Daily Treasure

All of those biblical “begat” lists tie fathers to children with an occasional mother’s name thrown in for good measure. Lineage was important, but the most precious of lineages is the one of that famous Baby born in Bethlehem just over 2000 years ago. It is vital to teach our children the spiritual truths we have been taught, and encourage them through study, sharing, and church attendance to solidify these truths in their own lives.

HOW DO YOU RELATE?

Read Deuteronomy 11:18-21. In your notebook, write down ways you have taught the words of God to your children or to children in your church. Make a list of things you feel compelled to teach children about service to the Lord. Through prayer and study commit to a timeline of sharing and teaching these little ones. Write down your plans and a timeline.

Mona Dukes

South Carolina

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for E-TEAM ministering in Uruguay, St. Criox, Chicago and Mexico during June.

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.  But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.  ~Mark Twain

Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I’ve grown.  ~Author Unknown

Father! – to God himself we cannot give a holier name.  ~William Wordsworth

The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!
~Author Unknown

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for fathers around the world as we celebrate Father’s Day today.

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for college students service in Central Asia from June 21 – July 8.

You may be the life of the party or the queen of the hill to the outside world, but the people who live with you know the “real” you, for better or worse. Often we treat the very people we most love with the least respect. In order to most effectively serve Christ, we must concentrate on being a better witness at home than anywhere else by controlling our tongues, our tempers and our tendencies.

HOW DO YOU RELATE?

Read Ephesians 4:17-5:20. We are not to stumble around in the same darkness from whence we came, but rather we are to be in constant renewal of our thoughts and attitudes. In your notebook, write what you erroneously perceived would happen to you when you accepted Christ (i.e., you automatically lost all of your sinful ways, your old habits died immediately) and what actually took place from that day forward. Ask your family to describe ways you show Christ’s light and ways you continue to hide your light under a basket. Write down their statements and ask them to join you in prayer for a Spirit-led permanent change.

Mona Dukes

South Carolina

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for state, district and local WAC leaders on every level.

Only our God could come up with the minute details of procreation that would allow mankind to reproduce itself. Among the first things He tells Adam and Eve is to be fruitful. He could have created more people from dust or ribs without even breaking a sweat, but He wanted humans to know the pure joy of seeing life come forth as a result of their love for one another. Parenting is a privilege…one that God knows up close and personal.

HOW DO YOU RELATE?

Read Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 13:24; 19:18; 22:15: 23:13-14, 26; and 29:15, 17. In your notebook, make one word entries describing how parents are to model, provide for or instruct their children. Pray that God will allow you the privilege of impacting children in your family, your church, and your community.

Mona Dukes

South Carolina

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Gladys Gragg as she prepares TWG’s “Pray Together.” Ask God to give her wisdom and guidance in compiling these requests.

If a marriage is as the Bible teaches, the husband will have no problem honoring and loving his wife as he does himself, and the wife will have no problem submitting to one who treats her with the same tenderness and care as Christ gives His followers. As a reflection of the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit—husband, wife and God) marriage should emulate God’s love for mankind and Christ’s love for the body of believers.

HOW DO YOU RELATE?

Read Genesis 2:18-25 and Matthew 19:3-6. God instituted the first marriage in the Garden of Eden. Jesus reemphasized truths concerning this holy union. What should that say to us? Read Ephesians 5:21. If you are not married, spend time praying for a newly-married couple or a couple who will soon be married. If you are married, what does submitting to one another out of reverence to Christ look like for you and your spouse? Find a quiet time together to discuss the reason marriage was instituted and how you could more readily submit to one another as unto the Lord.

Mona Dukes

South Carolina

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for missionary mothers and fathers of several new MKs born in recent months.

In John 15:13, Jesus said, “Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for another.” He also admonished us to love not only our neighbors but also our enemies. How much more important, then, for a married couple to love each another enough to take the proverbial bullet for the other? Of course, the society in which we live doesn’t normally call on husbands to die in their wives’ stead, but scripturally speaking, they should be willing.

HOW DO YOU RELATE?

Read Ephesians 5:25. Consider what feelings could cause someone to selflessly die for another. Now read Luke 24:44-49. How is Christ’s love a perfect example of sacrificial love? In your notebook, make a list of all of the things you love about this world (i.e., money, possessions) and then look at John 12:25. Pray for God to reveal to you how you can come to “despise this world” and, in the process, gain a greater understanding of eternal things so you may more readily move toward a life willing to sacrifice it all for the cause.

Mona Dukes

South Carolina

PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for our MKs (missionary kids) as they minister around the world.