DAY 219 Read Jeremiah 22:20-30; chapters 13 and 23; 2 Kings 24:17-20; 2 Chronicles 36:11-16.
Today's reading: In the heart of warnings and reproofs to apostate Judah, we find a question that points to the root of much apostasy--conditions in the home.
Memory gem: "Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?" (Jeremiah 13:20).
Thought for today:
Oh father, you are the best man that a boy knows--do not blast his faith in you. You owe it to him, to God, to your family, and to your country to keep faith with your boy. When the father leads the way to heaven it means everything in the world. We, as fathers, can never pass the responsibility off on mother, the school, or the church. We must sometimes hear the question we will have to answer: "Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?" (Jeremiah 13:20).
This is an hour of decision for us all. Let us make the right decision, with the blessing of Christ, and say, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15). Your family needs Christ.
Mother, are you doing all you can to fight back the waves of paganism and sin that threaten our homes today? The big question of the hour is, What's the matter with our families? If the cynical spirit of some circles goes much further, it will be a sad day for our country. Hundreds of thousands of families broken by divorce each year are but only a symptom of shifting foundations. Of the thousands of babies born each day in our land, how many will be welcomed into a real home?
There are millions of mothers who gladly sacrifice everything for their children; but, mothers, are you neglecting the supreme thing? You go without new clothes so that Mary may have the very latest and keep up with her set in school. You skimp and save so that John may have the chance to go on with his education. And millions of dollars are expended on the very latest ideas in teaching those children of ours the "three R's of education. But there is one "R" very few have at home, or anywhere now--religion.
And if the foundations of religion are not laid in the home, it is doubtful that they will ever be laid at all.
Today's reading: In the heart of warnings and reproofs to apostate Judah, we find a question that points to the root of much apostasy--conditions in the home.
Memory gem: "Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?" (Jeremiah 13:20).
Thought for today:
Oh father, you are the best man that a boy knows--do not blast his faith in you. You owe it to him, to God, to your family, and to your country to keep faith with your boy. When the father leads the way to heaven it means everything in the world. We, as fathers, can never pass the responsibility off on mother, the school, or the church. We must sometimes hear the question we will have to answer: "Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?" (Jeremiah 13:20).
This is an hour of decision for us all. Let us make the right decision, with the blessing of Christ, and say, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15). Your family needs Christ.
Mother, are you doing all you can to fight back the waves of paganism and sin that threaten our homes today? The big question of the hour is, What's the matter with our families? If the cynical spirit of some circles goes much further, it will be a sad day for our country. Hundreds of thousands of families broken by divorce each year are but only a symptom of shifting foundations. Of the thousands of babies born each day in our land, how many will be welcomed into a real home?
There are millions of mothers who gladly sacrifice everything for their children; but, mothers, are you neglecting the supreme thing? You go without new clothes so that Mary may have the very latest and keep up with her set in school. You skimp and save so that John may have the chance to go on with his education. And millions of dollars are expended on the very latest ideas in teaching those children of ours the "three R's of education. But there is one "R" very few have at home, or anywhere now--religion.
And if the foundations of religion are not laid in the home, it is doubtful that they will ever be laid at all.
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