God's Longing...

“’The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, with all those of us alive here today. The Lord spoke to your face-to-face at the mountain from the midst of the fire,” Deuteronomy 5:2-4

“Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you, great and splendid cities which you did not build, and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant and you shall eat and be satisfied, then watch yourself, lets you forget the Lord, who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” Deuteronomy 6:10-12

“Yet God, all-seeing, knew the ultimate, tragic destiny of the Israelites: ‘I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land,’ He said. More than anything, God longed for the covenant to succeed. But the repeated rebellions in the wilderness had taken a toll. God predicted a terrible disobedience to come and foretold His own response: ‘I will certainly hide my face on that day.’ He spoke with rueful resignation, like a parent of a drug-addict, helpless to stop His own child from self-destructing: like the wife of an alcoholic who hears a blubbering promise to do better tomorrow or the next day, a promise her husband has already broken too many times to mention.’ *

God longs to walk with you personally, so you can learn more of Him and trust Him more. Most of all, God longs for you to grow willingly, into the image of his beloved Son, Jesus Christ. It is your choice!

Take care to understand His Word. Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene

PS: New Prayer Requests: For Cris, whose father just had two stokes in a week and is hospitalised. For Di whose brother (55 years old) just passed away suddenly. Fred’s heart surgery. Lavie, whose 28-year old brother died unexpectedly. Casey, with huge life changes. Sue, recovered from cancer, now battling paraneoplastic syndrome. Earl, with cancer and Lyle, his brother has been found to be a perfect match. Lyle leaves to be hospitalised with him for a two week procedure. Pray for them both. Ulfur and David P – for strength to overcome the hold of powerful addictions. Adrian for loss of a special friend (and praise the Lord has helped him find a home and work).

JOB Related: Pray for those seeking work, that they will trust the Lord to be preparing the perfect role for them, even now as we pray: Barb and Carla both had job interviews recently, yet God has other jobs for them than the ones they interviewed for and did not get; and for Tim (as he supports Barb) who also needs work.

Praise: Leslie has completed her chemo and no signs of cancer remain. Freddy came home to see his mom! David (great health now!); Nancy (with head trauma) has passed 6 month mark and doing well. The other Nancy continues her battle with Ovarian Cancer.

Thanksgiving for: Reg, Carla and Paul.

Continue to pray for: Deb, special friend with multiple Myeloma, Isaias (family safety & his mission work in Philippines); Adrian with significant life changes. God’s grace on USA. Wisdom for doctors caring for Doris, David, Poetry and Gary. Michael (his mum grows more frail); Randy (unexpected changes in his life). For Kevin (wisdom with his son).


*Disappointment With God, by Philip Yancey