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  HOME BLESSINGS
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: A home is blessed by God when its inhabitants fear and
reverence Him, and live just and holy lives.

Topics: "Divine Blessings", "Godly Homes"
Scripture References: Joshua 24:15, Psalm 127:1, Psalm 128:1-4, Proverbs 3:33, Matthew 18:20, Ephesians 6:1-3, Colossians 3:23-24, 1 Timothy 5:8, Hebrews 13:2, 1 Peter 3:7

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the significance of a God-fearing household in
his sermon 'Home Blessings,' illustrating that divine protection and
blessings are bestowed upon homes led by just individuals, regardless of
their material wealth. He highlights that a home filled with love,
reverence for God, and holy training becomes a sanctuary of blessings,
where even one righteous person can positively influence the entire
family. Spurgeon encourages believers to invite Jesus into their homes
as a constant presence, ensuring that their lives and interactions
reflect justice and integrity, as a just God cannot bless unjust
actions.

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He blesseth the habitation of the just. (Proverbs 3:33)

He fears the Lord, and therefore he comes under the divine protection
even as to the roof which covers himself and his family. His home is an
abode of love, a school of holy training, and a place of heavenly light.
In it there is a family attar where the name of the Lord is daily had in
reverence. Therefore the Lord blesses his habitation. It may be a humble
cottage or a lordly mansion; but the Lord's blessing comes because of
the character of the inhabitant and not because of the size of the
dwelling.

That house is most blest in which the master and mistress are Godfearing
people; but a son or daughter or even a servant may bring a blessing on
a whole household. The Lord often preserves, prospers, and provides for
a family for the sake of one or two in it, who are "just" persons in His
esteem, because His grace has made them so. Beloved, let us have Jesus
for our constant guest even as the sisters of Bethany had, and then we
shall be blessed indeed.

Let us look to it that in all things we are just -- in our trade, in our
judgment of others, in our treatment of neighbors, and in our own
personal character. A just God cannot bless unjust transactions.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/home-blessings/
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