The Word of God is the strengthening and the nourishment for our faith-life in all the conflicts and troubles of this present existence. Therefore we will have our own personal devotional life where we read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest the Word. Our household will have its family altar so that our children realize that Jesus and His cross are not just for Sunday. Here our family will gather around the Word to be nourished daily by the Savior so that we can face the difficulties of day-to-day living.
Gaylin R. Schmeling, Bread of Life from Heaven: The Theology of the Means of Grace, the Public Ministry, and Church Fellowship (Mankato, MN: Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2009), 32.
