Once a year we celebrate our birthday. This is one of the cards I received for my birthday:

The Birthday Card

The card is from friends in Germany.

Here is the verse from the Bible in English:

“For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.” – Hebrews 13:14

“Set up your home,” says THE WAREHOUSE LTD mailer on several pages. (Issue 29 valid 12/2/14 to 18/2/14)

It surely is a challenge to set up a home, but it is even  a greater challenge to set up a Christian home.

“SET UP YOUR HOME”

What does a Christian home consist of?

A CHRISTIAN HOME CONSISTS OF A FATHER WHO FEARS THE LORD.

Where are the young men who have a living relationship with their creator, read the Bible, pray and are guided by the Lord? In the Bible these young men read in Second Corinthians 6:14: “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.”

A CHRISTIAN HOME CONSISTS OF A MOTHER WHO FEARS THE LORD.

Where are the young women who are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ?

A CHRISTIAN HOME CONSISTS OF CHILDREN WHO FEAR THE LORD.

In Genesis chapter 22 ISAAC carried the wood and he did not murmur.

And who was obedient even in the middle of the night? It was SAMUEL.

In Luke 2:51 we are reading about JESUS as a child, and he was obedient to his father and his mother.

Who does not want to have a successful home?

Two things are necessary for a successful home, LOVE and the FAMILY ALTAR.

Where is the Lord Jesus Christ crowned as the Head of the Home? The answer is in the family altar.

THE CROSS

“Moses and Aaron then went into the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 9:23-24

Intr.:

When they came out,

1.  they blessed the people; and

2.  the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.

3.  Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed

a.  the burnt offering and

b.  the fat portions on the altar.

End:

And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.”