Precious love

I sent this blog and picture to both of you

I was looking at this picture on my desk and reminiscing.  Look how precious you two were together…..Isn’t that the sweetest thing you ever saw?  When brother and sister walk hand in hand or arm in arm and share a special moment.  I love to see yall do that.  Mikayla you have been a great big sister. Right Josh? Even if there are crazy moods every now and then, you love with all your ability.  As you grow up Joshua, you are learning to bless Mikayla and Mikayla is seeing you differently I hope.  You are always going to be there for each other because you are FAMILY.  LOVE knows no end!  Family is forever.  As you grow in your relationship with Jesus, you will know more about the sacrificing love that you are required and GET to walk in.  It is so amazing when we can look at others as our brothers and sisters and have compassion on them.  We all have a purpose in this life.  You two were called for Great Destiny in Christ.  Don’t give up loving God and don’t give up loving each other.  We have been pushed down long enough by satan’s evil schemes.  It is time to rise up and LOVE LIKE HE LOVES.  I am so proud of your desire to help other people.  May this year be ended with the total denial of our selves and next year start with totally receiving ALL OF HIS LOVE for us so we can LOVE each other.  I love you.  MOM

I am proud of you

I just wanted you to know I am proud of you. You have a passion that will not quit. Don't ever give up on your dreams!! I love  you. I am leaving to come pick you up and take you to your 2nd karate lesson. 

PROMISE 65 – REVELATION

PROMISE 65 – REVELATION

The secret thing belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.—Deuteronomy 29:29

There are some mysteries, or “secret things,” concerning God, the universe, and humanity that we may never fully comprehend in this life.  But there are revealed truths that we can count among our most precious possessions.  When God reveals truth, it changes us permanently so that we can change the world around us with the same truth.  There are many biblical examples of key revelations that brought about great personal, national, and even global transformations.

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God revealed Himself to Noah, and the human race was saved from extinction (Gen 6-9)

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God revealed Himself to Abraham, and a covenant nation was born (Gen 17).

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God revealed Himself to Moses, and Israel was delivered from slavery (Exod. 3-12).

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God revealed Himself to Saul (later to be named Paul), and the door to the Gentiles swung open wide (Acts 9).

Now God has revealed Himself to you in a very special way.  He has opened your understanding concerning sixty-five promises bestowed on the children of the righteous.  This revelation belongs to you and to your child, and nothing can steal it from you.  Go ahead—expect results just as dramatic on a personal level as the building of the ark, the miracle birth of Isaac, the collapse of the Egyptial empire, and the gospel spreading to every nation.  If revealed truth could accomplish such great feats of faith for others, just what will it accomplish for you and your child?  Start praising God now for the miracle that you need.

PRAYER DECLARATION

Lord God, I thank You for all the revelations You have given me, especially this revelation of the promises You have bestowed on the children of Your people.  This insight belongs to me.  I claim it as a gift from You.  It belongs to my children, Joshua and Mikayla, also.  Nothing can steal it from us.  It is a part of the wonderful inheritance You have imparted to us.  This awesome truth has come into our home—to bless, to change, and to transform us that we might bring blessing, change, and transformation to the world.  I pray and believe that You will activate these promises on our behalf, Lord, but more than that, I believe You will use us to activate these promises in the lives of others.  I declare that this blessing will not end with us; it will keep passing from one life to another until it encircles the globe.In the name of Jesus, amen (let it be so)!

PROMISE 64 – EVERLASTING LIFE

PROMISE 64 – EVERLASTING LIFE

For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord, “so shall your descendants and your name remain.”—Isaiah 66:22

There is no greater pledge from the lips of God than this: that our offspring will abide in His presence forever.  According to this verse, such an expectation is just as stable and unchanging as the new creation.  God longs for a restored universe free from evil, permeated with peace, and immersed in His infinite love.  More than that, He longs for the day when both we and our descendants are transformed fully into His image—perfected, glorified, and shining like the sun in the kingdom of our Father.

Does this mean that our children will live eternally in a flawless, heavenly state, whether they personally choose to serve God or not?  Certainly not! However, it does mean that the Father will honor our commitment to Him by extending extraordinary grace to our children in enabling them to make the right choices. He will go beyond the norm in helping them to follow the path that leads to an infinite inheritance.  

When God was preparing to judge Sodom and Gomorrah, the Bible says God “remembered” Abraham and “saved Lot from the terrible destruction” (Gen. 19:29).  Although Lot was just Abraham’s nephew, he and his family escaped to torrent of fiery brimstone that fell just because of their connection to Abraham.  How much more will God do this kind of thing for the children of His people! We must belive this enough to thank God in advance, claiming 1 John 2:25 for the whole family; “This is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life”.

