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Ephesians 2:19
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God.”

God does not describe His church using the language of contracts or corporations. He uses the language of family. Household. Brothers. Sisters. Children. These are not metaphors chosen casually—they reveal how God intends His people to live together. Salvation does not merely reconcile us to God; it places us into a family.

Before Christ, we were “strangers and foreigners.” Isolated. Disconnected. Alone. But grace does more than forgive—it adopts. In Christ, believers are brought near, given a place, and welcomed home. Revival restores this sense of belonging that many have lost in institutional Christianity.

Family implies permanence. You do not rotate out of a household when things get difficult. You work through tension. You extend patience. You choose commitment over convenience. A revived church understands that spiritual family requires endurance, not perfection.

Family also implies responsibility. We do not relate to one another as consumers, but as caretakers. The strong bear with the weak. The mature invest in the growing. The wounded are protected, not sidelined. Revival revives this sense of mutual care.

Of course, families are messy. Disagreements happen. Growth is uneven. But the presence of conflict does not negate the reality of family—it confirms it. Revival does not create ideal relationships; it creates redeemed ones.

In a culture marked by loneliness and fragmentation, the church should feel like home. Not exclusive, but welcoming. Not shallow, but secure. God’s household should be a place where people are known, loved, and shaped.

Today, thank God for placing you in His household. Ask Him to deepen your commitment to His family—not as an obligation, but as an expression of grace. Revival strengthens the church when believers stop attending and start belonging.