NIV 365 / Influence and Encouragement

The NIV 365-Day Devotional Reading Plan

Day 234 of 365 Influence and Encouragement Not everyone has had the benefit of a Christian upbringing, but that in no way excludes them from the family of God. God has a way of adopting some of the most unlikely spiritual orphans and recruits us to help our new family members. We can show them how to live in a holy way just as Asa showed Jehoshaphat. And though they may not be your own physical children who have inherited your eyes and ears, you can still help others develop eyes to see God and ears to hear the gospel. Encourage those in your sphere of influence to cultivate a strong family resemblance to their heavenly Father. REFLECT & PRAY: *How did you come into God's family? *How have you grown to "look like" God since you joined his family? *Which of God's traits would you like to model for your children or for others around you? Taken from NIV Busy Mom's Bible 1 Kings 22:42-43 1 Kings 22:42-43 KJV 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord : nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.