If you watch the Olympics, you are undoubtedly keenly aware of the significance of time in certain events like downhill skiing and speed skating. A medal is often determined by a mere 1/100th of a second. It gives new meaning the phrase every second counts. That is true in the race of life...
Valentines Day is an excellent time to express your love to your grandchildren communicating how special they are to you and the Lord. I hope you will be blessed praying this prayer taken from the Proverbs for the hearts of your grandchildren. Dear Heavenly Father, I pray _________...
You’ve seen the bumper stickers on the back of a large RV truckin’ down the highway. It reads, “I’m spending my kids’ inheritance.” You may smile when you see it, but it’s really nothing to smile about. Translated, the message being sent is “I’m living for myself and nobody else, including...
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Father, it is tempting for Your children to take detours that lead them astray. But I pray that my grandchild will trust You to keep his...
“The Father is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matt. 18:14 You undoubtedly know the parable of the lost sheep taught as a general evangelism passage challenging believers to seek the lost. Certainly a legitimate application, I also believe the sheep Jesus refers...
Recently my three young granddaughters sang in a musical in their church. The musical was scripture based, containing many great messages about the birth, life, and death of Jesus Christ. As I was listening to the words of the musical, the thought came to me to be praying that they would remember...
“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones.” Matt. 18:10 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America between 1854 and 1929. They were mostly immigrant children who had been orphaned, abandoned or neglected...
In the devotional this month about Esther, we also see God’s providence at work in the life of Queen Esther. In God’s faithfulness, we see his sovereign work even in the negative moments of Esther’s life, as they became stepping-stones toward God’s plan. Esther was an orphan being raised by her...
“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting demands intentionality. Everyday we stand at a crossroads and must choose the path we will walk—the one marked by my agenda or the one determined by God’s agenda. That was...
In Esther, we also read about Esther’s uncle Mordecai, who would not kneel down and pay honor to Haman, one of the royal officials at the king’s gate. When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him, he became very angry, looking for a way to destroy not only Mordecai but also all his...
GRANDPAUSE: He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest honor. -Thomas à Kempis The teacher asked the class to name one important thing we had today that we didn't have ten years ago. Susie’s hand darted up. Her enthusiastic reply was, “Me!” I think our...
In this month’s devotional, I shared about Queen Esther and her role in saving the lives of the Jews in Susa. We learned that Queen Esther had to be invited by the King Xerxes to even come into his presence. She couldn’t talk to her husband whenever she wanted. Therefore, when Mordecai asked Queen...
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