Save Whole Family Series

Theme: Save the Whole Family

Text: Genesis 7:1 & Romans 8:14-17

Greetings: “The Lord is good and His love endures forever.”

Joke: A couple had a fight and they were not talking to each other for a long time.

The husband had an urgent meeting the next day and he had to wake up early morning. But he didn't know how to tell this his wife. So, he decided to write on a paper with a note "Wake me up at 4 am" and put it near to the place where his wife sleeps. So, he did it. And went to bed peacefully. But he was too late to get up and he couldn’t attend the meeting. He saw his wife sleeping next to his bed. He was so furious but he noticed a slip next to his bed written: "Wake up it is 4 am".(Adopted).

Definition of the Redeemed Family:

A family composed of primarily husband and wife, then children. The family also refers to the blood relatives directly or indirectly connected. “The family is a masterpiece of God’s Creation, Marriage and parenthood reveal God’s character, God put children in families so they can experience His love and learn how to love others” (Ref: Focus on the family).

God ordained the family as a fundamental institution in human society (Genesis 2:20-25, 4:1, Exodus 20:5-6, Joshua 7:10,15,24-25, 2 Kings 13:23). Realistically speaking within a family there are strives, struggles, and misunderstandings but undeniably, a family certainly has love, care, advice, and support. Families are never absorbed or replaced by Church, spiritual, and/ or social groups.

I would like to share with you from Genesis 7:1 and Romans 8:14-17. Let’s see how Noah saved his family, how Jesus saved the whole family, and how we can save our families.

1. Noah Saved the Whole family

Noah saved the whole family through his righteous walk with the Lord. God found Noah was the only righteous man on the earth but he decided to give him his heart’s desires and the blessing of the family. Nowhere bible talks about the faith of his wife or children. He had three sons but nothing is said about their faith till they entered the ark (Genesis 6:6-13). His family consisted only of eight persons (1 Peter 3:20), namely, Noah and his three sons, and their four wives (Genesis 6:18).

When God decided to wipe out humankind from the face of the earth Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis 6:7-8). Noah did everything just as God commanded him (Genesis 6:22, 7:5). It was his trademark.

So, God told Noah to come into the ark and take his whole family with him because God found him alone as righteous in his generation (KJV: Genesis 7:1). God found not men found. He was pleasing God and not men. He went against the crowd. He stood for God. God did not say go but he said to come into. Some translations use the word “go” instead of “come”.

Noah was accounted righteous, not for his righteousness, but as an heir of the righteousness which is by faith (Hebrews 11:7). He was a preacher of righteousness by faith (2 Peter 2:5).

Matthew Henry comments, ‘God is pleased with those that are good in bad times and places. Those that keep themselves pure in times of common iniquity God will keep safe in times of common calamity.’

The call of Abraham has the reference to it. That he would be the source of blessing for the families of the universe (Genesis 12:2-3). Acts 16:31 says ‘believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household’. Lot, could save his family however lost his wife to become a salt pillar (Genesis 19:26). He was called a righteous man tormented in his heart for the wickedness of the people of his city and nation (2 Peter 2:7-9). But God rescued him or saved him.

Job, could save his family because of his faith and he prayed and offered for his children. He sacrificed a burnt offering for each of them for their daily safety (Job 1: 5). Your prayer life and your sincerity with God are going to be a blessing to you and your family members. He is a God who remembers the commitment of his followers for generations (Exodus 34:6-7).

2. Jesus Saves the whole family (Romans 8:14-17. a)

The subject of Romans 8th chapter is triumphant Christian living. We learned that victory is both desirable and possible because of the indwelling Holy Spirit, and an honored position in the family of God. Paul wants to identify the believers in Christ as one redeemed family, the Church. This redeemed family is inclusive of times, nations, and faiths. Those who are led by the Spirit of God are "Sons of God." Our new identity as children of God is found in Christ (John 1:12-13). It is by adoption. Isaiah prophesied that he would see his offspring and will rejoice over them (Isaiah 53:10).