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Intro
Over the last several weeks we have spent time looking in God’s word inspecting the blueprint for the Christian home that I hope all of us want our spiritual homes to look like.
And after we placed the roof of prayer on our spiritual homes last week, I hope we can look at the finished product and get excited to move into a home that is made out of such beautiful attributes.
Importance of Maintenance
Identify the NEED v. 4
Years of neglect and the prevalence of worshipping the idol Baal had led to degradation of temple.
Joash, understanding the seriousness of the covenant Jehoiada had made before the Lord to be the LORDS people, identified that the temple was in serious need of maintenance.
Make it OUR responsibility!
v 5-6
Not the elders responsibility
Not the deacons responsibility
Not the churches responsibility
We will be held accountable for our families
Identify our resources v. 8-11
Just because we have made it our responsibility, doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t utilize everything at our disposal to fix our spiritual lives.
While it is certainly unlikely that a mere few hours a week spent studying God’s word and assembling with the saints will fix everything wrong with a spiritual house, it is a far underutilized resource nonetheless!
Having identified the need
Made it a priority
and identified his resources,
Joash set forth to the task of doing the work
Do the work v. 12-13
I think if we are honest, this is the biggest hurdle to maintenance.
Conclusion
Brothers and sisters, make no mistake about it, like the wind, sun, hail, and rain, Satan is constantly working to destroy our spiritual homes.
Fathers as the assigned spiritual leaders of our homes we must be up to the task of maintaining the foundation, walls, and roof that our families live under.
Unlike mothers day, I think preachers can sometimes preach to themselves a bit more on fathers day and that can come off a tad harsh.
I think that is because when we see ourselves against the standard of God’s word, it is easy to see just how much we fall short of the mark.
But today I want to be sure to thank all of you fathers for your work on the spiritual homes in which your families live.
Thank you for taking the time to maintain a Christian family and home.
Thank you for maintaining prayers and dinner times and before bed.
Thank you for raising your children in the nurture and admonision of the Lord.
I know there are times that we don’t do it perfectly, and we are so thankful for the grace of our families and God that allow us to try again.
But I hope today we see the importance of maintaining our christian homes, and that when we see the need, take responsibility, identify our resources, and do the work, we too can make our houses strong again.
If you are here this morning and are struggling with building a spiritually fulfilling home, the first step is to become a child of God.
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