We all know that ‘children are a heritage from
the Lord, the fruit of the womb, a reward’ ( Psalm 127:3), and that as parents seeking to be obedient to
God our Father we are to diligently teach our little ones that above
all else they are to ‘love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your might’ ( Deuteronomy 6:7).But how are we to do this
on a daily basis? One of the great practices
of Christians throughout the ages has been family worship.Not
some cold, dead, boring, being-hit-over-the-head with the bible type
family worship that the very words seem to conjure up; but a time of
godly instruction, a time of talking to our children, a time where we
can all gather around God’s word to receive more of our daily bread, a
time where we as a family (children included) can pray to God, and a
time where we can sing.In short, this is a part of the
day that provides a distinct period of time where we rejoice in God’s
goodness to us, his continual gracious provision and our continual
necessity to rest securely in Him and in Him alone.
The above is from the introduction of Dr Jono de Hoog's article, Family worship - is it important, which can be read at this LINK.
By following (read more ) this article you can view a video of the importance of family worship by Pastor Douglas Wilson. You can also find many of our homelife articles at this LINK.