The Household's Choice

This statement from Joshua is one of the most courageous in the Bible. He didn't wait for the crowd's consensus, didn't depend on what others would decide. He declared: in my house, the decision has already been made. We will serve the Lord.

You can do this today. No matter what's happening around you, no matter what your family of origin chose, no matter what society values — you can declare over your home: here, we serve God. That's not arrogance — it's faith. It's planting a stake in the ground of your marriage and saying: this is our center. The arguments will pass, the seasons will pass, the hardships will pass — but the choice to follow God remains. Speak this over your home today. Out loud, if you need to. What you declare in faith begins to take shape.