ON Death Row

On Death Row without Jesus

Have you ever thought that without Jesus, man is on death row? My husband and I were listening to a teaching over the weekend and the word was given about the importance of people in prisons was to hear the Gospel to have the opportunity to be born-again! What I thought was: "Did they not hear the Gospel as children?"
According to the person speaking, many of the men and women in prison have really had no kind of family life. Few numbered found to have some kind of family institution: father, mother, and siblings, yet most had no father, sometimes a mother but was absent from the scene at odd times, so the man or woman seen in prison had absentee parents!

Now parents are to have prepared a place for their newborn baby, bring them up in admonition of the Lord and speak life over them everyday of their life. My parents were not the 'perfect' ones but they certainly worked hard to present to us an example of a wonderful home life where the father worked to provide for his family, the mother provided clean clothes, good food and a warm bed at night (with clean sheets and a comfy pillow for the head). Still, we saw and knew we had to work to create those things as well for the children we would have one day. My sister and I certainly had good examples of good parents. We went to church and learned Bible verses as children. As an adult, we still look into the perfect law of liberty that came through Jesus Christ.

In thinking of that teaching the other day, I go back to the thought that value for life has somehow been lost in these many decades since my youth. And the value for God is lost in most cases as well. Within that thought all  those who would not know God live on 'death row'! Whether they live in the Penthouse of the tallest building in a great city, or in a multi-million dollar mansion in Beverly Hills California, still they are on death row if they know not the Lord.

In John 14:1 Jesus told us this: Do not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated), You believe in  and adhere to and trust in and rely on God, believe in and rely also on Me.
Now this 'Me' is Jesus Himself! Verse 2 continues: In My Father's house there are many dwelling places (homes). If it were not so, I would have told you; for I am going away to prepare a place for you. 3 And when (if) I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And [to the place] where  I am going, you know the way. 5 Thomas said to Him, Lord we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way? 6 Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me. 7 If you had known Me [had learned to recognize Me] you would also have known My Father. From now on, you know Him and have seen Him.
8 Philip said to Him, Lord, show us the Father [cause us to see the Father----that is all we ask]; then we shall be satisfied. 9 Jesus replied, "Have I been with all of you for long a time and do you not recognize and know Me yet Philip? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say then, Show us the Father?"

Is not 'relationship' important?  Relationship is given in Ecclesiastes 6:10-12.  NKJV  10 Whatever one is, he has been named already,  For it is known that he is man; And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he. 11 Since there are many things that increase vanity,  How is man the better? 12  For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?

We had looked at this previously and anything under the sun is living life without God included in it. From this verse 10, God is sovereign and there are some things that He has established cannot be changed. In naming a thing, is knowing it is set in place. We can see other important points of this in John 4:34 and of Psalm 16:11..........for to be converted, to be born-again is important to value of life, but also is of value in God and also of valuing others!

Jesus spoke this in John 4:34.. Amplified Bible..My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work. 
Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
Acts 2:25-28 For David says in regard to Him, I saw the Lord constantly before me, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken or overthrown or cast down [from my secure and happy state]. 26 Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted exceedingly; moreover, my flesh also will dwell in hope [will encamp, pitch its tent, and dwell in hope in anticipation of the resurrection]. 27 For You will not abandon my soul, leaving it helpless in Hades ( the state of departed spirits), nor let Your Holy One know decay or see destruction [ of the body after death]. 28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will enrapture [diffusing my soul with joy] with and in Your Presence.

For God's purpose, man was created. Being in His presence is the paramount solution! From the above statements we see both Jesus and David gave assuring contentment that is deliberate life in His presence. It is one who properly knows or had the knowledge of God, His plan for salvation, His kingdom that has come and deliberately we take it spiritually by faith....that trust in Him!

It was yesterday evening I saw this commercial. It was images of all these people, all colors, shapes, sizes and ages. The song being sung was Spread the Love....Spread the Love...and in the speaking was referencing God's children. It goes on through the commercial and then gives a name. com to visit.
In truth God's children are those who obey His instruction. Certainly God created man and woman, and He gave them their assignment to multiply. They were to create more children and those would be children who would know God and abide in Him always receiving His instruction and correction!
Proverbs 15:11 Hell and Destruction are before the LORD; so how much more the hearts of the sons of men.
God is aware of men's thoughts and He knows those who are His!

