IT COMES BACK TO US, MOTHERS
Yesterday I talked about how it is necessary for young people aspiring to rise into Charlie Kirk’s shoes to realize that they must first be prepared. It is so great to be filled with fervor. Great things don’t happen without passion! But they must also be filled with God’s truth to have the “tongue of the learned.” The word in the Hebrew is “limmud” and means “taught, trained, skilled.” It means to be a disciple or a student.

Dear mothers, this word hits back at us too. It’s the same word used in Isaiah 54:13: “And all thy children shall be TAUGHT (limmud) of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”

That means that God wants all our children to be trained and skilled in God’s word. He wants them to be so accustomed to it that it is part of their thinking and their life. It comes out of their mouths (Isaiah 59:21). Dear mother, can I ask this question: is this the testimony of your children?

In my communication with many people today, I find that most of them are not accustomed to God’s word. I’m not talking about secular young people, but homeschooled young people. They are not familiar with God’s word. They don’t really know it. They don’t even know basic Scriptures let alone the biblical understanding on the basic things of life.

It is a very grieving statistic from George Barna that only four percent of Christians have a true biblical worldview! Dearest mothers, this comes back to us. We are the ones who are responsible to teach our children, not just a Sunday School idea of God but to be trained and skilled in God’s word and a biblical worldview. Your mothering is not just caring physically for your children, but it is a fulltime job penetrating God’s laws into their minds and hearts. You can’t afford to be doing it part-time.

I read this morning that God wants us to teach our children when “sitting in your home.” (Deuteronomy 11:19). That’s teaching from godly parents, the opposite to “sitting in the seat of the scornful” in a public school where they are influenced with humanism and socialism (Psalm 1:1).

This can happen throughout the day, but if we truly understand our mandate from God we will make sure we gather our children for prayer and the reading of God’s word morning and evening. If we are not making this happen, we are too busy with things that are not eternal and will not bring forth fruit for the kingdom of God in this world.

May you be blessed and inspired, Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org

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WE MUST PRAY FOR A PREPARED ARMY
I am sure, like me, you are praying for hundreds, even thousands to be raised up to be a voice for God’s truth to take the place of God’s faithful servant, Charlie Kirk.

However, praying and thinking about this, I realize that we must pray very specifically. Because of Charlie’s inspiring life there are already many who want to take his place (although no one will ever exactly take his place). There will be many who will rise up to bring the same message, but every person will do it in their own specific way for God has created every person uniquely.

We must pray fervently that God will raise up young men and women, not only to be willing, bold, and courageous, but also PREPARED. It takes a lot more than being willing and excited to get into the fray. It takes much preparation.

I read Isaiah 50:4 this morning: “The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak A word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned,”

Did you notice that phrase, “the tongue of the learned.” Charlie had the “tongue of the learned.” You don’t suddenly get that kind of tongue. You must first learn. The word in the Hebrew is “limmud” and means “taught, trained, skilled.” It means to be a disciple or a student. To have the “tongue of the learned” does not come from haphazard reading of the Bible but from diligent study and training. It comes from waking morning by morning to get up and study God’s word.

Those who want “the tongue of the learned” (especially if they want to follow in Charlie’s footsteps) will not be young people who stay up unnecessarily each night and can’t get up in the morning. They will discipline their lives, so they are ready for God to wake them early. They will immediately get out of bed and run to hear what God has to say to them! They will not be sleeping in like so many young people today.

GW: “Morning by morning he will wake me to listen like a STUDENT.”

NET: “He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively AS DISCIPLES DO.”

Berkeley: “He alerts my ear to hear as a STUDENT.”

What is a student? One who studies. 2 Timothy 2:5 says: “STUDY to show thyself approved unto God, a WORKMAN that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

The word study in this Scripture is “spoudazo.” It is pronounced “spoo-dad-zo.” Such a fun word to say. Try saying it. It means “to make haste, to use speed, to exert oneself, give diligence, labor.” The true student of God doesn’t lie around in bed but gets up and makes haste to his or her “trysting” place where they meet with God.

I know a great teacher of the Word of God (now over eighty years) who still gets up at 4.00 am every morning to study the Scriptures until lunchtime. That’s why we listen to him because he has the “tongue of the learned.”

Dear fellow prayer warriors, I do believe this must be our true burden for prayer. We are all longing for thousands (and even millions) to rise up like Charlie Kirk, but they must prepare. Let’s pray for young people who truly mean business. Those who will daily devour God’s word. Who will long for it. Who will be richly filled with God’s word. Who will press in with all their hearts and who will not only be willing and courageous, but who will be PREPARED so that the Word of God is in their mouth, ready to give an answer (Joshua 1:8; Isaiah 59:21; and 1 Peter 3:15). God wants His word in our minds, our hearts, and our mouths.

Answers only come from those who are steeped in God’s word and who can give God’s answers, not from their own thoughts or ideas.

