
Employee Chaplain
There is a slogan in the presidential race which sounds out the idea of making America great again. We may consider making the home great again to reach that state of greatness that is implied. We understand that in the order of creation, God established the home first. God’s intention was that the home should be a blessing and joy, a refuge of peace and happiness, a haven from trouble, strife and sorrow. The home is to be filled with God’s word. “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them up for a sign upon thine hand, and they shalt be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates” (Deut. 6: 6-9). The promise God made to Israel is as pertinent to us as well. In the Book of Galatians, Paul was inspired to write, “So, then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham; and if you be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.” It is true that the Old Testament contains not only the moral law but also the ceremonial law, and the ceremonial laws are fulfilled and are not required of us. But God’s eternal principle is the same. Those who teach diligently the Word of God have a right to these promises. Godly minds create good citizens. And it begins in the home when the family is surrounded with the Word of God. There was a time when family altar was a common practice. At selected times during the day, the whole family would read the scriptures and pray together. During this pandemic, many families got closer together and realized that the home is really the strength of our democracy and the base foundation of core values which makes a nation great. What a difference it would be if families would begin the old-fashioned family altar and make the home great again.