The
TIMES OF refreshing
Chosen
One Outreach Ministries Publisher
Shearon Roach www.timeofrefreshing.com
Issue No. 4
Date 02/07/03
What
About The Children?
Scripture Reading: Mar
10:13-16 And
they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his
disciples rebuked those that brought them.
But when Jesus saw it, HE WAS MUCH DISPLEASED, and said unto
them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not:
for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever
shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not
enter therein. And he
took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Jesus
loves the little children I
have been going back and forth with the Lord on this one, because I have
such a passion for children I didn’t want my feelings to override what
He wanted to say. So I am
prayerfully sending this so you now, in hope that it will cause you to
rethink your commitment to the Lord and your children. Jesus’
love for the children was expressed over and over again, yet we take it
so lightly. JESUS IS
MUCH DISPLEASED at how we are treating our children. We spend
more time playing games to win the affection of men, than we do getting
to know our children. We
change our hair, make-up, clothes, nails, sometime even the way we think
to get a man. Women are
having babies thinking that by having the child the man will have to
stay with them. When in
fact by man’s law all the man is required to do is pay child support
until the child turns 18. I
said man’s law, not God’s law. How this man treats his child will be
judge by God’s law, not man. Women
look at what is happening to our children by us spending more time
trying to get a man and less time getting closer to Jesus: ******************************************************************************************************* STORIES
FROM OUR HEADLINES POLICE:
3-YEAR-OLD DIES OF PUNCHES TO STOMACH Joseph's
boyfriend, James T. Robinson, 24, was arrested in Maryland last week on
an unrelated probation-violation charge. He will face charges of
first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in Kevin Fulmore Jr.'s
death, authorities said. Robinson, who has two younger children with
Joseph, remained jailed in Maryland on Friday, awaiting extradition. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive end Jeremiah
Parker was charged Tuesday with one count of child endangerment and one
count of neglect in connection with the death of his live-in
girlfriend's 4-year-old son. Think
how different the headlines would have been had these women allowed
Jesus to come into their lives. Our next story is a little different: WHAT WAS TH IS MOTHER THINKING, OR WAS SHE? DETROIT (AP) — A man was charged Sunday with killing a 3-month-old infant handed
over to him at a bus stop by the infant's mother. Police said Shaniqua Betty gave her infant son Isaiah to
Harold Reed, a stranger, at a bus stop on Aug. 3 and asked Reed to look
after the baby while she got her purse from her boyfriend's home. She
returned to find Reed and the child gone. ******************************************************************************************************* When
I read stories like this my spirit cries out for the children.
Women in our quest to find the man of our dreams, we lose site of
what is best for our children. We
bring men into our homes without really knowing them.
And before we know it they are spending the night and we have our
children calling them “uncle”.
How do we explain it when they see Mom and “Uncle” being
intimate? Without thinking
we have exposed them to fornication, lying, and incest.
I say incest because as far as the children know Mom and their
“Uncle” are sleeping together.
Is this really the way we want to train our children? Is this the
way the Word tells us to train them?
JESUS IS MUCH DISPLEASED with this.
Train
the children, not in the way they would go, or in the way they want to
go, but in the way God’s word say they should go. God word doesn’t
tell us to train them in lying, fornication, or incest.
But yet, this is what they are exposed to at an early age. And
before you know it they are discussing what Mom and Uncle are doing with
their friends in the streets. Then we get upset with them because it
should have stayed in the house, you neglected to make that part clear.
Think about this the next time you and “uncle so and so” lie down
together, JESUS IS MUCH DISPLEASED. As
soon as possible every child should be led to the knowledge of the
Saviour. The enemy is not
wasting anytime teaching his children about his kingdom.
And whether you realize it or not, you are helping the enemy
destroy your children by not teaching them about God’s love for them.
Scripture
Reading: Deut 6:5-7
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy might. AND THOU SHALT
TEACH THEM DILIGENTLY UNTO THY CHILDREN, The
Lord has commanded that we love Him with all our heart, with all our
soul, and with all our might. He
also said that we should diligently to the children.
