Dear PEACH Families,
Get ready, get set, go! By the time you read this, most will have embarked on another school year. PEACH is getting ready for another beneficial year of supporting our local homeschool families; glad to have you on board!
At our PEACH board meeting in August, I shared a short devotion with the ladies, before we began to discuss the business at hand. The Lord had brought 1 Kings 18 to my mind, where the prophets of Baal and Elijah both try to call fire down from heaven to consume their sacrifices. The prophets of Baal worked hard all day and went to tremendous effort, but in spite of all their effort, no fire fell. They were calling on false gods. Elijah also put forth quite a bit of effort in preparing his sacrifice. He labored. But then comes the difference— he called upon the name of the living God. Fire fell immediately, and God’s name was greatly glorified that day.
As we labor and work diligently to begin another year of homeschooling, we need to remember where the fire really comes from. No matter how organized our school rooms or how orderly our days; no matter how excellent our curriculum or how creative our lesson plans; no matter how careful our planning or how well-educated our children… if we don’t call upon the true and living God to bless our efforts with His favor, we are missing the mark. The desperately-needed fire of His blessing will not fall.
Let’s call upon Him as we begin, and truly call upon Him every day of every week for the school year that lies ahead. Our efforts alone are not nearly enough to accomplish this great task. Only in God’s strength and power can we truly succeed. As Elijah prayed, “let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God,…”
On behalf of the entire board, as well as our awesome PEACH coordinators, let me say that we are looking forward to getting to know more of you in the coming year! Here’s to a great year ahead as we diligently work each day to educate and train our precious children.
Jennifer Hall
PEACH Co-President