Family And Friendship
Tuesday, November 18, 2025Key Verse
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1
Text — Ephesians 6:1-9
Message
When God created Adam, He put him in a beautiful garden to care for it. It was surrounded by different species of animals – birds, sheep, cows, fishes in the seas and many more. With all these creatures, there was none among them that Adam could make friend with. He was lonely and there was no one like him to talk with. God, Who is loving and caring, now made Eve to become his wife and friend. This was the beginning of family life and friendship. God’s desire for family is that we relate well and promote friendship and love in the family.
There are some ingredients that will help to build friendship and family. In a family, there should be love – parents should love their children unconditionally as God loves us. Children in turn must love and honour their parents/guardians. There should be respect for one another’s opinion. Children must be subject to parental control and authority. Also, they must obey their parents, be well behaved and promote proper family values.
Children are to promote peace in the family by living at peace with everyone. Above all, members of the family must surrender to Jesus, the head of every Christian family.
Further Reading
Genesis 18:17-19
Prayer for today
Heavenly Father, help us to build godly family.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