 1 John 3: 2 Beloved, now we are children of God and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He as manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous. 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifest, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

Yes, there remains a Death Row for many. There is a day coming soon when people will have to give an account of their life before Him. Nothing is hidden from God, and what is within man will be made known indeed!
People must hear the Gospel. They must know of Jesus and the blood shed for them. For His perfect sacrifice, yes the appeasing force....that propitiation speaks plainly of the requirements of obedience to God.


One can certainly put on a 'happy song' and dance a little step or jig and call everyone the children of God but truly only those who are obedient to Him, who have received Jesus as Lord are the children of God. Remember Jesus' sacrifice was to assist you and me in perfecting holiness and that each of us would be the proven witness of God working in our lives....Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

For those who are truly children of God, is not another fancy song with smiling faces of many people of many colors, but the children of God reflect kingdom citizens that influence for good when moving through this life to the next. They are all colors of man under the one true color the blood of Jesus Christ. For you and me, our lives will either have a positive or negative effect. Certainly let us live responsibly by our faith in God, bringing glory to His great name, that speaks truth with great joy and peace in our hearts!

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Arguing with the Fence Post

Don't Argue with the Fence Post!

When I was growing up, and still at home with my parents I loved the stories my dad could tell. He surely had a colorful life. He had grown up in the "depression years" and knew how hard it was for many people to feed their families back in that day and hour!
But for sure, he had a story to tell about the things that one might take for granted. He loved showing young boys how to build a fence, how to rope a steer and how to drive a semi tractor trailer. Still he had a love of horses and for laughter. Our kitchen was the gathering for those times of laughter. Especially in the summer, our dad would bring home some of our cousins who would either be at the feed store or the chicken farm. These young boys would dress in their denim jeans like Levi's, wear those cowboy boots and have a hat that matched.
They would gather around the table, although too antsy to sit, but close enough to hear the stories my dad could tell. I was reminded of this verse from the Bible.
Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

In this we are reminded it is a good thing to laugh. It works like a medicine. It seemed that we spent many hours laughing at the things that make one forget the gray areas of life. It was not about strife or criticizing others but generally how my dad would get into stuff and have to "figure the way out" of that thing.
For some folks though it is hard for them to laugh about some of the things they have done in their lives. For many they want others to remember them for their "good only" and not some of the mistakes they have made in their lifetime. I certainly would not desire to speak on some of the goofy things I did, but I can say drugs was never a part of my life. I was told early on in my life that my parents would know if I did "something stupid" and then I would answer for it and not sit down for a week. I believed them!
But all people can and do make mistakes at sometime or another in their life and never desire others to know of the "stupid is as stupid does" kind of thing.
Still others like notoriety. They like being right and was thinking of Balaam today and the donkey speaking to him. Now Balaam was a prophet and he ignored God's will, so God opened the mouth of his donkey to rebuke him. Still, within the enormity of this supernatural element of a talking animal, it was Balaam who began to argue with a dumb beast. (Numbers 22:25-30)

It was one hot day I believe in the summer of"68 and my dad was building fence. He had added some livestock, and was having our cousins help him build a stronger fence.  Now when my dad built a fence, the cedar posts for the corners was put into cement and was expected to be there for many years.

Now of this one specific day, one  of the young fellows was not agreeing with the work ethic. For my dad, integrity was important as was the quality of work to be done. Every "man" was expected to do his fair share of work if being paid for doing it!

The other variable was of teamwork and somehow one member was not up to the job or work to be done! So yes, a story came out about it. Yet, all of us at some time did not like the work that had to be done, but someone has to do it. YOU can find that out when you and your husband have given birth to a baby and when it is time to change "the baby's diaper".
One such day I remember being at work. It was like the beginning of a new year. People were excited, talking fast about their new year resolutions and losing more weight to gain more muscle mass. Anyway, this young boy decided to be "sick" in the very middle of the room where we had about 20+ kids playing. With rain outside and some high wind, it was not good to take the kids out of doors. Still the room had to be cleared and some of the adults moved as fast as they could to get some of the younger kids away from "the sick" on the floor!
Many of the "kids" were moved to another area of the main office.
Left standing there were two of us adults. YOU guessed it...we cleaned it all up and sprayed the carpet and sprayed the air then we sprayed our clothes.....Yikes!

Yes, some people have their ideas about work and that work ethic includes: integrity, teamwork, but it also includes quality and discipline for that job. But when our dedication to the job is beyond ourselves, then we can do for others. For we should not be like Balaam who argued with a donkey nor we would or should we be arguing with a fence post or arguing with an animal.

