The family is the unit of the society. If the family is
peaceful, godly and prosperous, the same trend would be seen in the society and
the nation at large. That is why the devil targets the family and seeks to
disrupt and destroy the home. An example is what Satan did to the families of
Job and David with the attendant negative consequences on the society. Today,
the devil causes divorce, waywardness, rebellion, conflicts, business and
career failure, poverty, backsliding, infidelity, etc in order to remove
harmony from homes and destroy the family.
One way to defeat this enemy of the family is to serve God
together as a family. God has placed believers in homes to serve as the connecting
link with heaven’s power and as intercessors for those who are still aliens to
the grace of God. Believers must do everything in their power to see that
members of the family serve God together.
The family is an institution that is of great importance to
God. Having instituted it, He gave clear commands in the Scripture concerning
it. These commands reveal His original plan for the family and how it should be
preserved to continue to fulfil that plan. Departure from these clear commands will
certainly bring problems in families. When God’s commands are broken, His
blessings cannot be claimed or enjoyed.
The devil is unrelenting in his quest to disrupt families so
as to frustrate God’s purpose and negatively impact the society at large. Part
of his weapons include spirit of disobedience, waywardness and unscriptural
ambition in children; marital and financial unfaithfulness among couples;
immoral activities in the family fuelled by social media and wrong use of
technology; peer pressure and worldliness. The believing members of the family
must stand in the gap and contend against these ungodly forces threatening the
families. The Lord will surely salvage and secure our families and bring His
will for our homes to pass as we call on Him.
