"Then
Laban said to Jacob, 'Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve
me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your
wages be?' Now Laban had two daughters;
the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
"And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was
beautiful of form and face. Now Jacob
loved Rachel, so he said, 'I will serve you seven years for your younger
daughter Rachel.' And Laban said, 'it is
better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man; stay
with me.'
"So Jacob
served seven years for Rachel and they seemed to him but a few days because of
his love for her. Then Jacob said to
Laban, 'Give me my wife, for my time is completed, that I may go in to her.'
"And Laban gathered all the men of the place,
and made a feast. Now it came about in
the evening that he took his daughter Leah, and brought her to him; and Jacob
went in to her. Laban also gave his maid
Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.
"So it came about in the morning that behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, 'What is this you have
done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I
serve with you? What then have you
deceived me?'"
Genesis 29:15-25
The
deceiver was deceived when the woman of his dreams was supplanted by the
plotting of a father who was greedy and saw the young man's eagerness (think of
Esau's eagerness to sell his birthright).
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 through previous entries and see the
hand of our loving Father in action!
URGENT
PRAYER REQUEST: Please pray for: Isaac's
Dad (84 years old) after a heart attack. "My Dad is getting better now, though
his blood pressure shoots up at night.
Endoscopy and Echogram is recommended by Doctors but we have to wait
until money becomes available. We surely
covet your continued prayers. PB needs a heart-kidney transplant
and is still waiting in the hospital.
PHILIPPINES: A tanker and passenger ship collided, 35 dead
and 775 trapped inside the sunken ship.
See here: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/philippines-ferry-disaster/index.html?iref=allsearch
. Monsoon rains crippled (2 of 4) Manila's
airport terminal. Most of Manila is
flooded. Worst flood since typhoon Ondoy
(the worst in their history). See
here: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/21/world/asia/philippines-floods/index.html
NEW
PRAYER REQUESTS: Scott for mental and physical healing, God focus and ability
to think clearly. Deepak needs our prayers for his situation, asks that we remember
the two young sons of Melanie Karunaratne
- who just passed away.
Raven - her cancer
has spread to her lymph nodes, bone scan came back ok second time around, lungs
are still iffy, but the spots are too small and too close to blood vessels to
safely biopsy right now - looking at four rounds of chemo, then radiation, then
pill. Chemo starts this Thursday (15
Aug).
PRAISE
& THANKSGIVING: Heidi
has now been awarded full time work. John, Patti's husband is recovering
well after his second knee surgery. Tarrega is home recovering after
a heart procedure.
Adrian is home but
in much stress and discomfort from the treatment - still very weak and unable
to eat properly. Thank you all for
praying for him.
Betinna's
husband, Jim
(with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia) got to go out from the hospital for the
first time for his birthday! She thanks
everyone for their prayers. PNS is feeling better and needs
our prayers as he continues to look for a job and that he will continue to grow
in strength.
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) has had a few very promising job
interviews. Pray the Lord has one of
these positions for her. Be with Hans as he struggles through
changes in his life – that he'll cling securely to the Lord and that there will
be an unexpected, satisfying job in his chosen field for him. Please pray for a new project for me and the wisdom of my next steps.
ONGOING
PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for Milo as he studies in Germany
till February and for his mom, Sabine
as adjusts to this time away. 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.
Give her focus and comfort for her hurting heart as He brings about His
will in this situation.
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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