A Mother’s Faith.

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“Then Jesus answered her, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed instantly.” —Matthew 15:28 Sometimes parents don’t understand the impact of the choices they make on their children. Little eyes are watching you. Always little ears are listening to you. Your example speaks much louder than your words. You benefit your children when you are a woman of faith, when you live a God-fearing life. When you are a mom who loves Jesus and lives for Jesus, when you pray for your children and teach them God’s Word, that is when you influence your children for God. Keep in mind, it is easier to build a child than to repair an adult. Bring them to church, don’t just send them. When you have experienced the presence of God in the Word of God, your children are watching, and they see how important it is that you are a believer! Remember, it’s your influence that counts the most for Christ! It is impossible to measure your influence when you are a woman of faith! Pray for your children. Keep fighting for your children. Don’t allow the devil to have this generation and the generations to come. Pray and protect your children in the power of Christ! Build your children to believe!

“If Ye Do Not Forgive”

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

Mark 11:24–26

The story goes that when Frederick William I of Prussia was dying, his personal chaplain came to see him. The king had accomplished a great deal to strengthen his country and had been a strong defender of religious freedom for those who refused to follow the Catholic Church. But he was renowned for his short temper and had alienated a number of family members against whom he nursed powerful grudges. When the minister spoke to him about his need to forgive, Frederick William agreed. He turned to his wife and said, “After I am dead, write to your brother and say that I forgave him.” The clergyman protested that he should write the letter himself while he was still alive, but Frederick William refused. “No, after I am dead. That will be safer,” he insisted.

All of us have suffered injuries and wrongs both large and small at the hands of others. Yet despite the fact that those hurts are real, God commands us to forgive. It is not optional. It is not conditioned on changing circumstances. Forgiveness is essential. Jesus set the pattern for us on the cross, when He asked God’s forgiveness for those who were putting Him to death. Furthermore, we who are saved through faith in Christ have personally experienced His forgiveness. “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32). None of us have suffered as He did, yet too often we cling to our hurts and refuse to forgive those who have done us wrong.

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Lack of forgiveness blights our relationships here on Earth as well as our relationship with God.