“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25). As a father, I would go to any length to ensure my children’s stability and safeguard their wellbeing, as I am sure almost every other dad would happily do. Perhaps the most significant instrument at a father’s...
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PRAYER: A 24-7 JOB
Everyone with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. — Nehemiah 4:17 The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. — 2 Corinthians 10:4 As a mother of eleven, I’ll admit that motherhood can sometimes...
EMBRACE THE GIFT
Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — Psalm 127:3 You wake up early, hoping to get just a few minutes of quiet before the day begins, but the children have other ideas. Your day is full of changing diapers, laundry, getting kids to school or...
HER CHILDREN RISE UP AND CALL HER BLESSED
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. . . . Her children arise up, and call her blessed. — Proverbs 31:10, 28 I am sorry to see some lovely old-fashioned words go out of vogue. One of those delightful words is “virtuous.” For many Christian women the term “virtuous...