The greatest joy in any parent’s life, especially mothers, is not only in pointing their children to Christ, but also seeing them going on with the Lord and doing well in every area of their lives. Because by this only can God be glorified and of course, the faith is passed on from generation to generation.

My prayer for every mother in the house today is that you will enjoy the fruits of your labour over all your children in Jesus’ name.

1. Are the traditional male and female roles in the family variable?

2. Where is the place of love, respect and fairness in the male and female roles

3. What does the Bible really say about male and female roles?

4. How do we blend nature, nurture, culture and individual circumstances in rocking the roles in the family?

5. How can we rock the roles in the family today in way that is balanced, beautiful and true to the Bible?

A Faithful & Dependable Family : Dcn & Mrs Ichaba (May 3, 2023)

Building a faithful and dependable family out of our brokenness.

Broken by accident – God mends.

Broken by choices made – God mends.

Broken by sickness – God will mend.

Broken by family circumstances – God mends.

“The blood shall be a sign for you on [the doorposts of] the houses where you live; when I see the blood, I shall pass over you, and no affliction shall happen to you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13 AMP) • Passover commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus - where God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

• The blood of the lamb shed, and its presence on the doorsteps of the Israelites as a witness, brought deliverance, liberty, and hope. • Yet, the Passover and Exodus were but just foreshadows of a future deliverance and redemption for all those who believe in God through Jesus Christ.

• The Lamb of Passover was a type of Christ, the slaughter slabs a shadow of the cross. The doorpost foreshadowed our hearts sprinkled with the blood, and the Exodus a shadow of our cross-over (our redemption through the cross of Christ).

Integrity as a concept is not lost, it continues to remain a pivotal and cardinal Christian concept based purely on the word of God and His expectations of us. However, there is a diminishing emphasis on Integrity today and very little outward expression of the inner integrity by Christians.

“You know my heart, and even during the night you have tested me and found me innocent. I have made up my mind never totell a lie.

I don’t do like others. I obey your teachings and am not cruel.”

As they say, reputation is what you do when everyone is watching; Characteris what you do when no one is watching.

David was satisfied that he had unassailable character as he stood before the Lord.

He knew God was constantly testing his heart and he was passing the test.

Are you?

God intends for the Cross of Christ to not only save us, and bridge the gap between us and Himself, but also to be an example of what love costs in any kind of relationship, whether divine, between God and people, or between humans. Genuine love is very expensive and can cost everything, just as it did Christ. Let us re-orient ourselves with this mindset that led Jesus to the Cross, towards God and our fellows. Thank you.

Apart from Christ, nobody suffered and contended with conflicts and oppositions as much as Paul in the process of pursuing his calling as the apostle to the gentiles and yet he triumphed over them all and finished well. (2 Timothy 4:6-8)

Let us examine a couple of passages that reveal his heart. (Acts 20:22-24; Romans 8:33-39)

Consider also how the tribulation saints triumphed over conflicts. (Revelations 12:11)

We too must have the same mind if we want to triumph and finish well.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NKJV)

Left alone, the world can only offer tears, sweat, and blood (tribulation).

But the Lord Jesus Christ has graciously overcome the world for us.

We only need to focus on Him completely to be the inheritors of His victory.

In Romans 1:16, Paul says that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation, and this is true, but the power of the gospel is the Cross of Jesus Christ. On the Cross Jesus bore our pain (afflictions, sickness, and disease), made peace for us with God (salvation), and gave us power to live a victorious life. Jesus completed His Ultimate Triumph! It was achieved on the Cross!