with eternal results, to the
fathers, full of business plans and cares. Woman's heart is full of
patience and love if that woman has surrendered her heart to God. She
must cooperate with God and her husband in training the precious souls
entrusted to her, to grow up into Christ Jesus. And the father, relying
upon the grace of God, should bear the sacred responsibility that rests
upon him as the husband, which means house-band.  

     In babyhood and childhood, when the nature is pliable, God would
have the firmest impressions made for right. A battle is constantly
going on between the Prince of life and the prince of this world. The
question to be settled is, Whom will the mother choose as her co-worker
to mold and fashion the characters of her children? If she will learn
that love is the key to the souls of her children, Christ will preside
in the home, filling it with heavenly sunshine. This is His work in
every home that will admit Him.  


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