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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HOME
W estern
Plains
Baptist
F ellowship
PO Box 1241- DUBBO - NSW - 2830
Phone/Fax (02) 6884 2846
Mobile: 0409 818 347
Email:
Bennett@BibleForToday.org
Dr. David C. Bennett, Pastor

The home is one of three God ordained institutions on earth; Genesis 2:
18- 25; 1 Corinthians 7. The other two are human government and the local
church. The home has come under fierce attack in recent years. The enemies
of the home want to destroy its very warp and woof (fabric).
As parents, we need to understand what God has to say about that which
makes a house a home. I read a book in seminary entitled "Heaven on
Earth." This book said the home should be as close to heaven one could get
on earth. Sad to say we all fail in this goal but it is also sad but true
that some houses are closer to hell than heaven on earth. If I was to ask
what people thought was the major problem in making a house a home I would
get various answers but there is one major problem. That problem will be
uncovered through this study as will the answer.
This study will give three things: the Bible verses, questions to
answer, and then some comments. All Bible quotations are from the King
James Bible referred to as the Authorized Version.
To receive the most benefit from the study do each chapter together,
dad and mum. You may go as fast or as slow as you wish. It is best if one
chapter is finished per week. May this study help your home draw closer to
being "Heaven on Earth."
CHAPTER ONE
The First Couple:
Genesis 2: 7, 18-25" (7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became
a living soul. (18) And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man
should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the
ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the
air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and
whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof 20
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to
every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet
for him. 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he
slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead
thereof 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a
woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of
my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she
was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed."
1. Who created man and woman? (Verses 7 & 22)?
2. Therefore, man and woman are ultimately responsible to whom?
3. Woman was made from whom?
God made man first and according to Scripture he is the head of the
woman, 1Corinthians 11:3 ". . . the head of the woman is the man. . ."
This indicates therefore her submission to him. Woman was taken from the
side of man, which seems to indicate man's responsibility to take his wife
alongside to love and to cherish. Ephesians 5:25 "Husbands, love your
wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it."
When both parents obey these principles there is harmony in the home.
The First Sin:
Genesis
3: 1-21 "Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which
the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the
serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the
fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye
shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the
serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know
that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye
shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the
tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree
to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did
eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the
eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and
they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they
heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the
day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD
God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the LORD God called unto Adam,
and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in
the garden, and I was afraid, because 1 was naked; and I hid myself. II
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the
tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man
said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree,
and I did eat. 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that
thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did
eat. 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done
this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the
field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days
of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and
between thy seed and her seed it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt
bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy
sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and
thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17 And
unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife,
and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt
not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat
of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring
forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for
out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou
return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother
of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make
coats of skins, and clothed them."
1. How did Adam disobey God? (Verse 17)
2. What were the results of this disobedience? Verses 17-19)
What Adam and Eve did is called "sin." The word "sin" singular is used
389 times
in the Bible. The Greek word for sin is "hamartia." In the New
Testament, the word is
translated the following ways: sin 172 times, sinful 1 time, offense 1
time; for a total of
174 times. The word "sin" means to "miss the mark" or "to wander from
the law of God,
violate God's law" or "that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a
violation of the divine
law in thought or in act." Adam listened to Eve and willfully disobeyed
the known command of God. This act had dire consequences. One was physical
and spiritual death. The Apostle Paul speaks about this subject in the
Book of Romans.
Romans 5: 12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and
death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
Romans 6.23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
1. What one man is Romans 5: 12 referring to?
2. What is it that passed upon all men?
3. What is the wages of sin according to Romans 6:23?
4. According to Romans 6:23 what is the gift of God?
Because Adam disobeyed God the whole human race was plunged into sin
and therefore there is physical and spiritual death. We know we will die
physically but we are all born into this world spiritually dead; Hebrews
9:27 " And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
judgment" and Ephesians 2:5 "Even when we were dead in sins,
hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)."
Most of us would not care to live forever in this body as it decays
with age. Our problem is that we are sinners and death is the wage for
that according to Romans 5: 12. Note Romans 6:23 which says God's gift is
eternal life through Jesus Christ. Now what is this eternal life all about
and how may one receive it?
Hebrews 9:28 "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and
unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin
unto salvation."
I Peter 2:24 "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the
tree that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose
stripes ye were healed."
