The Family God Designed: A 5-Day Family Devotion Through Deuteronomy 6

Welcome to “The Family God Designed” devotional! This 5-Day family devotional download covers Deuteronomy chapter 6 and includes prayers and reflection prompts for you and your family to enjoy together. Our hope is that as you work your way through the short entries, you’ll be inspired to reclaim your family for God’s design and live out your family as He intended.

Why Deuteronomy 6 Still Matters for Families Today

Of all the things that God created, His mark of highest approval and object of affection came after the creation of man. While He deemed all His creation as good, the pinnacle of His craftsmanship came at the formation of Adam, the one made in His likeness and image. He said it was very good.

But, it wasn’t merely the beginning that God had in mind when He breathed life into the dirt. He was seeing the middle and the end as well. He foresaw generations living out righteousness, mission, purpose. He saw fruitfulness
and multiplication of millions made to bear His image and reflect Him.

We see this beautifully depicted in the call for wholehearted commitment to Him and His ways in Deuteronomy 6. It is a charge, nestled in the words of His holy scriptures, of how He desires for His people to live and operate in the context of family…for generations.

Family was HIS idea.

Over the next five days, you'll walk through five biblical principles from Deuteronomy 6 that reveal God's design for the Christian family and His blueprint for family discipleship. Together we'll discover how obedience, everyday faith, and intentional parenting work together to build a multi-generational legacy rooted in Christ.

The key message is this: your family was created by God, on purpose, for purpose and is meant to live out mulitgenerational legacy according to God’s design.

While thinking multi-generational may feel daunting when you can barely think past how to get through the busy week, these verses remind us that it is in the daily, everyday moments, where passing faith from one generation to the next happens. So, as you go through the entries, keep the idea of “one day, one moment at a time” at the forefront.

This thing called family was never meant to be a sprint, but a steady, consistent, marathon. What you are building today has the ability to build your tomorrow. To get started on the devotional, simply access and download the PDF and pick the days you plan on going through it.

Together, let’s unpack how God’s command of wholehearted commitment is meant to be played out in and through your family and the practical ways He’s provided for you to do that.