Author: Jesus - My Great Master

What This Lonely Orphan Does in Search of a Family Will Break Your Heart.

Davion only is a 15 year-old orphan boy, desperate for home to call his own. “My name is Davion and I’ve been in foster care since I was born … I know God hasn’t given up on me. So I’m not giving up either,” said David at the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was born while his mother was in jail. Just last year, she died there. He has been bouncing around the foster system his entire life, living without a family. He currently lives at the Eckerd’s Carlton Manor residential group home with 12...

Today, we pray for the bedridden

Lord Jesus, today we bring to the foot of Your cross all our brothers and sisters who are tied to their beds. We pray that Your Holy Spirit brings strength back to their limbs and they rise and walk. We believe that by Your stripes they are healed. Lord, help us in our unbelief any time we waver. We also pray for the ones waiting on these friends, that they may get the courage to serve better and serve in love. Be with them in their low points and highs. Amen.

The Powerful Influence of a Father

An old story tells us about a man who asked three stone masons what they were doing. The first man said he was laying bricks. The second man described his work as building a wall. But it was the third man who explained genuine concern for his work. He said, “I am raising a great cathedral.” Ask this same question to a group of fathers concerning their role in the family, and you would get many contrasting answers. One father might say, “I am supporting my family.” Another father might see his role differently and say, “I am raising children.”...

The Lord hears the cry of the poor. – 27th Oct ’13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFm1JVMnabI – The LORD is a God of justice, who knows no favorites. Though not unduly partial toward the weak, yet he hears the cry of the oppressed. The Lord is not deaf to the wail of the orphan, nor to the widow when she pours out her complaint. The one who serves God willingly is heard; his petition reaches the heavens. The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not rest till it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds, judges justly and affirms the right, and the Lord will not delay....