“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it. For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?’” Matthew 16:25
Therefore from now on we recognise no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away, behold, new things have come.” II Corinthians 5:17
“All of us are a near to God as we want to be! We may not be as close as we would like to be in that often we might ‘feel’ we would like to be closer, but never actually meet the requirements and pay the price. Repentance is the response that enables God to get into business in our lives.”*
Pre-Christians sometimes express how they want the Lord in their lives; yet sometimes they never step across the faith line into His arms. I am unsure about this, but could it be that sometimes His children have forgotten the power of repentance in their life? Tomorrow we will explore the word further.
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
PS: ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY?
For any of you who wonder if prayer is worth taking time for, just page back through previous entries and see the hand of our loving Father in action!
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS: Galdor’s mother has just passed away. Please pray for him and his family. Please pray for Blacky, Freddie and Deepak as they struggle through some challenges. Steve Barns for relief from great pain and depression For a solution for Audley and Beverly (she is a stroke survivor who remains physically challenged, unable to be left alone for long, limiting limits Audley’s ability to travel for work.). Please pray for Michael C, his mother is fading with Alzheimer’s and ill health.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Adrian is doing better. I did not get the project and I need help getting through this now.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: David still needs prayer for his health. Adrian is still in a lot of pain and desperately needs a “healthy” place to live. Tim B and Losa with headaches, that their doctors will OK a new procedure for relief. For Carlton. Gwen (13 year old) -- headaches and attitude toward her mom. Deb, special friend with multiple Myeloma (please see her blog at this LINK. (http://debdarley.blogspot.com/ ) Wisdom for doctors caring for Tim, Doris, David, Poetry and Gary, Annette’s friend Sue.
ONGOING PRAYER REQUESTS: Deborah and her son Michael, recovering from the loss of her mother to cancer and her father to suicide. Cucuawe is recovering from the loss of his 17-year old daughter and his father-in-law to cancer. For Reg and his ministry, that the Lord would bless him in unexpected ways.
For Roger as he considers options for a pledge of heart. Tim (my brother) needs financial help, especially with this surgery and no insurance. Pray he secures a disability pension with his coronary pulmonary artery disease. Adam who is investigating a cult that is filling many unmet needs for him. Scott, as he struggles and grows. For David K, that his path forward is filled with faith. Isaias (family safety and his mission work in Philippines); God’s grace on USA & REVIVAL for His children. For Kevin (Godly wisdom with his son), Michael.
PRAY FOR THE WORLD: For those still affected by the many natural, financial and political disasters in the past year. For the rest of the world to stay calm with regard to war, the economy and most of all for those who are believers, to pray and help others have peace during this time.
ONGOING JOB RELATED: That Tim might find satisfying work. Paul has resigned from his job and will need employment again. Randy needs a new job in Canada or Australia. I still need a new project.
*Christ For Real by Charles Price
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