ONE VOICE COUNTS

Do you sometimes feel alienated? Do you feel as if you are the only one in your family or circle who believes in embracing children and homeschooling them for God's purposes? Don't despair. The Bible tells us that John the Baptist was just "one" in the midst of darkness and deception, too. Mark 1:3 says of John the Baptist, "The voice of ONE crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." This Scripture is quoted from Isaiah 40:3-5.

He was only ONE voice preparing the way for the first coming of Jesus. Our Father is also preparing the way for the second coming of His beloved, Son, Jesus Christ. He said that the way would be prepared by the turning of the hearts of the fathers (which includes the mothers), back to the children (Malachi 4:5-6). Back to embracing children and seeing them as God sees them. You can be part of this preparation. You may feel like you are only ONE voice in the situation where you live, but be encouraged, there are thousands of voices preparing the way.

Remember that John the Baptist was not only ONE voice (no one else was proclaiming his message), but he was also in the "wilderness." Don't despise what God will do through you as you are faithful to speak the truth. Do not be intimidated. Do not compromise. Lift up your voice. The word "cry" is not talking about an apologetic whisper. It is a word that means "to shout in a powerful way."

Blessings from Nancy Campbell