Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

widow whose family was spared from bankruptcy through the miracle of oil in her house (2 Kings 4:1–7), and the widow who gave all her offering at the temple, capturing the attention of Christ (Mark 12:42). An aged prophetess, Anna, who served in full-time ministry at the temple, recognized Christ as the Messiah when He was an infant (Luke 2:37). Christ interrupted a funeral to raise a widow’s son from the dead (Luke 7:12–14). Another widow pressed a judge for vindication and got what she wanted by persistence (Luke 18:1–5). Each widow received a unique blessing. It is a comfort for a single mother to know that the fatherless and widows are especially favored by God. In the Torah, God forbade mistreatment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow (Exod. 22:21–22; Deut. 10:18). As a single mom or a widow with children, it is important to find a local assembly that emphasizes ministry for children and youth, where your kids can sit under biblical teaching, fellowship with other believers their age, and experience the love of a spiritual community of believers. A mother can also pronounce blessings if the father is absent! After learning she was pregnant, Mary traveled to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Elizabeth spontaneously spoke a blessing over Mary concerning her unborn child (Luke 1:41–45). At the time of Christ’s death, Joseph was not present. (Some believe he died before Christ’s ministry began.) Mary, however, was at the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and in the Upper Room (Acts 1:13–14). In the first-century church, both men and women hosted churches in their homes (1Cor. 16:19; Philem. 2). Mom, step in and perform the prayer and blessings over your