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Just about everyone I know feels overwhelmed, and most are busier than they\u2019ve ever been, especially if they have children at home.<\/p>\n

Pair that with my observation that most Christians I know would affirm that family worship\u2014if they are familiar with it\u2014would probably be a worthwhile practice if they were to make the time for it.<\/p>\n

If these things are true for you, then my prayer is that this article will persuade you, despite the many demands on your schedule, to make a priority of family worship.<\/p>\n

And I hope to persuade you\u2014regardless of the size of your family, and even if you\u2019ve never had children or no longer have children in your home\u2014by means of the following five reasons.<\/p>\n

1. God deserves to be worshiped daily in our homes by our families. <\/strong>This is the teaching throughout the Bible. While there is no direct command regarding family worship, it is implied throughout Scripture. In Genesis 22:7, when Isaac asked his father Abraham, \u201cWhere is the lamb for a burnt offering?\u201d, he knew something was missing in the worship of God because Abraham had led Isaac and the rest of the family in the worship of God before.<\/p>\n

Job 1:5 says that after any of his grown children held a feast, Job would send for them and offer up a burnt offering of worship for them in their presence, and \u201cThus Job did continually.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1 Peter 3:7, Jesus\u2019 apostle exhorts \u201chusbands\u201d (note: he addresses all married men, not just those who are fathers) to live with their wives \u201cin an understanding way.\u201d In part, Peter says this to husbands so that \u201cyour prayers may not be hindered.\u201d The prayers here are not just those of the husband, rather Peter is referring to mutual prayer. He assumes that Christian couples pray together in their home.<\/p>\n

If you have believed the gospel of Jesus Christ, you are surely convinced by both the Bible and the Holy Spirit that God, by virtue of who He is and what He\u2019s done for us, deserves to be worshiped daily in our homes by our families.<\/p>\n

2. There\u2019s no better way to speak the gospel into the lives of your family members every day. <\/strong>The grit in our souls and the grind of life puts us in need of remembering the glorious truths of the gospel daily. Jerry Bridges (summarized here by Tim Challies) has reiterated so helpfully in his books the need for us to \u201cpreach the gospel to ourselves every day.\u201d Family worship gives us the opportunity to do that for the entire household.<\/p>\n

Faith Hacking: Preaching the Gospel To Yourself<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n