PARENTS: I WANT YOU TO PAY close attention to me.
Selah.
The LORD God Almighty does not want us to live in fear. It is always time for criminals to fear God and His children.
Selah.
We must not roll over and play dead. No, in other words, biblical words, we must occupy. We must take authority. We must be in unity…
THIS IS THE IDEAD GOD presented to me just days ago… Whether you agree with me or not (and I am right) we have too many empty houses, too many children not seeing their fathers and their mothers enough. But for those of us who don’t want a daycare or a school having them majority of their day, and want them to be safe and feel safe on their walk to grade school, here is what God put in my mind:
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Criminals have no right to your child! We all have a right to safety, peace, joy, and life! Amen and Amen!!
Just think of the people who will cry with joy that they are able to help make America safer again! Being born in 1956, I’ve seen a lot of changes that should never be tolerated. I walked four blocks to grade school in all kinds of weather. I walked with one of my brothers until he went to junior high. I walked with friends. And yes, oh yes! I walked alone! I was never afraid.
Let’s take that back!
SCRIPTURAL TRUTHS FOR THIS JOY STORY:
Matthew 18:1-6
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
FUTHERMORE AND MOST IMPORTANT:
Pray with your children before they leave the house. Teach them the protective Scriptures God has given all of His children, whether godly Jewish children or Christian children. In fact, beloved: children who are not being taught as they should be about the love of God are also loved by God and are His children! (When they are at the age of accountability, they must choose Him!)
Help them have confidence that God is with them! Impress on them constantly that God is for them
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they, themselves, can make the devil, his minions, and his human children flee!
Selah.
I now give you some, just some, of the Scriptural promises from the Father for the physical safety every child has a right to:
Psalm 32:7
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 54:17
no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
GIVE THEM SOME OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT HOMEWORK: learning the love God has for them and the terror those will have when they try to harm them, His little ones!
Selah!
ALSO: work them until they are able to recite Psalm 91. Once they have mastered it (and they can!) have them claim these precious promises from God daily!
Selah!
AND REMEMBER:
Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Growing up in a home without the love for God, an invalid father, heavy financial hardships, and tremendous (sometimes dangerous) discord is always difficult. Add on to that extreme shyness, a feeling of inferiority, and some may think this girl was rejected. But God’s hand was on her and His heart was for her. Today, Ann Marie Turner has performed many great services in Jesus’ name for the love of God and man; and for herself! She has ministered in the male correctional for over ten years. Along with this website, Ann is the author of Joy Stories, Volume One and The Free Incarcerated Man. Writing about the joy of the Lord and the victory that is available for a willing soul is one of Ann’s now greatest joys! Ann’s prayer for you is to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Celebrate the God of the Bible and your personal victories in Christ unceasingly! Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.