Today's promise: God celebrates family
What evidence do you see
that God values life and family?
There you and your
families will feast in the presence of the Lord your God, and you will rejoice
in all you have accomplished because the Lord your God has blessed you.
Deuteronomy 12:7 NLT
About this week's promise:
This week we pause to
remember Terri Schiavo, who died on March 31, 2005 after a long battle over
sustaining her life. The tragedy of that battle serves as a reminder that God
values life and celebrates family.
Within God's laws and
rules for his people in the land of promise, we find this wonderful insight:
God is a God of joy and gladness. He wants us to worship him with joy and
gladness. Families come together for feasting and food, joy and delight, fun
and games. "Count me in," God is reminding us. "Use these
occasions to praise and honor me and to thank me for what I have done for
you." Remember this when you get together for family feasting and fun.
Adapted from TouchPoint Bible with devotional commentary by
Ron Beers and Gilbert Beers, Tyndale House Publishers (1996), p 166
Digging Deeper
For more on this week's
promise, see Fighting for David by Leone Nunley and Deanne
Merrill, Tyndale House Publishers (2006)
"Persistent vegetative state" — that was the term doctors used to describe the condition of Leone Nunley’s handsome young son, David, following a horrific motorcycle crash. But when doctors were prepared to give up hope for his recovery, Leone determined to fight for David’s future. In this powerfully inspiring story, Leone shares her many trials — legal, financial, emotional, and spiritual — and the amazing ways that faith helped her, and David, overcome. She also offers a unique and personal perspective on many of the questions raised by highly publicized cases such as that of Terri Schiavo.
"Persistent vegetative state" — that was the term doctors used to describe the condition of Leone Nunley’s handsome young son, David, following a horrific motorcycle crash. But when doctors were prepared to give up hope for his recovery, Leone determined to fight for David’s future. In this powerfully inspiring story, Leone shares her many trials — legal, financial, emotional, and spiritual — and the amazing ways that faith helped her, and David, overcome. She also offers a unique and personal perspective on many of the questions raised by highly publicized cases such as that of Terri Schiavo.
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
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