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In Everything Give Thanks
hessalonians 5:18 is a challenge to all of us. How do we give thanks “in everything”? Some situations just don’t seem to lend themselves to a thankful spirit. Still, if God has told us to do it, He must have provided us something for which to be thankful. Right?
Read MoreThe Value of a Godly Heritage
As we approach Mother’s Day again this year, I am reminded of the godly heritage I was privileged to grow up in.
Read MoreMother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 7
DAY 7 – BLESSINGS FOR THE DAY She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:“Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to…
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DAY 6 – BLESSINGS FOR THE DAY The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26) For Mom: Father, this is my prayer today that you will bless and…
Read MoreMother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 5
DAY 5 – TRUST FOR THE DAY Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7) For Mom: Father, I thank you for your love and care for my Mom! I pray you would remind her that you care about everything that concerns her and her family today. I pray…
Read MoreMother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 4
DAY 4 – A VIRTUOUS WOMAN She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. (Proverbs 31:26-27) For Mom: Father, help my mother to be a virtuous woman – faithful, diligent, generous and spiritually strong. I pray that love and kindness will always be in her heart and on…
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DAY 3 – A WOMAN OF PEACE You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (Isaiah 26:3) For Mom: Father, I pray today that my mother will keep her thoughts fixed on You. Thank you that you have promised her that you will keep her in…
Read MoreMother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 2
DAY 2 – GRACE FOR THE DAY But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9) For Mom: Father, thank you for your…
Read MoreMother’s Day 7 Days of Prayer: Day 1
DAY 1 – PRAYER FOR OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S WORD AND WILL Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. (Colossians 3:16) For Mom: Father, I pray for my…
Read MoreMother’s Day: 7 Days of Prayer
As Mother’s Day approaches I have thought seriously about how we can properly honor the mothers and grandmothers in our lives. Abraham Lincoln said: “I remember my Mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” I know I have been immensely blessed to have had a mother…
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