In my post about what is happening in Canada, one reader commented that I should keep my eyes in my own back yard. I think it is important to line up all our thoughts with God’s Word, don’t you? What is God’s heart about this matter?God doesn’t want us to keep our eyes and actions only in our back yard. Of course, this is where we live as mothers. But we can reach out in prayer and certain actions to other nations of the world.
God’s heart yearns over the nations. Psalm 66:7 says: “He ruleth by his power for ever; His eyes behold the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.” His eyes behold the nations and what is going on. If we have God’s heart, we will be doing the same thing.
In the Messianic psalm of Psalm 2:8 God speaks to His Son: “Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE EARTH for thy possession.” We can also pray this prayer because this is the heart of Jesus.
Psalm 22 is another Messianic psalm of Christ and verse 27 states: “ALL THE ENDS OF THE WORLD shall remember and turn unto the LORD and ALL THE KINGDREDS OF THE NATIONS shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD’S and he is the GOVERNOR AMONG THE NATIONS.”
Psalm 72:8: “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea.” If we are one of God’s children, we will have the same heart and vision that He has for the nations. We will want to see His rule for righteousness across the whole world. We believe in Proverbs 14:34: “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.“ And therefore we can’t keep our nose in our own back yard.
We must have a big heart for the nations. Families, hidden away in their homes, can become world-changing families as they watch over the nations in prayer. And of course, you can’t pray without doing something!
What were the words of Jesus to the early church? First of all, He gave the great commission:
Matthew 28:18-20: “Go ye therefore, and teach ALL NATIONS, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
And then He reminded them again in Acts 1:8: “Ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all the Judea, and in Samaria, and unto THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH.”
We see this truth right throughout the Bible. Even back in tabernacle days. The brazen altar where they conducted the daily sacrifices had four horns on the altar, speaking of the four corners of the earth. God’s salvation is to go out to the four corners of the earth.
We study the golden altar of incense, and we see that it also had four horns, once again representing the four corners of the earth. You will know that the altar of incense speaks of prayer and intercession going up to God.
He wants our prayers to go up to Him, not only for ourselves and our own families, but to the four corners of the earth.
God has a big heart, and He wants us to have a big hearts too. He wants us to be interceding for the nations of the world.
Be blessed,
Nancy Campbell
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Are you horrified, as I am, at what is happening in Ottawa, Canada? It is unbelievable to think that Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act to gain total control over the peaceful protestors in Canada. They even want to freeze the bank accounts of anyone who has been involved or helped financially. They are not only tyrannizing but stealing!
Oh, how I love God’s Word. It is new every morning. And it is so practical and relating to life. This morning I read about the different functions of the priests and Levites in 1 Chronicles chapter 9. We often think of the priests in the functions of praying and blessing God’s people. But the Bible talks about their mundane tasks which they had to do from day to day.
When God brought forth the first beautiful woman from the side of Adam, what realm did she come into? She immediately came forth to be a wife . . . and then a mother. After the glorious introduction of Eve to Adam, God states: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his WIFE: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24).
The Song of Solomon is full of glorious descriptions of the Bridegroom to the bride and vice versa. Shall we look at one today? The Bridegroom speaks in Song of Solomon 7:6: “How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!”
Be encouraged. Your trials and challenges often turn in to blessings. Don’t focus on your trials; turn your attention to the Lord. Keep your eyes on Him and He will carry you through. You will love to read my new devotional book, 100 DAYS OF BLESSING , Volume 4. In this book there are five devotions which tell you all the miraculous things that can happen to you even when going through your wilderness. God will never for sake you.
At the beginning of this year a member of our church fellowship shared some insights she had read from the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders, a group of intercessors who meet together every year to pray and seek God for what He is saying to the body of Christ.
I posted yesterday about living in the true reality, the reality of the heavenly world. How can we practically do we do this?
The reality of life is our day-to-day responsibility to manage our homes, feed, nurture, and train our children—and attend to all the interruptions of our children. But there is another reality, a reality that has the power to affect our daily lives in our home. It is the reality of the heavenly.
Mother, you are the backbone. You are the hidden strength of the nation. When a mother vacates her mothering role, the nation weakens.
This is an interesting principle, isn’t it? I read the other morning in Numbers 33:54: “And ye shall divide the land by inheritance among your families; and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance.”
I am sharing this poem with you from Holly Bennington. Holly writes:
Good advice. Just keep doing a little at a time. Don’t give up and you’ll find you have finished your job!
God's ways are opposite of man's ways. God loves giving babies. If we are on God's side, we will love having His babies. God's ways are powerful. They impact nations.
God’s way is often the opposite to the world’s way. We have to choose which way we are going to live. The world’s way lures mothers out of the home. God‘s word woos them into the home to mother and nurture their children in this safe and secure sanctuary. The world’s way encourages women to pursue their careers outside the home. God wants mothers to be the keepers of the home, teaching and training their children and preparing them to be godly men and women who will impact the nation. Mothers are the hidden strength of the nation. They determine the character of a nation.
Have you noticed that children have a tendency to tell lies? They want to save face. They don’t want to get caught or own up to their wrong doing and so they tell lies. As parents we must be on the watch. When wen notice it we deal with it strongly. We don’t allow our children to get into the habit.
You are going to love today’s podcast (posted below). Erin and I talk about three things a man needs to make him happy when he comes home—a warm welcome, a warm meal, and a warm bed (meaning more than an electric blanket!). These are very basic but wonderful things and will bless your husband.