HE'LL CARE FOR HIS OWN!  DO900    13/3/80

         1. (MARIA: WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS FROM WOMEN IN OUR FAMILY WONDERING IF THEY SHOULDN'T PRACTICE SOME KIND OF BIRTH CONTROL because they don't want to bring their children into a World whose future is going to be difficult.)
         2. I was even kind of thinking the same thing the other day: "What a horrible time to live! It seems like such a terrible time to bring children into the World!" But on the other hand, oh my, look how many children the Lord is bringing into the World, especially in our Family! Maybe they are going to be needed. Apparently they are going to have a real ministry of love & be a real blessing & encouragement to others.
         3. The Lord must be interested in our having a lot of kids right now. But I must admit that I was kind of depressed as I sat there thinking, "What a terrible time to live! What a horrible future we have to face! What a time to bring children into this World, to have them have to go through all of this!"
         4. I was really doubting the Lord's wisdom a little bit, it was almost a complaining spirit. In a way it was really a murmur. I was kind of reflecting on the Lord as though He doesn't know best. "What a terrible time, Lord! Why would You want to create more children to face the horrors of the future?"--And just as clear as I ever heard the voice of the Lord,
         5. HE SAID, "WILL I NOT CARE FOR MY OWN?" PTL! TYJ! The Lord is able to keep us through anything, everything, & I'm certain that He wants to spare us to minister to others, to help & encourage & inspire faith & glorify Him. "Will I not care for My Own?" What can you say against that? I mean, how can you argue with that?
         6. How can you say we shouldn't bring children into this World in this day when the Lord has promised to care for His own! And I think of the time the Lord said to me, "But if I fail to care for My Own, I am worse than an infidel!" And the Scripture says, "He that careth not for his own is worse than an infidel." (1Ti.5:8) "Will I not care for My Own?" TYJ!
         7. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE YOU OUGHT TO PREPARE FOR SURVIVAL IF POSSIBLE IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN. You ought to prepare as if everything depended upon preparation, but you ought to pray as though everything depended upon prayer! And follow the Lord as though everything depended on Him--which it does!
         8. What we can't do He'll have to do, & He will do, TYL! We can't dodge the nukes or the kooks! But He can protect us, PTL!--And He will! "Will I not care for My Own?"--We & our little ones & all of His children everywhere! If we're concerned about our own, He's certainly concerned about His Own, & we & our own are His Own! PTL! TYJ!
         9. I always used to sing: "Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares! His heart is touched with my grief. When the days grow dreary, the long nights weary, I know my Saviour cares!" PTL! TYJ! "Will I not care for My Own?"
         10. It made me ashamed of worrying or complaining, TYL! Continue to care for Thy Own, Lord. We thank You for how You have so marvellously protected us from illnesses & accidents & enemies & so wonderfully provided for us, Lord, every need, want, & exceedingly abundantly above all that we could ask or think, Lord! TYJ! PTL! Hallelujah! Amen, TYL!


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