PRAYER DECLARATION

Lord God, I believe my children’s eternal destiny is secure withYou.  In all of their struggles in life, I believe You will remember my commitment to You and save Josh and Mikaylafrom this destructive world.  You are the Almighty, and the intentions of Your heart will be fulfilled.  You intend to bring forth a new creation (a new heaven and a new earth) free from darkness, free from pain, free from evil, free from satanic influence, and free from the curse.  Nothing will change this divine purpose or prevent it from coming to pass.  In like manner I believe that You intend to make my children new creations, granting them the grace to love You, to serve You and to abide in Your presence forever (2 Cor 5:17).  I confess that Joshua and Mikayla will also be free from darkness, free from pain, free from evil, free from satanic influence, and free from the curses forever.  As the new creation shall remain before You—filled with Your presence and made perfect in every way—so shall my offspring remain: perfected in God forevermore.  In the name of Jesus, amen (let it be so)!

PROMISE 63 – CHOSEN BY GOD

PROMISE 63 – CHOSEN BY GOD

Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.  And because He loved your father, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power. –Deuteronomy 4:36-37

According to this passage, one of God’s primary motivations for choosing to favor the nation of Israel was simply His love for their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  In Deuteronomy 7:7-8, He added that He chose Israel because of the “oath which He swore” to the patriarchs—not because the Israelites were a great nation.  Quite the contrary, they were the “least of all people.”

God’s personality has not changed.  True Christians are deeply loved of God, just as the patriarchs were.  Therefore it is believable that He will treat their offspring in a similar way, acknowledging them as His “special treasure” (v.6. Of course, in the new covenant God has opened His heart and His arms to the entire human race and not just one particular nation or people group.  However, the offspring of the righteous are still very important to Him.

PRAYER DECLARATION

Lord God, I love You will all of my heart.  I am convinced thatYou also love me with an everlasting love, and nothing can separate me from Your love.  You have surrounded my family with wonderful promises.  Because of the bond of love betweenYou and me, I believe You will choose my child as Your special treasure—leading, instructing, blessing, and helping Joshua andMikayla in numerous ways that they might fulfill Your purposes for time and eternity.  In the name of Jesus, amen (let it be so)!

PROMISE 62 – SPIRITUAL WEAPONS

PROMISE 62 – SPIRITUAL WEAPONS

Behold children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.  Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.  Happy is the man who has hisquiver –Psalm 127:3-5

Arrows in the hand of a warrior- what a peculiar way of describing the children of God-loving parents! Yet when we consider the global spiritual war raging over the souls of all human beings, it makes sense that godly parents would be likened to “warriors.” Good parent daily fight the good fight of faith against spiritual darkness in their own lives and the lives of others.

Prayerful mothers and fathers often receive inspired insights concerning their children’s gifts.  The God-given responsibility of these parents is to “load” their sons and daughters in the “bow” of a life pulled “tight” with commitment and then “shoot” them toward their divine destiny.

The more children you have serving God and fulfilling His purpose, the greater your happiness.  The Contemporary English Version translates Psalm 127:5 this way: “The more you have, the better off you will be, because they will protect you when your enemies attack. “ When you teach your children how to be “weapons for righteousness” in God’s hands, they will be equipped to come to your rescue in time of need (Rom 6:13).

PRAYER DECLARATION

Lord God of hosts, You are a God of war.  You are currently fighting evil principalities and powers for the control of this world.  I declare that my children are not only an arrow in my quiver, but according to Isaiah 49:2, they are arrows in Yourquiver as well—a weapon in the hands of the almighty God.  Give me grace to know the target of my child’s destiny, so that as Your hand extended I can shoot Josh and Mikayla toward the bull’s-eye of the perfect will of God for their lives.  I pray that they will be used by you to win great spiritual battles, so that the kingdom of God might advance in this world.  Whenever the enemy tries to slip through an entrance (“a gate”) into our family circle let me be unashamed as a parent as I watch Joshua andMikayla oppose all satanic plots, defending “the gate” and conquering valiantly for the cause of Christ.  In the name of Jesus, amen (let it be so)!

PROMISE 61 – A REAL BLESSING

PROMISE 61 – A REAL BLESSING

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing.  –Psalm 127:3 (GNT)

When God first appeared to Abraham, He promised, “I will bless you… and you shall be a blessing… and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen. 12:2-3).  Later on He pledged, “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen 22:18).  God promised to bless Abraham by giving him children; then God promised to use those children to bless all the families of the earth—of every nation, race, and culture.  What a blessing to see them mature and fulfill their dreams! But what an even greater blessing it is to see them bless others with the truth and expand God’s blessing around the globe! This is what it means to be a real blessing, and this is what I claim for you and yours!

PRAYER DECLARATION

Lord God, I know Galatians 3:9 announces that those who are “of faith” are “blessed with faithful Abraham”. I declare that one of my greatest blessing will be the continuation of God’s blessing through my offspring.  I confess that Joshua andMikayla are and will be a great blessing to me.  But more importantly, my children will be a blessing to You and to many others while in this world.  May the blessing of God flow so powerfully through them so that it ultimately extends around the globe in its influence.  In the name of Jesus, amen (let it be so)!