CHRIST - THE HEAD OF THE KITCHEN
If Christ is to be the head of the home, He must be the head of every room in the home. Christ must be the head of the kitchen. The question may be asked, "How can Christ be the head of the kitchen?" The old adage states, "We are what we eat." Are the meals which are prepared in the kitchen, meals that will nourish God's tabernacle. Do these meals promote God's health or do the meals that are prepared in the kitchen glorify the deceiver and destroyer.
We cannot praise our God the way we should in a weak or sick body. People who think they cannot afford good food always find the money to pay the doctor. Fast food is the quickest way to the cemetery.
Paul wrote to the Corinthians,
"For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." *** I Corinthians 6:20
We are to glorify God in our body. We can only obtain good health by proper nutrition. Proper nutrition brings glory to our Father. When Daniel was a young man in Nebuchadnezzar's (king of Babylon) Court, he refused to eat the king's meat or drink the king's wine. He demanded to be given vegetables. In 10 days his countenance was ten times better than those who ate the king's (worldly) food. *** Daniel 1
Christ needs to be glorified in the kitchen.
CHRIST - THE HEAD OF THE LIVING ROOM
Is Christ the head of our living rooms? The living room is the center of the home. When friends and relatives come, is Christ glorified or is the T.V. the center of attention? In many homes the T.V. has become a constant interruption. God speaks to us with a still, small voice and His voice cannot be heard above the noise of the world. It is sad to say, but if God wanted to talk to some Christians today, He would have to wait for a commercial. God forgive us!
Is our living room Christ-centered or T.V. centered? Christ is the picture of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance, *** Galatians 5:22-23. The T.V. is the picture of adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulation, wrath, strife, sedition, heresies, envying, murder, drunkenness and revelling. *** Galatians 5:19-21
Paul stated they that do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. This not only includes the television, but the radio, tape recorders, stereos, magazines, books and so forth. We soon come to the place where we have no time left to spend in the Word or alone in quietness with the Lord.
Is Christ glorified in the music played in the home, or that the children are allowed to listen to, or is it godless, antichrist music, teaching the children rebellion, sedition, revolution, drug use, murder and suicide? Is Christ glorified in the people your children look up to or are their heroes ungodly, satanic images of humanity? So many use the excuse, "I only listen to Christian T.V. or the news." But what do the children watch when you are not at home? Are the children taught that the T.V. is an evil thing? David wrote,
"I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes..." *** Psalm 101:3
Today, nothing is more wicked than the T.V. Job also said,
"I have made a covenant with mine eyes..." *** Job 31:1
Is Christ being glorified in the living room or does the "deceiver and thief" who was a murderer from the beginning have pre-eminence? In *** Psalm 1 we are informed,
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful." *** Psalm 1:1
Are we allowing our God-given children to walk in the counsel of the ungodly? It is a proven fact that the T.V. and the music children listen to have more influence in their lives than the parents' words.
The children are allowed to stand in the way of sinners. The children are given free access to every filthy thing through the T.V. and the music. Many parents are allowing this access through their children's eyes (the window of the soul), and their ears (the audio of the soul). This is why many ask the question, "What is wrong with the children?" The question should be, "What is wrong with the parents?" The answer should be obvious. The ways of God and the paths of the ancients have been forsaken.
CHRIST - THE HEAD OF THE BEDROOM
Is Christ the head of the bedroom? The writer of Hebrews stated,
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." *** Hebrews 13:4
The marriage bed is to be undefiled. The word undefiled means "free from unlawful sexual acts". Many would have us believe that, because we are one flesh, God OK's and condones any kind of sexual activity in the marriage bed. If this is true, why would God judge those who act as whoremongers or adulterers in the marriage bed? God knows our thoughts. Paul wrote,
"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." *** II Corinthians 10:5
Every thought we have must be brought into the obedience of Christ, and that includes the bedroom. Is Christ glorified in the bedroom?
Our homes, our children and our lives are to be lights in the community. Is Christ the center of all our activities? Is Christ the head in word and deed; or in word only? Is the Word of God displayed on our coffee table only; or is it displayed in the lives of those who live in the home?
God is not mocked! If we call ourselves by His name, we must live by His standards. If we fail to do this, we will not be part of His Kingdom. We will not rule or reign, nor will we flourish in the courts of His presence.
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