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Rebuilding Our Christian Family and Households

One of the increasing benefits of the current pandemic is the recognition of the long awaited desire of many workers to work from home. Because of the harsh fatality of the virus especially for the elderlies and those with respiratory illnesses, the new work arrangement at home is highly advised. This is a big win for workers with families and lives with them.


Although there are other emerging issues on the isolation measures of each nation, we cannot deny that it has great opportunity for each member of the household to benefit from it. One of these is revisiting the status of our relationships with each family member and rebuild it in an approved and delightful ways like a Christ’s led family project.

For sure, as individual is unique, each family household also differs in many occasions. Paul has given many exhortations and advices from his letters to churches with regards to our conducts for households. I wanted to encourage you to join me in looking into one of it in Colossians 3:18-25.
Colossians 3:18-25



18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.


This passage is so impactful for a heeding heart for the voice of the Lord through the wisdom given to Apostle Paul. He is encouraging each member of the family to conduct their relationship in these manners as he also elaborated in his other epistles. But this one is exhorted in short, simple and impactful central theme that in any of these relational works, we do it for the Glory of God alone.


Wives - Submission to their husbands as the authority of Christ represented with them.


Husbands - Love their wives with care and compassion. You represent Christ, therefore, you also manifest His Love towards your wives and households.


Children - Obedience to parents as it is pleasing to the Lord. Obedience is a form of giving honour which is the commandment with a promise guaranteed by the Lord.


Father - Lead with authority but not provoking children to get discourage, instead, encourage them at all times as the best driving force to teach our children.


Servants - Authentic and Genuine Obedience at all times, not only when others can see us or just want to please others only. Practicing a servant heart is practicing fear of the Lord, such is the beginning of wisdom which will flow to the family who have such atmosphere and environment.


Paul’s advice that to be reminded of these conducts, let us think about that everything we do is for the Lord and not for men around us. We know that the great audience knows our ways, our hearts, and our thoughts. If one of these are rebellious, there will be great consequences in our household relationships and attracting evil in the hearts of each member and inviting punishments in long run which may have lasting effect to our relationship with one another.


Let us take this advantageous period of time in one in a century event of our lifetime that in the midst of chaos, our home grows in a loving relationship while buying back the time that was missed.
NOW is another great opportunity, DON’T missed it again.


Thanks be to God for giving us a family!
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