"They sat
down to eat a meal. And as they raised
their eyes and looked, behold a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead,
with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm of myrrh, on their way to bring
them down to Egypt. And Judah said to
his brothers, 'What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his
blood?
"'Come
and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him; for he is
our brother, our own flesh.' and his
brothers listened to him. Then some Midianite
traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and
sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt." Genesis
37:25-28
There
are people who would rather profit from the suffering of others rather than help them. How very sad it must make our loving heavenly
Father. Judah was the child of Leah and
perhaps his resentment had grown throughout his life watching the special care
taken with Joseph, yet over time he learned some redeeming qualities.
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 goes for yet another meeting today in regard to a
new project role. For Hans as he urgently needs a
job.
NEW
PRAYER REQUESTS: Pray for heart healing
for Patty, who lost her three
year old daughter four years ago and still can't move on from her loss! Fand
lost her father-in-law, please pray for the family.
PRAISE
& THANKSGIVING: Adrian's
pain is lessening and he is able to work on getting some normal movement
back. He is preparing for new tests and
hospitalisation for the pain from the damage done to his spine from the
cancer. Carlton (painful bone infections) is feeling a bit better
finally.
PRAY
FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Raven - has just had the final
dose of chemo for her cancer and is surrounded by the healing support of her
family as she recovers. David R losing his eyesight due
to macular degeneration - I would love to go home to see him before he can no
longer see me. 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.
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 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 - the end of the month is a brick wall for me now.
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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