"Now Abraham journeyed
from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur,
then he sojourned in Gerar. And Abraham
said of Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister.'
So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
"But God came to Abimelech
in a dream of the night, and said to him, 'Behold, you are a dead man because
of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married. Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he
said, 'Lord, wilt Thou slay a nation, even though blameless? Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my
sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my
brother.' In the integrity of my heart
and the innocence of my hands I have not done this..'
"Then God said to him in
the dream, 'Yet I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this,
and I also kept you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch
her. Now therefore, restore the man's
wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will life. But if you do not restore her, know that you
shall surely die, you and all who are yours.'" Genesis 20:1-7
A
"besetting sin" is one that haunts you because you fall back to a
familiar behaviour under stress. Here we
see the mighty of prophet, confident of God's promise of a nation from his loins,
trying to protect himself from danger by endangering his wife. Now, take a few moments and think of why our
loving Father would want to remind us of this.
Take
care with love, especially His! Your
servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
PS:
ANY PRAYER UPDATES TODAY? Please send
updates! 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!
URGENT
PRAYER REQUEST: Please pray for Adrian, he is fearful for the
first time as he faces this, hopefully last step in his treatment to replace
his T-cells. First they will kill his
immune system, he will be in isolation in Royal Brisbane Hospital for 4-6 weeks
starting tomorrow. If any of you can help by visiting him, please contact
me. PB
needs a heart-kidney transplant and is waiting in the hospital now.
NEW
PRAYER REQUESTS. Yesterday evening, I
had a late call to let me know that my project, actually the product and entire
department where I was working has been dissolved. So please pray for the wisdom of my next steps.
Deepak:(who still needs our prayers for his situation) asks
that we please pray for Melanie
Karunaratne, a young mother who has two little boys and is in the
hospital with cancer. Raven - they found a lump under her
arm and are doing further tests. Pray
for Paul R, that his present
challenges will work out and that he would grow his time management
skills. Pray for Milo and Sabine as they travel to Germany, that they are
safe and healthy and accomplish what they need to during the next six weeks.
PRAISE
& THANKSGIVING: Betinna’s husband, Jim (with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia)
has had a good result from the bone marrow transplant and she has asked me to
thank everyone for their faithfulness in prayer.
Isaias is feeling better, yet some of
his family seems also to be unwell now.
Also thank you for the local support Isaias has been given. PNS
is finally recovering and will be here for a visit soon. Thank you, Father for giving me the ability
to get on line again and for this unexpected
time of rest and reflection.
PRAY
FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: David R doing well through
complicated health challenges. Tim (my little brother) with
CPRD, needs financial help and satisfying work.
For Audley and Beverly’s
situation and his new endeavour.
For Carlton still suffering from
horrible infections and pain in his bones.
For Nancy who is
growing stronger and for Fred
as he cares for her. For PJ
ONGOING
JOB RELATED: Barbara (sister-in-law) eager to find new work since her
project ended. Be with Hans as he struggles through
changes in his life – that he will cling quietly to the Lord.
ONGOING
PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray the Lord’s hand is
dramatically apparent in the lives of all who receive and read this
devotion...that His mighty works would be worked out in each life for His
purposes in surprising and wonderful ways!
Carla & Paul K for good results from their
business plans. Please pray for Deborah as she deals with a difficult
situation, that she would keep her focus where it must be and that her hurting
heart is soothed by the Father as He brings about the result that is His will.
For
Tarrega, as his hearts
settles and strengthens. For Linda and Ian. For Rob
and his daughter. For Reg. Pray for Annette
and her career adventures. Pray for
wisdom for my brother as he deals with an important matter. For David
K, in his studies and Matthew
K as he grows up. Elaine and Jim back in Hong
Kong.
PRAY
FOR THE WORLD: God’s grace on USA & REVIVAL for His
children there and for the many nations and individuals suffering from global
financial mismanagement. Pray for the
Catholic Church and that the new Pope
will always put Jesus first.
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