A godly house should be the best proof of true Christianity. It is not my church; it is my house that knows me best. It is not my pastor; it is my home – companion who can best judge me. It is the servant, the child, the wife, and the friend that can discern most of my real character.
A good man will improve his household. Rowland Hill once said he would not believe a man to be a true Christian if his wife, his children, the servants, and even the dog and cat, were not the better for it. That is being a good Christian.
If your household is not the better for your Christianity; if men cannot say, “This is a better house than others”, then be not deceived, ye have nothing of the grace of God. Let not your servant on leaving your employ, say, “Well, this is an odd sort of a Christian family. There was no prayer in the morning, and I saw there was no prayer at night. I was kept at their home all Sunday working. Once a fortnight, perhaps, I was allowed to go out in the afternoon, when there was nowhere for them to go, so I could hear a Gospel sermon. My master and mistress went to a place where, of course they heard the blessed Gospel of God; as for me, I had to work.”
Surely, Christians should not act that way. Carry out your godliness in the heart of your own family.