april 14th, 2008 chapel
[Ashley Joseph is one of my favorite authors on here.]
“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say. . .’” Genesis 3:1a
“Did God really say. . .” (Genesis 3:1). The first thing the enemy of God questions Eve about is what God actually said...The questions are endless, the enemy persistent. And yet there is hope! God has given us His Word that we may know truth and stand firm in His promises. He gives us access to His throne of grace at any moment to stand (or fall!) before Him and ask for the grace we need at that very second (Hebrews 4:16). Sisters, let us encourage one another to know His Word and be students of the Master’s teaching, that we may extinguish the flaming arrows of the Enemy (Ephesians 6:16). Let us adopt the enthusiasm of Jeremiah who says he “ate” God’s words when they came because “they were [his] joy and [his] heart’s delight” (Jeremiah 15:16).
Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving us your written Word to know without a doubt what you have spoken, and thank you for giving us the Living Word (Jesus) to intercede on our behalf as we wage war against the most crafty of enemies! May we honor you in the battle we fight!
posted by melilotnfosco | 4:39 PM
8 Comments:
I so wish I would get this into my head and actually do something about it... my devotions are virtually nonexistent these days. :( Which of course gives the Enemy free reign... :(
me too :(
but! GOD gave us sisters in HIM to encourage us! so let's try! :)
it's kind of scary being a mom, because you want so badly to prepare them for all of the lies that are out there
yeah, i so could not be a mom -- especially of girls (no offense -- i think you're doing a much better job than i ever would!:)
Yeah, that's the hard thing with kids hey! (Not that we really deal with it yet, but we think a lot about dealing with it in the future- so everything we think is only theoretical, not practiced, but we'd love any advice you have HS!)
How do you teach your children what is TRUTH but in a way where they still learn to think critically, able to weigh the Scriptures and all the interpretations as well as the good and bad in society?
it's tricky, because i don't want them to believe just because we tell them to. as they've gotten older we've talked about other religions and beliefs, and tried to be objective about it. but on the other hand, God says to teach His ways to our children, so that has to be our first priority.
in the end, we know that it's their choice and we're doing the best we can to equip them to make that choice.
oh, as for favorite authors on here. ashley joseph is one of them. i also really like amanda knotts, stacy ortiz, and bev sparling (who also happens to be the lady in charge).
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