The Happy Family
Tuesday, February 24, 2026Key Verse
“… but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15c
Text — Joshua 24: 14-18
Message
There is a popular chorus which goes thus: “When Jesus is in the family, happy, happy home, happy, happy home, happy, happy home, when Jesus is in the family, happy, happy home, happy, happy home.” Jesus is the center of any happy family.
According to our Bible passage, Joshua was challenging the children of Israel to choose whom they would serve, whether the idols which their fathers served or the God of heaven. But Joshua said; as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. He chose not only to serve God alone but he included his entire family. The children in the family of Joshua did not disappoint their father as they accepted to join him in serving the Lord.
There are lessons to learn from the life of Joshua and his family. One, you should be determined to serve the Lord all the days of your lives. Two, you are to bring all members of your family to join you in serving the Lord. Three, as obedient children, you are not to argue with your parents when it is time for church or time to render service to God. Four, you must respect the family leadership of your parents. Learn to be an obedient child and your family will be blessed.
Further Reading
Psalm 127:3-5
Prayer for today
Lord, bless my family and make it a happy home.
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.