2 Timothy 2:15 tells us the reason for studying? Not for gaining our own glory, but to be APPROVED UNTO GOD. I think this is the greatest degree for which we should study, the AUG, Approved Unto God!

Let’s pray for a mighty army of soldiers who are truly PREPARED to face the continued war in this nation, the war against woke-ism, Marxism, socialism, humanism, and Isalamism which are all antagonistic to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Blessings from Nancy Campbell

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Today’s Podcast: LIFE TO THE FULL w/ Nancy Campbell
LIVING THE BLISSFUL LIFE, No. 11
We conclude the eight points of our “koinonia” lifestyle today. It includes sharing out Testimony (declaring the good things God is doing in our lives), our Touch (befriending one another), our Treasures (sharing our finance and “treasures” with the saints, our “over the top” Thankfulness to our husbands, children, and those around us, and dropping seeds of Truth into the lives of all we come in contact with.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/183....665/episodes/1781176

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WE HAVE LOST A CHAMPION
I am looking out my window at the big flag on our front lawn. It’s flying at half mast. Along with millions of others we grieve for the loss of a mighty warrior for God. It is so hard to understand, and we are tempted to ask why. And yet we dare not. We will never know the answers to all our “why’s and if we knew the answers we would be like God Himself. He is God and we are called to trust Him.

Trust Him when dark days assail thee,
Trust Him when thy faith is small,
Trust Him when to trust Him
Is the hardest thing of all.

But we all sorrow and God understands our sorrows. And we pray. How we are praying for his beautiful wife and children and loved ones. And for God to do mighty and miraculous things beyond what we could ever ask or think. We are praying that the anointing of Charlie Kirk and his passion and boldness for truth will be multiplied in thousands of young men and women all over this nation and the world. May this tragedy spearhead a mighty revival, especially in our colleges where there is such deception and wokeness.

As I think of the life of Charlie, I think of a great man of God who was also “sold out” to God. Did you ever hear of C. T. Studd? He was one of England’s greatest cricketers. He also inherited a fortune from his wealthy family. But he gave it all away, fame and fortune, to give his life to serve the Lord in China. Here is the one who wrote the lines:

Only one life, twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last!

Although Charlie only lived a short life, he impacted the world more than millions who have lived long lives. And all that he did will last for eternity because he lived for Christ, not for himself. May his life inspire a new level of discipleship in us all.

I read Luke 14:26, 27, 33 this morning and was challenged to the core: “If ay an come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, HE CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE . . . So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, HE CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.”

C. T. Studd wrote a little book called THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER. He had no time for chocolate soldiers who give up when the going gets tough or melt when the heat comes on. He wrote these lines:

For genuine soldiers are heroes
Chocolate soldiers are shams,
The soldiers of Jesus are lions,
Not hares or timid lambs!

He also wrote: “Difficulties, dangers, disease, death, or divisions don't deter any but Chocolates from executing God's will. When someone says there's a lion in the way, the real Christian promptly replies, ‘That's hardly enough inducement for me. I want a bear or two besides to make it worth my while to go.’” It sounds like the same spirit that was upon Charlie Kirk.

And so as we grieve, we also pray. We pray for a new caliber of bold lions to rise up in this nation and across the world. Charlie has led the way. May millions follow.

Thoughts from Nancy Campbell

“We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs.”
~ George Whitefield

Check out the little book, THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
The-Chocolate-Soldier-PDF.pdf

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PRAY FOR ABOVE RUBIES
This is something I rarely ask for and yet it is the greatest need. Nothing is accomplished without prayer. We pray much for Above Rubies in our home, but it would be such a blessing if other families could join us in prayer also.

As you know, I am great fan of PRAYER BOXES. I find that having PRAYER BOXES enlarges our prayer life. We would forget to pray about so many needy issues if we didn’t have the reminders of our prayer cards.

I currently have about nine PRAYER BOXES on different important subjects such as
PRAYING FOR ISRAEL,
PRAYING FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH,
PRAYING FOR THE NATION,
PRAYING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP,
OUR WORLD CHANGING PRAYER BOX,
OUR SALVATION AND HEALING PRAYER BOX, and of course,
OUR ABOVE RUBIES PRAYER BOX, and others.

We usually choose two prayer boxes each morning and evening when we have our devotions together. We find it such a great blessing.

When asking for prayer for Above Rubies, you may say, “Well, what should we pray about?” Well, I have an ABOVE RUBIES PRAYER BOX filled with cards. If you would like to join us in praying for this ministry, I will be happy to send you what we have on our cards to give you an idea of what to pray for. Email me at nancyAbove Rubies.org

In fact, I am happy to send you what I have written on our cards for any of the PRAYER BOXES mentioned above.

The more families who pray together the more blessings we will see in the nation.

Don’t’ forget,
PRAYING FAMILIES ARE NATION CHANGING FMAIIES!

Love from Nancy Campbell
nancyAbove Rubies.org

Check out this link:
http://tinyurl.com/TryDifferentPrayerBoxes

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