Monday 9/29/08
May my children dwell in love, to live it and walk it out, and not just love for You but love in action for those around them. For in doing so they place themselves in Your shelter an can weather any storm. Psalm 91:1
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May my children dwell in love, to live it and walk it out, and not just love for You but love in action for those around them. For in doing so they place themselves in Your shelter an can weather any storm. Psalm 91:1
Let my children experience the exquisite peace and contentment that You have given to me. Then they will crave more and seek opportunities for righteous living… for your confidential communion and secret counsel are only with those who are upright and in right standing with You. Pr 3:32
Let my children run in stride with those who (like them) are committed to lives of purity. Let them draw on examples of commitment to the Lord, like Eric Lidell (Chariots of Fire) and my life as encouragement to pursue their faith and finish their race. 2Ti 2:22
My children will make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person that offends them. They will be bound together by love and let the peace that comes from Christ rule their hearts. Col 3:13-15
The next time my children are offered an invitation to a pity party, their own or to that of a friend, I pray they turn it down. Let them become so filled with gratitude for all the good in their lives and may their eyesight become so sharp that they are able to point out…
To have a profitable business, my children must know that business inside and out. I pray they approach the Word with even more fervor… spending time each day learning from Your wisdom. For just as one must be well versed in his business to stay afloat and prosper, one must be well versed in the…
My children will fear no enemies, not one! They will not tremble today or be terrified because of them. You are with them crushing those enemies and saving them from the potential pain of falling into traps and a life of destruction. Dt 20:3-4
And one more!!
Psalm 57:1 (Whole Chapter)
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Lest I give you all a false impression of my Biblical knowledge I used a search engine to find the verses that I vaguely remember. There are only a handful of verses that I actually know the “address” (citation) for.
Psalm 46:1 (Whole Chapter)
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 62:7 (Whole Chapter)
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Isaiah 25:4 (Whole Chapter)
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Jeremiah 16:19 (Whole Chapter)
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.