The crime of home burglary is climbing at an alarming rate. It is said that every eight seconds a home is being broken into. Over the past 18 years, burglary has increased over 1000%. As bad as these statistics may seem, homes today are being robbed in an even more severe and serious way.
What are homes being robbed of?
Homes are being robbed of God.
When homes never take time to look up to God, then there will be no real compelling force to keep them on solid ground. When God is disregarded, prayer becomes irrelevent and nothing more than a triviality.Homes are being robbed of the Bible.
Many homes don't even possess Bibles. Too many people look on the word of God as unnecessary. This is a real shame when we know that the Bible is so accessible to us! And many homes do have the Bible, but it is never even opened. Would someone entering your home find dust on your Bible? Do you read your Bible more than your novels, magazines and newspapers? Do you have regular devotionals with your family - with the Bible as the focal point?Homes are being robbed of harmony and happiness.
The agony of a home torn assunder by internal conflict is almost beyond description. In too many homes, hubands are unfaithful to their wives, wives are irresponsible, and children are disobedient. God wants to see the home as He intended them to be - homes of harmony and happiness!Homes are being robbed of discipline.
Preventive, corrective discipline is so unimportant, and yet so neglected in our society. The simple rule of parental disipline is so necessary to a proper upbring of a child, and sadly too many parents either simply do not know how to firmly discipline or simply refuse to.Homes are being robbed of example.
Parents sometimes wonder, "Why does my child have so little concern for the church and for the Lord?" Could it be that the child has seen his/her parent criticize the church, or the eldership, or even the members? Istead, a child should see the parents speak proudly of and elevate the church. What examples do children see in their parents' attendance to the services of the church and involvement in works of the church? As we all know, it is likely that the child will follow the pattern of their parents in this regard.Safeguards For The Home
Always keep two-way communication with God open.
Read and study your Bible often, and pray to God often.Keep a watchful eye for the lurking foe of your souls - Satan.
When a home is robbed of physical things, we can eventually replace them. But when the home is robbed of things spiritual, the results are so much more serious and costly.