Romans 5: 19 "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners,
so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."
1. What did Christ bear? (Hebrews 9:28)
2. Romans 5: 19 is speaking of whom when it says "by one man's
disobedience."?
Jesus Christ, who is God in the flesh, (John I: I, 14 "In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. ")
came to bear the sins of those who would receive Him as their Saviour. In
Adam we received sin and death but in Jesus Christ we receive eternal
life. Now to get back to the previous two questions, what is this eternal
life all about and how may one receive it?
John 3: 15, 16 "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life."
John 10: 28 " And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."
John 17: 2, 3 " As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he
should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is
life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent."
I John 5: 11-13 " And this is the record, that God hath given to us
eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath
life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have
I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may
know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the
Son of God."
1. According to John 3: 16 who shall never perish?
According to John 3: 15, 16 how is eternal life received?
According to John 10:28 who gives eternal life?
4. According to 1 John 17:3 eternal life is what? (Hint: "And this is
life eternal, that they..."
5. According to 1 John 5: 11 eternal life is in whom?
According to these verses eternal life is knowing God the Father
through Jesus Christ His only begotten Son. Other verses teach that
eternal life is living with God after this old body is laid to rest, 1I
Corinthians 5:8 "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent
from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
These verses also teach eternal life is received by believing on the
name of the Son of God. Now why do 1 need to believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ? Because I am a sinner and He bore 'tour sins in his own body on
the tree." 1 Peter 2:24
Sin has separated us from God and is therefore the cause for many
problems in our lives. We must get right with God. Getting right with God
means confessing: (1) 1 am a sinner and (2) that Jesus Christ bore my sin.
Receiving Him as your Saviour you are then brought into a new relationship
with God. This is also the beginning of a new relationship in your
marriage.
In concluding this chapter I would encourage you to bow your head and
tell God, "I admit I am a sinner and 1 believe Jesus Christ bore my sin
and right now I receive Him as my Saviour. Only when you know the
forgiveness of sin and are brought into a living relationship with God
will you know how to apply Biblical principles and be the kind of
husband/wife and parent God wants you to be.
CHAPTER TWO
CHILDREN
Children:
Psalm 127: 1, 3 ". . . Except the LORD build the house, they labour in
vain that build it. Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the
fruit of the womb is his reward."
Rearing children can be happy or hectic, fun or frantic. Remember when
your first little one was born? What a joyous moment you experienced
together? You were parents! All you knew about parenting you learned from
your - parents or someone else. You took the baby home from hospital and
learned a lot from doing what you believed were parental duties. You did
all this because you loved the baby born to you.
As the child grew you began to see a tendency to want to do those
things that
were wrong. Did you ever stop to ask, why? We had four children help
bring my wife and me up and none of the four had to be taught how to
disobey. Our problem and task was to teach them how to do right. Why? The
answer is found in our previous study, which stated that due to Adam our
children and we are sinners.
As sinners, born with a nature opposed to the will and ways of God, the
child must be taught and directed to o right. They as we must be
confronted with their sin and need for forgiveness from God through faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The First Children:
Genesis 4: 1, 2 " And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and
bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again
bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a
tiller of the ground. "
1. The first parents were who?
2. From whom did these first parents learn their parenting?
3. The first child born through a man and woman was who?
4. The second child born through a man and woman was who?
5. What might give us an indication these two boys had
different personalities?
The first two children born into this world were Cain whose name means
"possession" and Abel whose name means "breath." Two different individuals
as seen from their occupations. Every person who enters this world is
different from all others. Abel was a keeper of sheep and Cain a veggie
farmer.
The First Murder:
Genesis 4: 3 - 8 "And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain
brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel,
he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And
the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5. But unto Cain and
to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his
countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and
why is thy countenance fallen? 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be
accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee
shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with
Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that
Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. "
1. With who was Cain "very wroth."?
2. Against whom did Cain take out his anger?
All children will have their differences and disagreements because of
their sin nature. Sad but true these differences sometimes lead to awful
actions such as murder. Your children and mine are no different from these
two, Cain and Abel. Our children are sinners and capable of the vilest
actions. Matthew 15: 19 "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies."
The problem is sin. The Bible often calls the place where sin resides
as the heart (Greek word "kardia"). Jeremiah 17: 9 "The heart is deceitful
above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" The solution
is the same as for the parent. The child needs to be reconciled to God
through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 5: 18 "And all
things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ..."
