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Promises, Promises

Judges 11:30,31 “And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord and said, if thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, then it shall be, that whosoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surelly be the Lord’s and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.“

The Lord takes our promises and vows we make to Him very seriously. Have we kept the promises we have made to God? We must be very cautious in our prayers that we do not promise something we cannot give. The Lord would rather have our obedience than our promises.

Turn to Judges 11:32-35 and read the outcome of this passage.

LaCrecia McFaddin

Tennessee

PRAYER CORNER

Pray today for families of martyrs in persecuted churches around the world.

Prosperity

Psalm 73:3 “For I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.“

One of the hardest things we have to endure is to watch the wicked prosper when it is a chore for us to pay a power bill or a mortgage payment with not enough left over to buy a McDonald’s hamburger. It seems so unfair. We must keep in prospective the end for the wicked. We have our final destiny and it is more than we deserve. What we have in Jesus is so much more than a piece of jewelry or a new car. Our reward will be waiting for us in heaven. Let’s keep our hearts and minds on the Lord and His love for us. Let’s step back and see all we have as Christians. We have more than we can see or feel, and we have the things money cannot buy. We are wealthy through Jesus Christ the greatest gift of all.

LaCrecia McFaddin
Tennessee

PRAYER CORNER

California state WAC meets in March. Why not visit in prayer?

From The Nest to the Branches

1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things.“

Once, when we lived in Townsend, TN, there was a nest of blue jays in a tree next to our driveway. We watched them closely for quite awhile. You could hear them but not see them right away. Then you could see little yellow beaks rising out of the nest. Next we could see their little heads, and eventually they did come out of the nest and perch on the big branch next to their nest. At last they were old enough to leave the nest and fly with the big birds.

It was much like raising kids. We go through a process of taking care of our children just like this mother bird. Keeping them under our wings until they are able to leave. We have a huge responsibility to guide our children into the men and women the Lord wants them to be. They get their spiritual nourishment and growth in our homes. When it is the right time they will leave the nest. Now they can fly through life with the Lord.

LaCrecia McFaddin

Tennessee

PRAYER CORNER

Remember your church leadership in prayer today.

Don’t Go Near The Water

Jonah 2:1 “Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly.“

How many of us have been asked to carry out a task and say; “Well I’ll have to think about it.” These days the laborers are few and there needs to be an awakening of the things in our churches that need to be done. We know that God helps us through the things we do and equips us for the job. Sometimes we turn down opportunities when it is God’s will that we do them. Jonah made a plea from the fish’s belly: “But I will sacrifice unto thee with a voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed…” If we don’t obey the Lord, we better stay away from the water.

LaCrecia McFaddin
Tennessee

PRAYER CORNER

Students and faculty of Altamira Bible Institute (MX) need our prayers.

Focus On Christ

Focusing on Christ. It’s amazing how anxious thoughts, worries, complexities fade away the minute

I on purpose focus on the Word of God. I concentrate on the Word, pushing all other thoughts aside.

Then the peace I seek, I find. Casting all my cares on Him, because I know He cares for me. I have

an awesome, powerful Friend, that cares about me. He knows my name. He knows what I look like.

He knows what I like and don’t like. He knows what I need to grow in Him. “But speaking the truth

in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:” (Ephesians 4:15). He

knows what will cause me to stumble and fall away from Him. He knows my breaking point. He

will push and push until the strain accomplishes His will and once again my focus is on Him and not

myself. He will stop pushing before He destroys me. He wants only what is best for me. What is

best for me will hurt. I will be tempted to sit down and have a pity party. If I do He will patiently

wait till it’s over and He can once again turn my attention back to Him. I am so grateful for a God

who loves me enough to never leave me to my own devices. I would destroy myself. Thank you,

Lord, I live and move and have my being in You. You are the Author and Finisher of my faith. My

focus is on You. “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” (2 Peter 3:18).

Tammy Miller
Boiling Springs, SC

PRAYER CORNER

Pray today for the future of WNAC ministries.