As you gather with your family this week, what are you thankful for? The truth is, it’s easy to “give thanks” when things are going our way. But Scripture calls us to “give thanks” in everything (1 Thess. 5:18), including our ups and downs. Our highest form of thanksgiving should not be for the food, family, and health God has blessed us with, but for God being who He is—holy, sovereign, majestic, independent, and unchanging. So rather than focus your gratitude this Thanksgiving on your outward blessings, thank God for being God.

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If we followed the Bible alone, would we divide the church by age — or worship as families, with all generations together during corporate worship? The Scripture’s witness is clear: Whether gathering in homes, tabernacles, temples, or the open air, God’s people, of all ages, are called to worship together (Deut. 31:12; Eph. 6:1-4). Children don’t need entertainment; they need a big vision for God. And the best way to teach them is the way the Bible tells us to teach them. So, parents — show your little children the seriousness of sin and the joys of redemption by bringing them to worship, with you, in God’s house.

How are weak and strong believers to treat one another in a local church? Paul’s charge to the strong is this, “Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things” (Rom. 14:1). The church needs this message today. While there are certain non-negotiable truths, not every hill is one to die on. Strong faith ought to show itself in a tender heart toward the weaker brother. The truth is, God is in charge of both the weak and strong, so we must stop fighting over preferences and give Him time to work.

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The most countercultural thing you can do today is to repent and believe in the gospel and teach your children to do the same. This reason is this—the true gospel doesn’t just save souls; it rearranges your whole life. That’s what happened during the Protestant Reformation, and it’s happening again now. When God’s Word is restored to its proper authority and repentance is real, wonderful things happen in the family, as He turns the hearts of fathers to their children, restores homes, and builds a new generation of dedicated believers.

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Have you become passive in your faith and slipped into autopilot? Cruising? Sleepwalking? The truth is, the Devil wants you checked out. He’d rather you nap than wage war for the cause of Christ. That’s why Paul gives this charge: “[I]t is high time to awake out of sleep” (Rom. 13:11). So, get up, get dressed for battle, and clothe yourself with Christ. Put on His humility, holiness, faith, and love. Make no provision for the flesh. Don’t just hear the word, but internalize it and flee temptation. Wake up and fight!

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You can pay off your taxes and mortgage, but you can never say, “I’m done loving you.” Love’s a debt we always owe. It’s the perfect fulfillment of the law which must be paid daily, without limit (Rom. 13:8-10). Every relationship in our lives—be it in our family, friendships, workplace, or the civil sphere—is built on this single debt. Why must we not commit adultery, murder, steal, bear false witness, or covet? Because our duties to others are summed up in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Rom. 13:9).

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Crime calls for an avenger. That’s the civil magistrate’s role as God’s minister. He is not to rehab criminals, but to bear the sword against them as a terror to evildoers (Rom. 13:3-4). So, when a man commits murder, for example, his life should be forfeit (Gen. 9:6). And justice should be swift. When it’s not, lawlessness explodes, “Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the sons of men is fully set to do evil” (Eccles. 8:11). When civil rulers coddle criminals, they despise God’s Word, and nations crumble. Only by acting as righteous avengers will they reverse this trend and fill their God-given role.

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Young men—go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways and be wise (Prov. 6:6-8). The ant is self-motivated. She’s tireless, foresighted, team-oriented, resilient, and disciplined. She needs no boss. The sluggard, by contrast, has grand designs, but never carries them through to completion. He wastes time and money. He’s marked by procrastination, frivolous excuses, and distractions such as sports and pornography. So, go to the ant—learn from her focus and work diligently.