“The Father is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matt. 18:14 I’ve often said that one of my heroes of the faith is a man named Caleb--a man willing to risk it all because he believed God. I love how he responds to Joshua concerning his portion of the inheritance God...
A friend and I were discussing how we get discouraged, when praying for the salvation of a loved one and God does not seem to answer. She said, “I think God allows things to go on and on, so our roots will grow deeper in our relationship with Him. It requires us to lay down our desires, as...
From 1854 to 1929 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America. Most of them were immigrant children orphaned, abandoned or neglected by their families. When the train arrived at a train stop or station, children...
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer for them (my grandchildren) is for their salvation.” Adapted from Romans 10:1 Even if we don’t have the opportunity to directly confront our grandchildren with the gospel of Jesus Christ we can pray for them. Pray your grandchildren will understand and...
“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting requires intentionality. God laid down this challenge through the prophet Jeremiah—Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths; ask where the good way is, and...
“To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” -Proverbs 21:3 Father, sometimes our hearts deceive us into believing that it is easier to ask forgiveness for a wrong committed than to do what is right in the first place. But this Proverb tells us that God...
Do you ever wish that you could be more noticed… that when you walk into a room people know who you are and immediately engage with you? If the truth were known, most of us likely have secret fantasies about standing out in the crowd and automatically getting attention. Sometimes we vicariously...
Dear Heavenly Father, I pray my granddaughter, ______________ will not be concerned about the outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry or beautiful clothes. But she will clothe herself with the beauty of a teachable, gentle and spirit, displaying pure and godly behavior,...
We just celebrated another Fourth of July in the United States. You probably heard all the familiar refrains in speeches and songs about liberty and freedom. But what do we mean when we speak of liberty? Do you have a grasp of its meaning? The truth is that we cannot give what we do not...
Dear Lord I pray my dear grandson, __________ will obey Your commands, and not neglect the teachings of his father and mother. Keep Your words always in his heart And tie them around his neck. Wherever he walks, Your counsel will lead him. When he sleeps, You will protect him. When he wakes up in...
Many grandparents are looking for simple tools to help them guide their grandchildren toward a personal relationship with God in Christ. One of the most powerful tools for doing that is prayer, but sometimes we try to make it too complicated. Ernie Rosenberg knows that challenge all too...
“Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.” Proverbs 22:4 Father, thank You for this wonderful promise of reward to those who humbly trust in You. Please give my grandchild the discernment to accept the time and place of these rewards. Help him/her to gratefully...
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