Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
Through the weekly and daily devotionals you can be constantly encouraged in your great role of parenting, the highest career in the nation. You can also stay updated on what's happening with the Above Rubies ministry.
BUILDING A STRONG NATION
Everything comes back to the family. Marriage and family were the first institution God designed--before church and before government. They were in the heart of God in eternity even before He created the world. Therefore, God has blessed parents and given them authority and anointing to "be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue, and take dominion . . . " (Genesis 1:28).What happens in the nation is a picture of what is happening in the family. We are watching the breakdown of marriage, the fragmentation of family life, more and more children being born out of wedlock, violence in our streets, and our jails filled with young people who have not experienced a stable home life.
The prophet speaks God's Word to the people of Judah and tells them they are a nation that do not listen to the voice of the Lord God, nor do they receive correction. Consequently, truth is perished and cut off from their lips (Jeremiah 7:28). This is also God’s word to our nation today.
Are we raising children who love and listen to God's Word? Are we raising children who know how to receive correction and discipline? Are we raising children who know the truth, who have discernment, and who cut through the deception that is around them?
I know this is a huge task. It's not something you can do on the side. It's a fulltime career. But your career of mothering determines the destiny of the nation. If children come out from your home with rebellion in their hearts and not knowing how to receive correction, they help the nation on a downward path.
However, if your home produces children who love the truth, who have soft hearts, and are willing to receive correction and discipline in order to grow, you are part of building a great nation. You are preparing your children to have stable marriages. You are preparing them to build strong families.
And this is what builds a strong nation.
It all hinges on us, dear mothers. Let's forget about all the pursuits that entice us away from our greatest destiny. We have great and important work to do. We are training children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and future generations to transform the nation.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
Painting by Mollie Faustman
