How much to do you believe in the power of God’s Word? I read this morning in Psalm 19:7-11 that His Word restores the soul, makes wise the simple, rejoices the heart, enlightens the eyes, gives us warning, and “in keeping of them there is great reward.”
I believe God’s Word has the power to fill up weaknesses in our own lives and our children’s lives. If you have a weakness in your life, search the Scriptures for God’s victory in this area. Meditate on and memorize the appropriate Scriptures you find. Constantly confess these Scriptures out loud. As you do, you will find that the weakness will turn into strength in your life.
I also used this principle as I raised our children. When I saw an area of weakness in their lives, or an area where I knew God needed to work in their lives, I would search the Scriptures to find answers. I would then minister these Scriptures into their lives. I wrote them out in big letters and pinned them up in appropriate places. I encouraged them to memorize the Scriptures. We talked about them at Family Devotions. It is not our words, but God’s Word that changes their lives.
I would encourage you to do this also in the training of your children. Write the applicable Scriptures up in big print and pin them in appropriate places on your walls. Teach and explain the Scriptures you researched to you children. Talk about them at Family Devotions. Use them as memory verses. Repeat and recite them over and over again.
You will be amazed at how the Word brings change into their lives and molds them into the image of Jesus. It’s the greatest way to fill up their weaknesses.
Be encouraged,
Nancy Campbell
Jeremiah 10:7 asks: “Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? Indeed it is your due!” What comfort to know that our God is King of the nations. No matter how much the nations rant and rave and turn away from God, God will have the last say. He is King of kings and Lord of lords. “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision” (Psalm 2:4).
What was the first thing God did after He created man? I'll give you a little moment to think about it?
Are you desperate to establish some order in your home? Here are a few thoughts for you:
Do you wrestle against the devil and his evil works, or comply with his ways? Ephesians 6:12 reminds us to wrestle against the rulers of the darkness of this world. We have evil and deception all around us. What are we doing about it? Are we acquiesce or fighting? To wrestle means to fight hard to win.
God speaks to us individually, but did you know that He also wants to speak to us as families? God is vitally interested in our individual lives, but He also sees us collectively as families. This is the way He planned for us to live, as families. Jeremiah 2:4: "Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the FAMILIES of the house of Israel."
I love the description of David from Psalm 78:71-72: “He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: from following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.”
Who is your marriage all about? Is it all about you? Many couples live together, but are not bound together or even enjoy life together. They start off with great love, enjoyment, and enthusiasm but often their relationship grows boring and cold.
Psalm 25:12: “What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.” This is one of the many wonderful promises to those who fear the Lord. Don’t you long to know God’s ways? It’s only when we know God’s ways that we can teach our children God’s ways.
God told His people of old, and I am sure we need to be constantly reminded today: “Do not learn the ways of the nations . . . for the customs of the peoples are delusional” (Jeremiah 10:1-3). Read also Leviticus 18:3 and 20:23). And yet we assimilate. When we look into the mirror of God’s Word we can be surprised at how much we are like the world rather than the standard of God’s Word.
God gives mothers an anointing of strength and gentleness. These attributes come from God himself, for we are made in His image and likeness. We see a picture of this in Isaiah 40:10-11: “Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him . . . He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.” God comes to rule with strength and might but He also comes as the personal and tender shepherd who holds the lambs close to His heart.
My purpose as a wife and mother is to:
Undisciplined and disobedient children bring sorrow to their mothers; disciplined and obedient children bring delight to their parents and everyone else they meet.
Can I remind you today to make every decision in the light of building your marriage and your home? Ask yourself, “Is what I am doing, or what I plan to do going to fragment my home or build and strengthen it? Do the words I speak to my husband strengthening my marriage? Do the words I say to my children building them up?
It’s amazing! It’s too much to comprehend. The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; and Colossians 17 and many other Scriptures that God has chosen us to be the dwelling place of His presence.
Today, Americans will vote in the Republican primaries in the states of Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi.
At the last Above Rubies Retreat in Olympia, Washington, I read to the ladies the following lines about marriage. Some asked if I would post it on Facebook so they could copy and keep it. Here it is for you:
From the beginning of the Bible we read of lambs being slain and the blood poured out to atone for sin. The Bible says that without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin( Hebrews 9:22). God ordained the daily morning and evening sacrifice of the lamb and the blood was sprinkled upon the altar. Every sacrifice pointed to the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, who died and shed His precious, spotless blood for our sins. No longer 
I was pricked in my conscience this morning as we read the Scriptures at our Family Devotions. 2 Corinthians 5: 7 says: “We walk by faith, not by sight.” Can we truly say these words?
God’s ways are usually opposite to our way of thinking. To save our life we think we must cater to all our needs, pamper to our flesh, and have our own way. But God says we’ll save our life by losing it! That’s certainly the opposite to our way, isn’t it?