"So it
came about, when Joseph reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his
tunic, the varicoloured tunic that was on him; and they took him and threw him
into the pit. Now the pit was empty,
without any water in it. Then they sat
down to eat a meal" Genesis 37:23-25a
We
know when something is wrong and we also know that we can pretend to bury
things, hoping that once out-of-sight and out-of-mind, it is also no longer an
issue. But that never works! That's when we need to pull out the "Spiritual Soap".
"If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us." I John 1:8-10
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 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 - 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.
No comments:
Post a Comment