What is true about Italian families is even more true about God's family. That is the idea that I am hoping to explore this season on this blog. That is the idea behind the name family musings. Not necessarily a musing about my nuclear family here in Italy (but I expect there will be some of that), but about my family of the beloved of God.
The great truth that I hope to delve into is this powerful image in the Bible that we are adopted into God's family by the Holy Spirit where we have God as our father and Jesus as our brother. This "familyship" comes with incredible blessings. We not only immediately receive the benefits of a father and an elder brother, we get siblings, a name, a heritage, an inheritance, a mission, and the list goes on. This is a truth that seems to not be realized in many of our churches and lives.
Family sticks together. Family will always be there for you when others might let you down. While this is sometimes true of our human families, it is true of God's family always, at least when it comes to the father and the elder brother. It is supposed to be true of the siblings. Wouldn't you want to be part of church that believed this, and lived it out.
One of the ways that we represent this truth is through the old saying "Blood is thicker than water." In my more literal, pre-metaphorical childhood I used to think this a no-brainer, but a little gross. In the Christian world we might even say that the blood of Jesus is thicker than all.
For this season, I will begin to delve into this great truth that in the end- "Family is everything." Until next time,
Ciao brothers and sisters...
Hi Doug,
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading more on this topic. Family is so important, especially in challenging times. But it's also good to remember that families can share great joy together as well.
It will be interesting to see how you move this from the micro of our nuclear families to the macro of the church.
:) Karen
Power words Brother!
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