Staring at THE Light

“And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the Lord binds up the fracture of His people and heals the bruises He has inflicted. Behold, the name of the Lord comes from a remote place; burning is His anger, and dense is His smoke; His lips are filled with indignation, and His tongue is like a consuming fire; and His breath is like an overflowing torrent, which reaches to the neck, to shake the nations back and forth in a sieve, and to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle which leads to ruin. –And the Lord will cause His voice of authority to be heard and the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger, and in flame of a consuming fire, in cloudburst, downpour, and hail stones.” Isaiah 26-28, 30

“Trembling has seized the godless, ‘Who among us can live with continual burning?’ -- For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; He will save us.” Isaiah 33:14, 22

Like the story of Isaac Newton’s experiment of staring at a candle flame and nearly going blind, “the Israelites had attempted to live with the Lord of the Universe visibly present in their midst. But, in the end, out of all the thousands who had so gladly fled Egypt, only two survived God’s Presence. If you can barely endure candlelight, how can you gaze at the sun?” *

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

PS: New Prayer Requests: Milly, whose mother is dying in S. Africa. For Jim who just had a massive stroke and his wife Linda. 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, battling paraneoplastic syndrome. Earl, with cancer and Lyle, his brother has been found to be a perfect match for bone marrow transplant. 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 and his mission work in Philippines); 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