Today I want to share Kenneth and Gloria Copeland's "Faith To Faith" devotional!
Your
Children Released From Captivity
Thus saith
the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy
work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they [your children] shall come
again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the
Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border. Jeremiah 31:16-17
Jesus has redeemed
us from the curse. Many of us have been well taught about that redemption where
sin, sickness and poverty in our own lives are concerned. But we often fail to
realize that redemption has power over the destruction the devil tries to bring
on our children's lives as well.
Deuteronomy
28 states the curse of the law in verses 16-68. Notice what that curse says
about children. "Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another
people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day
long: and there shall be no might in thine hand" (verse 32).
"Thou
shall beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall
go into captivity" (verse 41).
Many
Christian parents are still suffering needlessly under that curse. Their
children are being taken captive by drugs, alcohol and perversions. But it
doesn't have to be that way! Since Jesus broke the curse of the law, these
parents have the authority in the Name of Jesus to order Satan out of their
children's lives.
Don't let
the devil run roughshod over your children! When you see the first warning
signs of rebellion in them, confess the promises of God over them and refuse to
give the devil any room to operate.
Remember,
the children don't understand the unseen forces that are coming against them.
So it's your responsibility to stand against those forces on their behalf.
Exercise that responsibility. Then take every opportunity to minister love to
them.
God knows
how to deliver your children. Do your part and trust Him to do His. He will
bring them back from the land of the enemy!
AMEN! The promise of God to His children is that their households will be saved! God promised this in Acts 15:31! Hold fast to that promise KNOWING that God has this! You can trust Him! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":
Shalom in Him!