Today, I can look back and hear some of my "dad's tales" and remember he had some mistakes in his life, but he learned from them and made people his priority. We too can see things that should be done but will require some discipline rather than just thinking of that "paycheck" but it is about people's lives and helping them be better too! In allowing laughter, we can see the mistake and avoid it.

I long for the laughter to fill our house as it filled my parent's home those summer days. I long to see people filled with the Holy Spirit and to know that God has a place for them when they receive His Son. For within our existence, we learn many things, but family and laughter is key. To do anything less is sin! Without laughter we stagnate the atmosphere. If we abide in doom and gloom we will fall victim to our own abilities and our own way of doing much like Balaam did!


For each of us face hundreds of choices and decisions daily. Fortunately most of them are not life-altering.

Should I go with veggies for all my meals only today or "all week"?  Should I get the ultra-whitening toothpaste or the kind of vitamin that restores brain cells? Oh yeah, I need to lose about five pounds of weight!

But just as surely  as the new year begins, many of us face difficult and life-changing decisions. I’m so grateful for God’s incredible promise in Psalms 32:8:I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

As my father taught us to laugh, our Father God teaches and guides us for his own glory. Our Father desires to lead our lives of maximum effectiveness and fruitfulness for His glory. He desires to display his goodness, kindness, mercy, and transforming power through us. God wants to counsel us more than we want His counsel.

He shows us the way to go because He is a loving Father. 

Let's not argue with God our Father about anything. Let's just do what He asks us to do. My father asked that we obeyed His instructions and when it was time to leave home, we knew a job was a good thing, being married to the right person was a good thing as well and laughter would add zest to our lives.

Laughter is a good medicine for us everyday. Let us find that merry heart in God, obey His commands and expect laughter to invade our homes. Truly the joy of the Lord is our Strength: The spirit of rejoicing, joy and laughter is our heritage. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty….an emancipation from bondage………… Maintaining that walk as the son is by the Holy Spirit and it is by our remaining in the joy of the Lord who is our strength! Amen

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Glow-In-the-Dark

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Psalm 45 Message Bible
My heart burst its banks, spilling beauty
and goodness.
I pour it out in a poem to the king,
shaping the river into words;
You're the handsomest of men; every
word from your lips is sheer grace,
and God has blessed you, blessed you so much.
Strap your sword to your side, warrior!
Accept Praise! Accept due honor!
Ride majestically! Ride triumphantly!
Ride on the side of truth!

Ride for the righteous meek!

Your instructions are to glow-in-the-dark, you shoot sharp arrows.                                                            
Into enemy hearts; the king's foes lie down in the dust, beaten. Your throne is God's throne; ever and always; The scepter of your royal rule measures right living. You love the right and hate the wrong. And that is why God, your very own God, poured fragrant oil on your head, Marking you out as king from among your dear companions.

Our hearts should burst forth with praise to the beauty of the King, our King Jesus Christ. In speaking out, our praise speaks the same as Jesus Himself spoke. Speaking what Jesus heard from the Father and spoke should be a confirmation to our hearts of His intent to bring light to us.

Now those glow-in-the-dark sticks are awesome. They can put out some light for a short time, but in the long run of our lives, God's word does and will light the way for us no matter the day, hour, rain, or shine, God 's word is working.

In this psalm, is a song of love. Psalm 18:1 in the Living Bible speaks this: Lord, how I love you! For you have done such tremendous things for me. Are we thinking in terms of love for God our Creator and God our Savior?

In our loving our spouse, our children, grand-children or other relatives, those special moments is revealed to greater depths of love when our love is found in God and when it is extended to others who can not possibly repay with the same kind of love.
Our lives can contain some things that help us light a dark way: like candles or that great Dorcy Flashlight. Yeah, now that is a flash light a dark room and is great help when the power goes off at your house!

In writing this, I refer back to Psalm 31 in the New King James Version. In verse 1-5, it reads this way: " In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be shamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. 2 Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge and a fortress of defense to save me. 3 "For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your name's sake; lead me and guide me, 4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For you are my strength. 5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth."

Light leads us especially when you cannot see where you are going. Thinking of when the power goes off and one walks through the dark room, "now where is that light switch"..?????......bump.....crash...!
"Oh yeah, I moved that lamp and it's table to a different place."
Having God active in our lives, points to the dangers, and gives us the needed support when things are out of order in our lives.


But in these specific verses, they are referring back or pointing to the utmost trust in God!

