基督是一家之主
路加福音十九章1至10节
1耶稣进了耶利哥，正经过的时候，
2有一个人名叫撒该，作税吏长，是个财主。
3他要看看耶稣是怎样的人；只因人多，他的身量又矮，所以不得看见，
4就跑到前头，爬上桑树，要看耶稣，因为耶稣必从那里经过。
5耶稣到了那里，擡头一看，对他说：撒该，快下来！今天我必住在你家里。
6他就急忙下来，欢欢喜喜的接待耶稣。
7众人看见，都私下议论说：他竟到罪人家里去住宿。
8撒该站着对主说：主阿，我把所有的一半给穷人；我若讹诈了谁，就还他四倍。
9耶稣说：今天救恩到了这家，因为他也是亚伯拉罕的子孙。
10人子来，为要寻找，拯救失丧的人。
信息分享
当基督进到一个家里，那个家庭就会得着救恩。（参第9节）因此，一个基督化的家庭，必然是家中所有成员都愿意接受基督为他们的救主。
撒该接待耶稣之前，他的家还不算是基督化的家庭。可是，当基督进到他的家，祂便同时进入了他的心，他整个人便即时改变了。（8节）只要人让基督进入他的心，基督就会因着祂的荣耀使那人作出改变。（参林后五17）
当基督真正住在那个人的家中，那家人就会懂得祷告。让我们翻到路加福音二十四章30节。你可以想像门徒在进食之前，基督先带领他们祷告吗？你们一家人是否经常一起祷告呢？正如有人说过：「一起祷告的家庭，将会永远连结在一起。」
当基督在那个家庭中间，他们一家人就能彼此相爱，以及爱神家里的人。约翰福音十一章36节提到基督爱拉撒路和他的姊妹。基督每到一个家庭作客，都总会让人感受到祂的爱。
一对夫妇若有基督住在他们心中，他们之间便能更加相爱。一个家庭若有基督的同在，就不会听见难听的论断和批评。
以基督作主的家庭，最明显的特征并非是家中挂有某些饰物或藏有圣经，而是家中每个人都活出以基督为首的生命。
「主啊，求你永远作我们的一家之主。」
CHRIST - THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE
Luke 19:1-10
1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
6 So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7 But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”
9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;
10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
Message
When Christ is in a home, there is salvation in that home. (See v.9) A Christian home is where the family members have each entered into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.
Up to the time when Zacchaeus met Christ, his home could never have been called a Christian home. But when Christ came into the home, He also came into Zacchaeus' heart and immediately made a difference (v.8). Wherever Christ is allowed to enter, He will make changes - all of them for His glory (2 Co 5:17).
When Christ is truly in a home, there will be prayer in that home. Take a moment to turn to Luke 24:30. Can you picture Christ praying as they commenced their meal? How often does your family pray together? As someone has said, "The family that prays together stays together."
When Christ is in a home, there will be love for each other and for the Lord's people. In John 11:36, Christ's love for Lazarus (and his sisters) is mentioned. Wherever he visited in a home, he must have spread an atmosphere of love.
Love between husband and wife is deepened when Christ lives in both. Criticizing of others can hardly be present when Christ is there.
When Christ is head of the house, the real evidences are seen in the lives of those who live there, not merely by outward signs on the walls and tables.
LORD, PLEASE BE THE HEAD OF OUR HOME, NOW AND ALWAYS.