The Purpose of God for the Family

1. For companionship

Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”

2. For Unity

Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Matthew 19:4-6 And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? 6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

3. For Procreation

Genesis 1:28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea. Psalm 127:3-5 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

The presence of God in a family makes the difference. It takes one believing spouse to make the difference – 1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

Let us pray for the unity of our homes Unity requires prayer. Jesus prayed to the Father for unity.