With care, with attention, making sure they understand what it
means to love the Lord. He said to talk about Him when you sit in your
house, when you walk outside, when you lie down and when you get up.
If we would follow His instructions (which are so clear), the
lives of our children would be safer.
The children are crying out for our love, and we put them on the
back burner while we satisfy our needs. JESUS
IS MUCH DISPLEASED. We
have a responsibility to them, they didn’t ask to come into this world
we made that decision. God
gave His only Son for us, and He laid down His life for us.
So why can’t we give up satisfying ourselves to see about our
children. Why can’t we
put our kids ahead of our needs? Why can’t we make sure they have what
they need to succeed in this world before we get wrapped up into
trapping a man? Why can’t we give them the chance that some of us
didn’t have? Don’t they deserve better? Then stop, pray and ask the
Lord to help you bring them up according to His Word, and not Your
needs. THIS WOULD PLEASE JESUS. When
was the last time you sat down with your children to find out what they
wanted, to listen to what kind of day they had?
Shared Readings This story
is from "God's Little Devotional Bible for Women". It reads as
follows: PRAYING
FINGERS Many children learn to count on their fingers, but a nurse once taught
a child to pray "on his fingers." This was her method: Your thumb is the digit nearest to your heart, so pray first for those
who are closest to you. Your own needs, of course, should be included as
well as those of your beloved family and friends. The second finger is the one used for pointing. Pray for those who
point you toward the truth, whether at church or school. Pray for your
teachers, mentors, pastors, and those who inspire your faith. The third finger is the tallest. Let it stand for the leaders in every
sphere of life. Pray for those in authority -- both within the body of
Christ and those who hold office in various areas of government. The fourth finger is the weakest, as every pianist knows. Let it stand
for those who are in trouble and pain -- the sick, injured, abused,
wounded, or hurt. The little finger is the smallest. Let it stand for those who often go
unnoticed, including those who suffer abuse and deprivation. What a
great tool to use in teaching children how to pray for themselves and
others. (What a simple and wonderful reminder to use as we pray
ourselves). ******************************************************************************************************* Shared Readings From the Hearts of Children
A
small child and his father were looking heaven- ward one bright starlit
night. After quietly and reverently observing the stars for a long time,
the small boy, holding his father's hand, said, "If the bottom side
of heaven is this pretty, then how beautiful the other side must
be!" Why stay with your arms crossed when
the most powerful Man of the universe died with his arms open? Love is the blanket God wraps around
you. Pray - don't think about it, because
when you think about it, you think what you want to happen and not what
is really happening. - Liz (17 years old), Minnesota If you find a man with a Bible that is
falling apart....chances are the man IS NOT falling apart. Hello, my name is Kara, and I am 14. I
am from Morganton, NC and I would like to submit a quote. I made this
quote up recently and I live by it everyday. I hope my quote inspires
others to look to God when they have nothing else. The quote is: We
can't say we've lost everything .... God is still there. If I could chose my own Heaven, it
would be to pick sunflowers for God for all eternity. Here are some quotes submitted by 14
year old McKenzie Clark:
When there
is nothing left but God, that is when you realize that God is all you
need. Submitted by Sarah, 13 years old, Austin, Texas With God,
there are no accidents. Everything happens for a reason, so stop
worrying about what tomorrow brings, and put your trust in Him. Submitted by Mollie, Age 11, West Virginia
******************************************************************************************************* Father, Please bless those who
read this newsletter with an understanding that will bring them into a
closer relationship with You and their children.
Father, let not their hearts become harden against Your Word, but
saturated in joy of the Holy Spirit. Father, I pray that you will block
any hindrances that the enemy may try to bring against them as they draw
closer to You. Father, I pray that
you will create a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within them.
I pray that You will cause their souls to hunger and thirst after
you as if they were in a dry and thirsty land.
And as they hunger and thirst after You, that You will fill them
to overflowing. Father, I pray that
they will not get weary in well doing, but that You will keep them
strong in Your Word. Father, I thank You that you always hear me, and I
thank You for fulfilling the needs of this prayer.
In Jesus Name I pray, Amen. |
