Sunday exhortation · Recognizing the enemy’s plans against your family, and standing together in hard times
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8–10 · John 10:10
The enemy has a plan against your family, but God has a purpose in your trial, and a family that stands together on the Word cannot be devoured.
Key points
- Recognize the Thief: the devil comes to steal our joy, kill our relationships and destroy our testimony (John 10:10).
- Understand the Shaking: God may allow trials to shake the family, but He sets the limits and turns them for good (Job 1:10–12; Genesis 50:20).
- Stand Together: spousal support and understanding strengthen the bond; a threefold cord is not quickly broken (Ecclesiastes 4:9–12).
- Stand Strong & Speak: submit to God, resist the devil and speak to the mountain in Jesus’ name.
Response: This week, pray together out loud every day for seven days, resolve one offense before the sun goes down, write down your family’s mountain with one verse to declare over it, and share one testimony of God’s faithfulness at the table.
