God designed the family for great purposes. We have been created, endowed, and  empowered by God to achieve these purposes. The family can only fulfill God’s purpose  when every member of the family aligns with God’s design and principles. (Genesis Every human being belongs to a family; living within our various families as God intended  will bring joy, harmony and blessings to us, our families, the church, and our nation. The  great Israelite leader, Joshua, exhorted the Israelites to follow and serve the Lord, their  Maker and Redeemer, as he declared to them his own conscious decision to serve God  with his family irrespective of what the Israelites chose to do. (Joshua