Daily Devotional
Hope From A Family Tree
The genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 teaches us there is hope for the future and the future of our families. Most of us probably don't have any murderers or prostitutes in our family tree like Jesus did, but we may have some adulterers, liars, and cheats. Yet God can intervene.
What state is your family in right now? Men, are you being the spiritual leader in your family that God has called you to be? God has called you to be a leader to your wife, to love her as Christ loves the church (see Ephesians 5:25). He has called you to be a representative of himself to your children, a model for them to look to.
A wife is to love her husband (see Titus 2:4) and respect him (see Ephesians 5:33). When is the last time you told your husband that you loved him? He needs encouragement. He needs to be affirmed. He needs to know that you appreciate and notice all of the things he does for you. You need to tell your husband that you love him.
Parents, are you setting an example for your children to follow? It is so tragic when we see the bad behavior that parents practiced being practiced by their children—and even by their grandchildren. But God can intervene and change things.
No matter where we are in life, we need to be faithful to God. And if you have made a mess of things, the good news is that Jesus can clean up messes. He can untangle things. He can sort things out. If you will commit your life to Him, He will forgive you and transform you, no matter what you have done up to this point. But you must ask for His help.
Scripture Of The Day: "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people." - Luke 1:68 (NKJV)
Greg Laurie serves as the Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California. For more about Greg, log onto http://harvest.org
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Prayer Requests
IF YOU LIKE A LAUGH
Requested by: ship on May 23, 2012
1 Prayer responses — ship last prayed for this on May 23, 2012 at 08:40 pm
IOWA MAN HAS ZEBRA AND A MACAW IN TRUCK PICKED UP FOR O.U.I.
Requested by: ship on May 23, 2012
1 Prayer responses — ship last prayed for this on May 23, 2012 at 06:06 pm
Testimonials
The Pharisees mafia *:?
Requested by: *Ambassadress* on May 21, 2012
1 Prayer responses — *Ambassadress* last prayed for this on May 21, 2012 at 10:13 am
Acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Requested by: *Ambassadress* on May 18, 2012
1 Prayer responses — *Ambassadress* last prayed for this on May 18, 2012 at 07:47 am
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