“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” — Colossians 3:18–21 (NKJV)
Jesus didn’t avoid the topic of family—He elevated it. He warned against religious traditions that neglected the care of one’s parents, praised children, and told stories that revealed the heart of a father toward a wandering son. His parable of the prodigal was more than a teaching—it was a portrait of how God wants families to love, forgive, and restore one another.
Paul built on that same foundation and turned it into clear, practical guidance. In Colossians 3 and Ephesians 5, he showed that a Spirit-led home is a place where love is more than a feeling—it’s a commitment to honor one another in Christ. Husbands are to love with patience, wives with respect, children with obedience, and parents with gentleness and wisdom.
This kind of home can’t be built by willpower alone. It flows from your identity in Christ. The more you allow Jesus to love you, the more you’ll find yourself loving like Him. You’ll forgive faster, serve more joyfully, and speak more kindly.
Your family is your first ministry. It’s where the Gospel is lived out in real time—in the ordinary routines, in conflict and resolution, in laughter and tears. It’s the soil where grace grows.
Let your home be a sanctuary, not just a structure. Let it reflect the peace of Christ and the joy of the Spirit.
Because love in the home doesn’t just bless your family—it changes the atmosphere for generations.
Excerpt from Follow Me As I Follow Christ by Kevin Casey. Click Here: Available on Amazon (Kindle & paperback).
Jesus didn’t avoid the topic of family—He elevated it. He warned against religious traditions that neglected the care of one’s parents, praised children, and told stories that revealed the heart of a father toward a wandering son. His parable of the prodigal was more than a teaching—it was a portrait of how God wants families to love, forgive, and restore one another.
Paul built on that same foundation and turned it into clear, practical guidance. In Colossians 3 and Ephesians 5, he showed that a Spirit-led home is a place where love is more than a feeling—it’s a commitment to honor one another in Christ. Husbands are to love with patience, wives with respect, children with obedience, and parents with gentleness and wisdom.
This kind of home can’t be built by willpower alone. It flows from your identity in Christ. The more you allow Jesus to love you, the more you’ll find yourself loving like Him. You’ll forgive faster, serve more joyfully, and speak more kindly.
Your family is your first ministry. It’s where the Gospel is lived out in real time—in the ordinary routines, in conflict and resolution, in laughter and tears. It’s the soil where grace grows.
Let your home be a sanctuary, not just a structure. Let it reflect the peace of Christ and the joy of the Spirit.
Because love in the home doesn’t just bless your family—it changes the atmosphere for generations.
Excerpt from Follow Me As I Follow Christ by Kevin Casey. Click Here: Available on Amazon (Kindle & paperback).
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January
Day 1: Knowing Jesus is Eternal LifeDay 2: That I May Know HimDay 3: The Supremacy of ChristDay 4: Christ the FoundationDay 5: Forgiven CompletelyDay 6: Forgive as You’ve Been ForgivenDay 7: A New CreationDay 8: Righteous by FaithDay 9: Adopted and ChosenDay 10: Accepted in the BelovedDay 11: Seated with ChristDay 12: God’s WorkmanshipDay 13: Nothing Can Separate YouDay 14: Christ in You, the Hope of GloryDay 15: The Mind of ChristDay 16: The Image of God RestoredDay 17: Grace That TeachesDay 18: The Measure of FaithDay 19: Faith Works by LoveDay 20: The Faith of the Son of GodDay 21: The Crucified LifeDay 22: Renew Your MindDay 23: Take Every Thought CaptiveDay 24: Think on These ThingsDay 25: Be Spiritually Minded
February
Day 26: Press Toward the GoalDay 27: Led by the SpiritDay 28: Walk in the SpiritDay 29: Spirit of Power, Love, and Sound MindDay 30: Empowered From On HighDay 31: Healing Is in the AtonementDay 32: Minister Healing to OthersDay 33: Pray in the SpiritDay 34: The Spirit Helps Our WeaknessDay 35: Be Filled ContinuouslyDay 36: Gifts of the SpiritDay 37: Spirit-Led MinistryDay 38: Fruit of the SpiritDay 39: The Spirit Bears WitnessDay 40: Walk Worthy of Your CallingDay 41: Love Is the GreatestDay 42: Unity of the SpiritDay 43: Forgive One AnotherDay 44: Serve in LoveDay 45: Bear One Another’s BurdensDay 46: Honor Others Above YourselfDay 47: Godly RelationshipsDay 48: Love in the Home