Yesterday, I posted the foundations we need to build again in our society. Did you read them all? If not, check them out again under WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR OUR CHILDREN? I listed five points, but I want to post the last point again today in case you didn’t get to the end.It truly amazes me that as we see what is happening to our society and what lies ahead for our future generations that many families are carrying on with their lives as if nothing disastrous is happening.
As we put down our stakes to strengthen our families, we must also pray. There is nothing more powerful than prayer. This is why the devil seeks to keep us from the place of prayer. He gets us distracted by our busy lives, so we don’t make time to gather our families, morning and evening, to pray together.
Can you imagine what could happen if every God-fearing family began to pray together each day for this nation? God has promised to heal our land if we will humble ourselves and pray.
2 Chronicles 7:14 is worth quoting again: “If my people, which are called by my name,
shall HUMBLE THEMSELVES,
and PRAY
and SEEK MY FACE,
and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS;
then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
I am challenged by Jeremiah 10:25: “Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the FAMILIES that call not on thy name.” Wow. This Scripture says that if we are not a family who calls upon the name of the Lord, we might as well be a heathen family.
J. R. Miller states: “Christ must be our guest if our home is to be a fit place either for our children or for ourselves. If there is no sincere prayer in it, it is not a true home at all. It is only a heathen lodging-place!”
Dear mothers, I know your lives are so busy. Maybe you are like me. I can never fit in everything that is on my list for the day. I rarely get through a quarter of it! But I put a priority on our times for prayer and Bible Reading. I make those times happen, morning and evening, and everything else has to fit around them. It doesn’t matter if other things don’t get done. But it does matter if we miss our times of meeting with God each day. They are more important than anything else. I make them happen.
The devil hates it if you pray. He hates it even more when you gather your family to pray. That is even more powerful where “two or three” or five or six or ten or twelve are gathered together in unity in His name. Don’t let the devil have his way in your home. Give God the preeminence.
Praying families are nation changing families!
Praying families are world changing families.
You can help turn this nation back to God as you pray. And encourage other families to pray. Let’s become a nation of praying families. Amen?
Bless you today,
Nancy Campbell
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Dear mothers, we are the watchdogs of our families. We are the preserver of life, and we have the responsibility to influence the nation for the sake of our children and coming generations.
Jesus came the first time as the Lamb of God to sacrifice His life for our sins. He is coming the second time as the Lion of the tribe of Judah to judge the the world and punish all wickedness.
“Out of the mouth of babes and suckling hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger” (Psalm 8:2).
God has given a specific mandate to older women to teach and encourage the younger women in the ways of motherhood and the home. But where are the older women who are doing this?
Truly our God is a God of patience, longsuffering, tender mercy, and great compassion. He has all power to zap all evil people and yet He waits with patience. He suffers the defiance and rebellion of the very creatures He created.
We all want to be blessed by the Lord, don’t we? Did you know that God’s first and greatest blessing to you as a mother is to bless you with the fruit of your womb? There is no greater blessing that can come to you (apart from your salvation). Never despise or hold back from receiving this incredible and eternal blessing.
Yes, it’s time to shine your light. Teaching God’s truth to your children at home and shining His light wherever you go. When you go shopping with your children, put a smile on your face and let the world see your joy in motherhood. Never be ashamed to show that you are a full time mother! You are showing to a deceived world God’s truth in living form.
Gathering your family together daily to read God’s Word, Pray and worship God.
Sitting down to a meal is far more than eating food. Eating not only feeds a hungry tummy but includes all of the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Can I encourage you to think about this as you prepare meals for your family? It will bring such blessing to your children.
Education is for life. Not only should our children learn something new each day but we as parents should also. A good question to ask at your family meal table is “What is something new you have learned today?”
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Currently my sister and her husband are living with us as they wait for their new home to be built. Because we are together, often memories of our childhood come up and we talk and laugh about them.
When you are facing sickness or troubles, minister to someone else who is sick or in trouble and you’ll be amazed how healing will come to you.
“The newborn babe is a fresh act of God. He is the latest revelation of God’s creative handiwork.”
Keep your eyes upon the Lord rather than your difficulties and obstacles. God is bigger than any challenge you are facing today.
What is your ultimate vision for your children? To get them into the best college? Push them to get a degree and make a name for themselves? Or to see Christ formed in them? To see them walking in the truth? To see them passionate for Jesus Christ and His kingdom?