As a parent you have the responsibility to bring your children up in an
atmosphere where they hear the truth concerning God, sin, personal
accountability to Him, forgiveness of sin, and eternal life offered to
those who place personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Psalmist said
"Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. .
."Parents, we need the Lord to build our house! Without Him we labour in
vain! Dad, Mum, have you by faith trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as your
personal Saviour from sin? If not, you cannot direct your children in
the way they should go. If you have trusted Christ what are some steps you
can take to help your children to know Christ as their Saviour?
Take time daily to read the Bible to or with them.
Have prayer before meals.
Attend church with them.
4. Seek to live before them what you know and are learning from the
Bible concerning godly living.
5. Keep your personal life clean before the Lord. 1 John 1: 9 "If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Psalm 127: "children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the
womb is his reward." The word "heritage" is translated from the Hebrew
into English as inheritance 192 times, heritage 27 times, inherit 2 times,
possession 1 time; for a total of 222 times. Therefore, our children are
our heritage possession and property given us from God Himself
They are from the Lord! They belong to Him first and then to us to
watch over and direct. This "gift" carries a great responsibility. If they
are given to us from God we are therefore obligated to inform and teach
them concerning Him. They need to know Him! May you as a parent fulfill
this God given responsibility given you.
CHAPTER THREE
Child Rearing
Psalm
127: 4, 5 "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of
the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them."
The happy man is the man with a full quiver of children. A quiver full
I understand is five or more. Note he is HAPPY! How many fathers today are
unhappy due to the attitude and behaviour of his children? How many
fathers today have regretted having children? The Psalmist is not saying
there will be no problems but he is saying a man can be happy and have
children. How?
Our Parental Responsibilities:
Nurture and Admonition:
Ephesians 6: 4" And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath:
but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
1. T o whom is God speaking in this verse?
2. What is God telling these fathers not to do?
3. What is God telling the fathers to do?
The words "provoke to wrath" means to exasperate or irritate your child
to anger. There are various ways but one is inconsistency. As a parent we
are to "bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
Nurture: The Greek word is "paideia" and is translated in
the New Testament
these various ways. It is translated chastening 3 times, nurture once,
instruction once, and chastisement one time. To nurture is the whole
training and education of the child (which relates to the cultivation of
the mind and morals, and employs for this purpose now commands and
admonitions, now reproof and punishment). Nurture is discipline, training
by action, and chastening that regulates one's character.
Admonition: The Greek word is "nouthesia". It comes from two
Greek words and means to put in mind. It is training by word and counsel.
The word is used in only two other places in the Bible. I Corinthians 10:
II "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are
written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come."
Titus 3: 10 "A man that is an heretic after the first and second
admonition reject."
Discipline:
We are living in a day when almost any physical discipline is called
abuse. Parents do need to be careful in physical discipline for children
are smaller than adults are. Parents need to control their anger and make
sure they are disciplining out of love
rather than anger. No matter what society is promoting we must always
do what God's Word says.
Proverbs 13: 24 "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that
1oveth him chasteneth him betimes
(early). "
1 What is the parent not to spare?
2. If a parent spares the rod what is he showing his son?
3. What does a parent that loves his child do?
Proverbs 22: 15 "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the
rod of correction shall drive it far from him. II
1 What is bound in the heart of a child?
2. What will drive foolishness far from a child?
Proverbs 23: 13, 14 "Withhold not correction from the child: for if
thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him
with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell."
1. What are we not to withhold from a child?
2. Will a child die if disciplined correctly?
3. What is a child delivered from through correction?
Proverbs 29: 15 "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to
himself bringeth his mother to shame."
1. What does the rod and reproof give?
2. What does a child left to his own do?
Proverbs 29: 17 "Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he
shall give delight, unto thy soul."
1. What is a parent told to do in this verse?
2. If a child is corrected what two things will a parent receive?
The rod is a tree branch or stick. It is to be used for chastening a
child who has been disobedient. This discipline shows the child that the
parent cares for and loves him.
We should discipline early rather than allowing the child to do wrong
many times over.
We should also discipline early in their childhood. Do not wait until
they are five, six or older. Do it early!
