THE GIFT OF FAMILY 1; A HOUSE ISN’T A HOME

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” - Confucius

Every house, relationship, organization or nation is as strong as its foundation. Hence the scripture asks "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3). The Foundation of any strong nation or organization Is the Home or Family.

According to Wesley L. Gustafson, "The Christian home is the most important institution in the world. That does not minimize the position of the church and state; they also have been ordained of God. But He places the home first—in time as well as in importance. It is the foundation upon which all other institutions are built; upon it the church and state will either stand or fall. What the homes are, the churches and schools are - and the government will be. Every place where there has been a neglect of home or family responsibility, there eventually has been a crumbling of the nation. This accounts for why the family is under very heavy attack in the 21st century."

As we commence this series on The Gift of Family, please help me share with all your family as I see a turnaround coming. Remember, you can have a home without a house but you can't afford to have a house without a home.

A cute little girl was sitting on top of a pile of luggage in a hotel lobby. Her parents were at the desk registering for their room. A sympathetic lady asked the little girl if they were visiting relatives in the city. "Oh, no," the girl replied. "We're going to live at this hotel until we find a house. My Daddy has a new job and we had to sell our house and move." The lady said, "Oh, it's too bad you don't have a home." To which the girl replied, "Oh we 

have a home—it's just that we don't have a house to put it in." And remember always this bombshell from Ogden Stiers; he said “Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.”