"Then
Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred
men with him. So he divided the children
among Leah and Rachel and the two maids.
And he put the maids and their children in front, and Leah and her
children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.
"But he
himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times until
he came near to his brother. Then Esau
ran to meet him and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they
wept." Genesis 33:1-4
In
his longing to see his brother, who he knew had every right to his anger and
even revenge, he sent many gifts. Now as
the procession of gifts was exhausted, he was facing the possibility of losing
it all, including his life and the lives of his wives and children. So he carefully heads up a final a parade of
his loved ones, with what must have seemed to him, to be the least of value to
the most in the back. Yet God loved
every one of them so much!
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: PNS, as he waits to hear the results of his pursuit of a
great project role. For the civil unrest
and fighting in the Philippines. Help me know how to deal with a business
matter concerning a charitable foundation I founded.
NEW
PRAYER REQUESTS: Randir has had a heart attack. "Squid"
just lost his very special uncle. Fand's uncle very ill and near
death.
PRAISE
& THANKSGIVING: God had a gentle
surprise for Deborah as she
faced her difficult situation. My little
brother, Tim, and his wife Barb
that he may have an opportunity for satisfying work. Carlton
(painful bone infections) is feeling a bit better finally.
PRAY
FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Raven - is now in a recovery
facility as she completes her cancer therapy.
David R just been
declared legally blind from macular degeneration. For Audley
and Beverly’s situation and his new endeavour. For Nancy
who is growing stronger and for Fred
as he cares for her.
Scott for mental and
physical healing, God focus and ability to think clearly. Pray for the two surviving sons of Melanie Karunaratne in New
Zealand. Adrian is home and in such significant
pain he is no longer able to think clearly.
Pray for the person
who has so kindly given him a place to live during these many long months of
disability.
ONGOING
JOB RELATED: Barbara (sister-in-law) that the Lord would encourage her as
she waits for a new project or full time role.
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.
For
PJ that he may find projects
to fill his needs. Please pray for a new
project for me and the wisdom of my
next steps.
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!
Isaac's Dad (84 years
old) after a heart attack still needs procedures and for Isaac in the Philippines where his ministry
is searching for the Lord's fruit. Pray
for Milo as he studies in
Germany till February and for his mom, Sabine
as she adjusts to this time away.
Carla &
Paul K
for good results from their business plans.
For Linda and Ian. For Rob
and his daughter. For Reg. Pray for Annette
and her wonderful family. 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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