One has to learn to trust.
A baby is dependent on the mother and then the father. If they do not exist in his or her life, then they, the baby will most likely not learn to trust, especially adults.
You have an older child or children who may trust and they most likely have both parents active in showing them examples of trusting another person. When "kids" have both parents active, the seeds are sown in teaching them what "trust" actually looks like.

The husband/wife team deliver to their child/children, strong lessons vital for life to protect them and guide them. With God as the "standard", truth is revealed, commitment to another is seen, and a steadiness to continue in a steadfast instructions are like that glow-in-the-dark stick or bracelet. His instructions teach us to rely on His strength and reside in His peace.
God will always act in according to His character of holiness and His Word. He never changes. What He spoke to you, He will do it!  But it is you who chooses! And what will you choose?

King Jesus spoke what He heard the Father speak. And we are called to live and endure by faith in Romans 1:17. We are to come to God and required to believe not only that He is, but He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)

If we had no previous training in relying on Him, seen no examples through parents, God can show us what it looks like. When we read through those passages of Abram leaving Haran ( Genesis 12:1-3) and going to the place God told him to go, we Abram become Abraham and how he trusted in the One True God. ( Genesis 17:5....a covenant and he became Abraham)
Taking us into His bosom, God keeps us, protects us, loves us and without restraint. His love never comes to an end. People may exit our lives, a spouse may choose greener grass on the other side to find out that the other side comprises only artificial turf, and best friends might become the next likely enemy, but our faith is to be in God, our trust is to be the utmost, and our next  breath must be about speaking of Him.

The world has its issues! But God is still God and knows all.
For both of us,  my husband and myself, our parents did not stay married to their first spouse. Whatever issues though, we have worked for our marriage. Not always an easy thing, marriage takes hard work and endurance. Just like Jesus had a walk before Him to the Cross, He never waivered in His walk with God...... "not my will but Yours be done" when He prayed to the Father.
May our hearts choose to burst its banks, spilling beauty and goodness to our KING! May our river flow into words for Him, and may those lips be sheer grace. For it is God Who has blessed us, and given us His best. Our King rides majestically and He is coming again. It is on the side of truth and of the meek who shall inherit the earth.

If we spend time looking back at those people who had their trust in God, we learn not to rely on the fleshy man. And our future and prosperity is not to rest upon our own ability.

Confidence in God is going to run long, the way of life in placing our whole being on the promises of God and His faithfulness knowing He will never leave us and He will never forsake us!
God responds to our choices and what choices are we making?
There is a war out there in this world for the children and grand-children, will we fight back in prayer, will we speak right things that align with God, will we be that glow-in-the-dark light that will show people our trust is to be in God only? 
Dear Lord, excite and quicken us to be men and women of prayer. We desire to be ever speaking praise like a river for Your glory and honor. And may we be that light in that dark place, knowing what to speak and that our total trust is in You.....and that we cannot fail for we have Heaven backing us up. For all that is required of us today Lord, may we speak in that moment that will dispel the darkness and light the way for someone to know You and love You forever, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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How Often Do We Tell Our Children We Are Well Pleased with Them?

Matthew 3:16-17.............16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."  NKJV

Matthew 17:1-8...........17:1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 7 But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid." 8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.   NKJV

How many times do we tell our children that we are pleased with them? Even when they are grown up and have a family of their own, do we still let them know that we are pleased with them?

Do we spend quality time with those who are still living at home, those who might need the encouragement and support of family structure or do we let them run "free"?
Do we speak words of life or death over them?
NOW God thought telling His Son that He was pleased with Him was important enough to have it written down as truth for us to read and know about it. As we have read in chapter 4 of the book of Matthew, we know Jesus was tempted by the devil. Do you think Jesus kept what His Father spoke in His heart while out in the "wilderness" to be tested? And then we see as well, that God talked to His Son again and even told the disciples to hear HIM!

Is hearing those words important to our well-being? What encouragement can we, as the parent or parents, give to our child or children, grown or still at home, that will make a difference? In Jesus' life, he was obeying the command to be baptized. He was following what was sent as instruction. In Matthew 17 and verses 1-8 we see God the Father giving Jesus authority to do something, and the command was for those to listen and heed!

