by The Bible is full of stories of families:
When God made man, He made Adam and Eve a family.
When God filled the earth with mankind, he multiplied them by the family.
When God saved the world from the flood, He saved Noah and his family.
When God made people of different nations, He made it out of Abraham and Sarah, a family.
When God ordained Isaac’s destiny, how he found his wife was a story of a family.
When God chose Jacob instead of Esau, we see a sibling rivalry reconciled, as we would expect if we care for our family.
When God preserved Joseph from the evil of his brothers, Joseph saved his family.
When God continues the Kingdom of Israel, we read of the genealogies of families.
When God is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that’s generations of a family.
When God called Aaron and his sons into priesthood, it was a family.
When Joshua declared he and his household would serve the Lord, that’s family.
When God enters into a covenant relationship with Israel, the concept of marriage and family are used to describe the relationship.
When God sent a Savior to this world, He sent Jesus His beloved Son, His family.
When God is seen as King of kings and Jesus as Prince of Peace, we see a royal family.
When God was addressed by Jesus as Father, He showed us family.
When God saves us, we become His children; we enter into His Kingdom family.
When God saves us, He intends households to be saved; it is salvation of the family.
When God calls us a chosen generation, it is about continuity of His royal family.
When the Church is the household of God, it is family.
When Jesus’ disciples became apostles, they became spiritual fathers in God’s family.
When we address one another as brothers and sisters in Christ, we are family.
When we are co-heirs with Jesus, we have inheritance together in a family.
When Jesus comes back for the Church, He comes for a Bride, a family.
Extracted from Yap, Jeremiah (2017), Kingdom Family – Your Family in God’s Kingdom Plan, (p. 120-122)
