{"id":512,"date":"2013-01-11T15:25:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T15:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thesupernaturallife\/?p=512"},"modified":"2013-01-11T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T15:27:50","slug":"blessing-our-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thesupernaturallife\/2013\/01\/11\/blessing-our-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing our Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/db.tt\/qOBUqnAS\">Click here to listen to our conversation about blessing our children. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>From <em>Luke<\/em> 1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><sup>67 <\/sup>Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:<\/p>\n<p><sup>68 <\/sup>\u201cPraise the Lord, the God of Israel, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 because he has visited and redeemed his people. <sup>69 <\/sup>He has sent us a mighty Savior<sup>[<a title=\"See footnote g\" href=\"#fen-NLT-24931g\">g<\/a>]<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 from the royal line of his servant David, <sup>70 <\/sup>just as he promised \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 through his holy prophets long ago. <sup>71 <\/sup>Now we will be saved from our enemies \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and from all who hate us. <sup>72 <\/sup>He has been merciful to our ancestors \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 by remembering his sacred covenant\u2014 <sup>73 <\/sup>the covenant he swore with an oath \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to our ancestor Abraham. <sup>74 <\/sup>We have been rescued from our enemies \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so we can serve God without fear, <sup>75 <\/sup>in holiness and righteousness \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for as long as we live.<\/p>\n<p><sup>76 <\/sup>\u201cAnd you, my little son, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 will be called the prophet of the Most High, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 because you will prepare the way for the Lord. <sup>77 <\/sup>You will tell his people how to find salvation \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 through forgiveness of their sins. <sup>78 <\/sup>Because of God\u2019s tender mercy, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,<sup>[<a title=\"See footnote h\" href=\"#fen-NLT-24940h\">h<\/a>]<\/sup> <sup>79 <\/sup>to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and to guide us to the path of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to our conversation about blessing our children. 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