I heard this story about this lady. It was many years ago. She went to the Dr. with this high fever. The Dr. did many tests on her and took weeks to get all the reports back. He, the Dr. , had many questions for her and could not make a decision of the right diagnosis for what was ailing her. So after many questions, and all the time spent, she replied to the "no diagnosis" with a sharp "well that just burns me up", and "after all the time I have given to come in for these tests and the money which has been spent that has a result of  no diagnosis"! The Dr. then told her she could have what she said about the whole thing. Then he went on to explain how the body will line up with what we speak to it. It has hearing ears to hear and when we tell it is tired, then it can and will become tired or sick with the flu or whatever is coming down the pike. He explained that the body would obey her command! But we can refuse it, the Dr. told her. Then the woman felt silly for saying something that her body was trying to do for her....to accommodate the command.......and that was to" burn up"! 

I think of Jesus and the amount of time He walked the earth. I go back and look at the times He went up on the mountain to pray and have that alone time with God. He certainly needed to hear His Father's voice and so do we! Like getting to know the Father helped Jesus take the steps to the Cross at Calvary and become the greatest sacrifice for mankind!

Would time spent with the Lord help us get to know our children better, help us encourage them when they need encouragement and  pray for them when the Lord is directing us to pray for them for a special thing or just because we are their parents?

As parents and future parents,  we have the opportunity to stay fresh in the Word of God. We have the opportunity to spend time learning God's Ways and thoughts and become accustomed to His speaking to us about our children. (even our grown children) 

For He certainly has a plan for them for their good and not evil and He gives them a hope in their final outcome. As parents we have that opportunity to reach out and take hold for them when they cannot do it yet for themselves. We can reach forward to tomorrow and hold on in faith by prayer and the promises of God and expect what the Lord has spoken all along will come to pass for each of those children.

As parents, we can pray for any rivalry among siblings become non-existent. We can become instruments of reconciliation among our children and break down the barriers that may have been there for a long time. The Lord can direct us to those things that hinder and reveal His plan how to move through any barriers and how to direct His Word that brings more light to any circumstance and enable the child or children to walk in light as the Father is in the Light!

Our prayer should include that our children will persevere. Whatever their walk in life, they are created to fulfill something "specific" for God! Each of our children, whatever age today,  has a place to stand and fulfill. Each has the opportunity to stand and do mighty things for God and to His glory. No matter if they are not in His will right now, no matter that all things look bleak for them, no, the Word of God is living, active and will perform when we send it out in faith believing the best for our children.
When our daughter was born, I remember prophesying over her. I held her in my arms for the first time and spoke that God was going to do mighty things through her. I have today seen her touch lives that were untouchable. I have seen her go above and beyond in distance to reach that "one" who needs a touch from God!
God Himself has enabled her to walk worthy of his calling for her. She is the woman of God who sees to that she is not side-lined but on track, much like a train, and going forward to the destination He has called her. Our prayer for her has been that she not get discouraged so she will not be defeated.
When our daughter was in grade school, she was always having conversations with the group of people as a whole. She could talk as easily with the teacher as she could with a child her own age. When we were out roller skating as a family, she could see her friends and parents come in and easily strike up a conversation with them all and have them all participating in a "group talk" so to speak!

In and through this time, around her early teen years, she had eczema on her arms and back of her legs. She had things like prednisone and other things to take, but still that thing would try rising up time and time again and side-line her. There were times we knew she was not feeling her 100 percent, and she would spend much of that time with her school work and trying to rest. Not having the Word of God active for her, we spent much time feeling defeated and wondering what to do next. But when we got hold of the word much later, we saw the change for her. She was holding God's word and lifting her eyes above circumstances. Even at some times, for just a moment, holding that Word up to God, we could see the purpose God had planned for her.

She has continued to reverence her God and to seek truth. She has continually asked for discernment to make the right decisions based on God's revelations of the Word to her. Her desire is to make those godly choices and keep from doing anything foolish. And understand too, when we start moving toward God's plan for our lives, the enemy will try his best to divert our plans.  When our daughter moved to the northwest and got started with her pastoral degree, she certainly saw some conflict by the enemy and had to hold her ground. She had to stand in that "fertile field" and expect to guard it alone if need be with God alone! Today she is an administrative pastor who meets with pastors and leaders of other churches to provide the tools and resources available in encouraging them in their call!

 Today, as a parent she and her husband pray that their child will listen to godly counselors and not be one who is not teachable. They remind their child that a good listener will heed the warnings that keeps them safe in situations. And as grand-parents, we pray that our grand-child will do what is right rather than follow the leading of their own flesh. For we know the wisdom of this world is foolishness with the Lord (1 Corinthians 3:19) .  We always pray that our grand-child will not buy into foolishness, but will keep their eyes on the Good Shepherd and have ears to hear His voice.