If a parent corrects the child properly the child is saved from a
terrible future. Proverbs 23: 14 says the corrected (beat) child will be
saved from hell. Hell is the Hebrew word "she-ole" and is translated grave
31 times, hell 31 times, and pit 3 times. Proper Bible correction will
save a child from an early grave, from a terrible pit of despair and
remorse, and from going to that eternal hell described as "the second
death" in the Book of Revelation. This place of eternal retribution is
away from the love and presence of God.
Teaching through Instruction:
Proverbs 13:1 "A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a
scorner heareth not rebuke. "
1. What will a wise son hear?
2. What should a father give his son?
Proverbs I: 7-9 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction
of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be
an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. "
1. What is the beginning of knowledge?
2. What do fools despise?
3. What is a son to hear and not forsake?
Proverbs 1: 10-15 "My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily
for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the
grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all
precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy
lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the
way with them; refrain thy foot from their path. "
God intends parents to give their children proper instruction
concerning with whom they walk in their daily life. The wrong crowd will
always lead a child away from godliness, purity, morality, and the things
that make for Christian character.
Proverbs 5: 1-23 "My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to
my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips
may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an
honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as
wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her
steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life,
her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now
therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house
of a stranger; II And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body
are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart
despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor
inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil
in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15 Drink waters out of
thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy
fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let
them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain
be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the
loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times;
and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son,
be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all
his goings. 22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he
shall be holden with the cords of his sins. 23 He shall die without
instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray."
CHAPTER FOUR
Husband and Wife Relationship
Next to placing personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as your
personal Saviour, marriage is the second most important event in your
life. Statistics are always changing but today it is said that three out
of every five marriages end in divorce. Why? Professional counselors are
springing up everywhere but marriages are still in disarray. For the
Christian the only right and proper thing to do is to read and obey God's
manual for marriage, the Bible.
Proverbs 5: 18 "Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife
of thy youth."
1. With whom should a man rejoice?
Proverbs 18:22 "Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and
obtaineth favour of the LORD."
1. What does this verse say man finds when he finds a wife?
 | What does a man obtain when he finds a wife? |
Ephesians 5:22, 23 "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as
unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head
of the church: and he is the saviour of the body."
Ephesians 5:25-29 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved
the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse
it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and
without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies.
He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his
own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church."
Genesis 2:24 "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."
I Peter 3: 1-5 "Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own
husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word
be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 While they behold your chaste
conversation coupled with fear. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that
outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of
putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in
that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet
spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 5 For after this
manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned
themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands."
If you have taken time to read the passages listed on the previous page
you have seen the importance God puts on the marriage and the
responsibility a husband and wife have.
We need to take this responsibility seriously. It is not "if it doesn't
work we can walk away." It will work if the husband and wife have trusted
Christ as Saviour and work together at putting biblical principles into
practice.
When the husband and wife begin to practice, the principles laid down
in the Word of God they will see a change begin to commence in their
marriage. The change they see will actually be in them. Only when the
husband and wife begin to obey God's Word will their home become "Heaven
on Earth."
Your home is a window through which others
view your marriage. What do they see?
Food for thought:
There was a
couple who had celebrated their golden anniversary with a big party.
Presents were exchanged, and congratulations were expressed before they
got in their car and drove home.
When they got home the woman made her way into the kitchen. As was her
custom, she brewed some tea. and took out a loaf of bread. She had baked
one daily for years. She cut off the heel, warmed it, and buttered it for
her husband before cutting another slice for herself. Then she served him
the warm bread.
Now, this guy who had been married for fifty years loved his wife
greatly, but the stress of the day had taken its toll. And he blew up.
He said, "Honey I love you. You know that. But quite frankly this is
it. For more years than I can even count, you have baked bread for me
every day. But you always give me the heel. You always pass off that
crusty piece of bread, that heel on me. I have had it! I won't take it
anymore!"
As she looked at him, blinked back the tears and said, "But honey,
that's my favorite piece."
CONCLUSION
There is hope dad and mum! It is found in God’s Word! If this booklet
has brought you to a personal faith in the person and works of the Lord
Jesus Christ please write to us at: PO Box 1241, DUBBO, NSW 2830. We will
rejoice with you and will send literature to help you in your Christian
life. Our prayer is that this booklet has helped in making your home a
little more like "Heaven on Earth."
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