{"id":8857,"date":"2020-03-26T10:12:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T14:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=8857"},"modified":"2020-03-26T10:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T14:30:05","slug":"a-father-of-the-fatherless-a-defender-of-widows-is-god-in-his-holy-habitation-psalm-685-nkjv-3","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/a-father-of-the-fatherless-a-defender-of-widows-is-god-in-his-holy-habitation-psalm-685-nkjv-3","title":{"rendered":"“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation” (Psalm 68:5 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AN ENCOURAGING PROMISE FOR SINGLE PARENTS<\/h3>\n\n\n
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My mother used to pray this Psalm of David, reminding God of our plight after my father died. She was a widow with four children to raise alone, yet not alone. For she called on God to keep His promise.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Be a father to my children and a husband to me.” I would hear her praying in the early morning before the rest of us awoke.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My mother was a wonderful praying example to her children. She understood the power of praying the psalms, letting them give expression to her deepest longings. Have you tried making the book of Psalms your prayer book?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PRAYER: Dear Father, we are putting our names and stories inside Your Bible promises today. Be a Father to those who have fatherless homes. Be like a mother to those single parent dads, who need your help. Be a Defender, a husband to the widow and the single parent mom, so she knows that she is not alone. Lord, we call on You to keep Your promise to care for us and defend us today. In Jesus’ name, amen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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