WINNING YOUR HOME FOR GOD

TEXT: Genesis 7:1

"And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation".

God gave Noah a mandate - the salvation of himself and his house. His righteousness rubbed on his family: his wife and sons. Even his sons’ wives benefitted from the mandate of Noah.

God has not saved you so that you should go to Heaven alone. You have a mandate to reach out to your own Jerusalem which is your family. It was with this same understanding that Joshua declared: "As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD" (Joshua 24:15). It was on this mandate that Rahab, the converted prostitute returned to reach out with salvation to her household. Some would have laughed at her, but she rescued some from destruction. It was on this wise also that Isaiah confessed: "I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders..." (Isaiah 8:18).

Noah and Lot had something similar; they both had a mandate over their houses. But while Noah's salvation had impact on his wife, Lot's case was the opposite. While Noah made saving impact on his sons' wives, Lot's case was not so; his sons in law didn't make the ark.

Today, the question is: WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THE SALVATION OF YOUR HOUSE? There are things you can do:

 1) Begin to pray for them (if you have not started to)

2) Begin to preach to them. Share tracts; seek opportunity to reach out either one-on-one or by organising Bible Study.

3) Begin to let your light shine amidst them. Stand for the truth even if you are the only one standing or the last man standing. Let your stand for truth and holiness be known not just in your church but in your home. Don't just be a church Christian; be a believer at home, at work, on the street, and everywhere you find yourself. To be a Christian at church alone is to be planted in church. While to be a believer in word and deed in all places is to be planted in God.

We have gone past enviromental Christianity...that is hypocrisy with no place in eternity. The Bible says 'Let your light so shine BEFORE MEN' not before church members and pastor alone. Don't put your light under the bushel; let you family also see it. You can keep your Bible open at home for them to see through the kind of life you live at home. Let them see your light and many of them shall find light in your light. May you walk in that grace for the glorious life in God. Peace.