The Family Altar

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named” (Ephesians 3:14, 15). As Christians we are part of “the whole family in heaven and earth”—a family that includes boys, girls, men, women, heavenly angels, and the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What an incredible thought! The church is to be God’s family on earth, waiting for the day we will be reunited with our family in heaven. God, our Father, has built the entire universe on the concept of a loving family.

Ever since sin entered the world, however, the devil has been out to destroy our families. As a result, it is hard to know what a Christian home should even look like anymore. Not that we don’t appreciate our parents and the homes in which we grew up, but in today’s generation the dysfunctional family has become more the norm than the exception. There is only one way for us to experience the joy and peace of heaven in our homes. We must bring Christ into our families.