2 Peter 1:12-21...................12 For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, 14 knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease. 

16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. NKJV

I love what Peter wrote.............16. for we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17. for He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is MY beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

We are to speak, and see the Word we speak.........the Promises of God....manifested!   We are to declare for our child, children or grand-children and see those mighty words of God come to pass. Today, I pray, loosing the Holy Spirit, that men and woman who read this with children of any age, will rise up and speak scripture over their child or children or grand-children. I loose the Holy Spirit to stir men and women to speak more words of life over their future children, young age children and their grown children. Pray the will of God into their lives and their future children's lives as well. Remember we are "faith" people. We walk by "faith" and not by sight!

When my husband and I received our prayer language back in the early, early 70's, one book came into my hands by the dear lady who prayed for us to receive our prayer language. Her name was Alberta. What a dear one who loved the Word of God and prayer!  The book she had me to read was written by Don Gossett. It is called "What You Say is What You Get!  This book was absolute truth and what he wrote about. When I got this into my hands and read more than once in just a couple of days, I was aware of something I had not noticed before and that was how people were getting exactly what they said for themselves and their children! What this gentleman shared in the beginning of the book was the testimony of healing and how his wife continued to speak God's word without wavering. The testimony was how after receiving and believing the word, his wife walked out of rheumatic fever. After months in bed, and reading the Word of God to her, they came across the scripture, "The Lord is the strength of my life.". His wife got out of bed slowly, but kept her mouth working with repeating the scripture and believing. Verification came that she was completely and totally healed of the killing disease rheumatic fever.

The other main point he started with was the truth of "who" we are in Christ. The second was what we have in this life according to what Jesus did on the cross as the Great Sacrifice. And thirdly,  he wrote that we can do all things through Christ. So in and through this, my husband saw something we had not seen before and applied it to our lives.

As the devil came to Jesus in the wilderness to "test" Him (Matthew 4), we too, must recognize that the devil and his demons can come and will come, especially if there is an "open door" , as in not forgiving someone. It is important for us to confess something like that immediately and not hold on to the "hurts" that someone may cause us! That will only cause sickness in us. It will cause us to become "bitter". We are not to be ignorant of the devils devices . It is quoting the Word of God that we set up the standard by His Word. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6....4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.  NKJV

  For the Word of God is not some fable, but truth and power. It is knowing this power exists in knowing God and what He has planned for each of us. He can do abundantly above all that you or I can ask or think according to the power that works in us. (Ephesians 3:20-21) Plead the Blood of Jesus over your children and grand-children, and fight the good fight of faith!

Father, I pray in Jesus’ name for the transforming power of Your Holy Spirit  to come into our lives, our daily walk, and declare knowing that by what was spoken in Luke 18:27,  "What is impossible with men is possible with God."  Grant us, according to the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened with might through Your Spirit in our inner being. Transform us into Your likeness. Make us fresh where we have become stale. Lead us and instruct us where we have become un-teachable, and make us to be faithful and obedient like Jesus was. You spoke over Your Son that YOU WERE PLEASED WITH HIM! We too, desire to speak words of faith over our children, and grand-children. We desire Your help in this and lead us to speak Your heart for each of them. We desire to be one with You and agree with what YOU say about them! We desire to pray in power over them and to believe for great changes for them. We pray for lives to be transformed by the power of Your Holy Spirit.

Father, show us where we might miss the mark in not forgiving another person. We desire to understand the forgiveness You have toward us. We do not want to block or cause any hindrances toward holding that kind of sin that would block our children's futures as we pray for them. Please teach us to how to always love our enemies as YOU have commanded.

Today, we worship You and express our thanksgiving before You. We exalt You in our home for YOU are worthy to be praised. Thank You for Your plans and purposes for our families. We expect Your will be done in each life You so carefully planned for in this day and hour. You are our Healer, our Deliverer, our Comforter, our Redeemer! In Ezekiel 22:30 Father, You could find no one to stand in the gap for You on behalf of the land, but we pray that we would be determined to stand in the gap for our loved ones and may Your kingdom come into their lives today. We stand and believe that our children, whatever age, are blessed with supernatural strength, blessed of the Lord coming in and going out. We believe them to have compassionate hearts and will always have positive outlook on their lives. All things are possible to us who believe in Jesus' name. Amen.

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