As many are looking forward to this season with great joy, there are just as many who wish the holidays would pass quickly because it is too painful. The same is true of the birth of Jesus. While Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, and kings will savor fondly the joy of Jesus’ birth, thousands of families in the surrounding area will mark it as the anniversary of the horrific night their young son was massacred by Herod… great hope and great pain all in one story. In 2 Kings 4:8-36 there is a beautiful picture of hope in the midst of…
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Refreshment For Weary Ones
Many Christians are exhausted from running the rat race, even the Christian rat race. Many are weighed down by family demands and tensions. They need strengthening and refreshment to receive…
Blessing For Dads
God created the family and the roles of mother and father as a reflection of who He is. Thank you for the ways you have shown God’s Father-heart. You have…
Alphabet Of The Father’s Heart
Regardless of your experience with your earthly father, you have a Heavenly Father who loves you more than you can imagine. It is exciting to get to know the One…
Prayer For Favor
Abba, take (Your precious children) right up next to Your heart today. Keep them and make Your face shine upon them and be gracious to them (Num 6:24-25). Shower them…
Have you thought about God’s heart being satisfied?
Have you ever thought about God’s heart being satisfied? In the holy place in the Old Testament where the priests ministered, the bread of the Presence was before the priests…
God Is Able
Able is the Greek word dunatos, related to dunamis, meaning ability, abundance, capability, mighty works, miraculous power, prevailing strength. “God is able” means God has the mighty power to do…
Blessing For Mom
“Her children rise and call her blessed” (Pro. 31:28). Mom, God created the family and the roles of mother and father as a reflection of who He is. Thank you,…
Sense Of Being – 1 John 3:1
Spirit, listen to the heart of your Father speaking to your heart in His Word in 1 John 3:1. “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us,…
20 Things To Pray For Your Children
Lord, I prayed for this child, and You have granted me what I asked of You. 1 Samuel 1:27 These Scripture-based prayers are dedicated to this most important responsibility and…
Jesus Is Risen. He Is Risen Indeed.
In Luke 22:15 Jesus told His disciples, “I have earnestly and intensely desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer” (Amplified Bible). He used a strong word for…
Awakening
“If Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from…
The Resurrection Changes Everything.
Easter Sunday will soon be here. For most it will be a time of reflecting on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. We will appreciate the enormity of His…