Ministry and Divorce: It All Starts With the Family

Today's full reading: 1 Timothy 3:1-16

"If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?" (1 Timothy 3:5 NIV)

There is a growing concern among many church leaders in our day about the families in our congregations. With the staggering number of divorces and broken homes across the globe and specifically in the United States, church leaders often ask one another, "What can we do?".

Most statistics on divorce rates offer only a sad commentary on the the realities of family ministry in 2008. However, the Church's only hope for being able to offer a solution to the world is found in Christ and his ability to mend relationships. The healthy family is God's plan. Restoration must take place in the home.

Consider this: The Church's ability to magnify Christ is drastically diminished when we fail to let him rule in our hearts, marriages, and families.

Today, as an act of worship, thank God for your family. Pray for each of them specifically. Ask the Lord to give you wisdom to lead them to walk with Christ each and every day and heal relationships that are wounded.