Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

A reformation is needed, deep and broad. Parents and ministers
need to reform; they need God in their households. They must bring
His Word into their families and teach their children kindly and
untiringly how to live in order to please God. The children of such a
household have a foundation that cannot be swept away by the
incoming tide of doubt and godlessness.
In many homes parents feel they cannot spare a few moments
to thank God for the sunshine and showers and for the protection of
holy angels. They have no time for prayer. They go out to work like
the ox or the horse, without one thought of God or heaven. The Son
of God gave His life to ransom them, but they have little more
appreciation of His goodness than animals do.
If ever there was a time when every house should be a house of
prayer, it is now. The father, as priest of the household, should offer
to God a morning and evening sacrifice of prayer, while the wife
and children unite with him in prayer and praise. Jesus will love to
stay in such a home.
From every home love should flow out in thoughtful kindness,
in gentle, unselfish courtesy. There are homes where God is
worshiped and the truest love reigns. His mercies and blessings fall
on these praying ones like morning dew.
A well-ordered household is a powerful argument in favor of
the Christian religion. A noble influence at work in the family
affects the children. The God of Abraham is with them. God speaks
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