The Family in the Ark - Dwight Lyman Moody

And the LORD said to Noah, Come you and all your house into the ark; for you have I seen righteous before me in this generation.…  Genesis 7:1-3   

I should like to see every father in this room safe in the ark; and then I should like to see each one of you fathers bring your children in. There is no safety for them or for you outside. They will not come in unless someone tell them of the danger of remaining outside. Who can tell them so well as you? Who can teach them that sin biteth like a serpent, and that its fangs are deadly, but you? They need your help, your prayers, and your influence. I would say to each father as God said to Noah, “Come thou, and all thy house.” Come in yourselves, and be sure not to forget to bring your children in with you.

(D. L. Moody.)