"'Hear,
O My people and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you; I am God,
your God. I do not reprove you for your
sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are continually before Me. I shall take no young bull out of your house,
nor male goats out of your folds.
"'For
every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every
bird of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is Mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for
the world is Mine, and all it contains.
"'Shall
I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of male goats? Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and
pay your vows to the Most High; and call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall
rescue you, and you will honour Me.'" Psalm 507-15
Can you trust God? He made
everything and He made everything a paradise for His children from the
first. Yet man had different ideas and
ever since, our loving Heavenly Father has arranged life to bring you to Him.
He doesn't want sacrifices; He wants, longs for our love and our
desires to change into bringing Him glory by our lives! The simplicity of this is what is so
confounding...because as Jerry Bridges will continue to show us, we would
rather try to obey Him than trust Him.
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:
Sergio
walked out of his abusive work environment yesterday and needs our prayers now
more than ever.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Pray
for Deepak's wife who was "diagnosed
with breast cancer. A level 2 . Op done
in December to remove cancer now going for 2nd lot of chemo! All good so far but prayers good." Pray for Adrian
who is struggling badly and in much pain.
Please pray for wisdom for his doctors.
He has suffered so!
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: 1
Feb. "IT IS WITH GREAT GLADNESS IN
OUR HEARTS TO ANNOUNCE: Saige Elizabeth came home
today!!! We rejoice in God's healing
hands. She is now almost four weeks old.
Thank our Father for His finding an unexpected way for Hans to not lose his income
while he takes time to heal rather than return to work.
Barbara (sister-in-law)
will finally start work this Monday with a wonderful company (she has waited
five years to find a job).
Carlton (painful
bone infections) is feeling a bit better finally.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Fion's father is now in a hospice. Pray for the family and for his carers as he
prepares to go home to the Lord.
David R losing
his eyesight due to macular degeneration.
I hope 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.
Pray for Raven
as she regains her strength from the cancer treatments. Patty, who lost her three year old daughter
four years ago has sent a most amazing letter of thanksgiving. She is not 100% but says she is around
85%.
Continue to pray for 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: Paul NS was invited to lunch by
the people who offered him a job but the person who offered him the position is
no longer with the company! So he is
unsure what will happen. Please keep him
in your prayers. For PJ that he may find projects to fill
his needs
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!
Elaine
and Jim in Hong Kong have begun a new ministry. Please pray the Father keeps guiding them in
their work.
Isaias & Judith
who head the efforts of Ambassadors
for Christ in the Philippines, need strength and encouragement as
they work with other ministers recovering and serving after one of the world's worst typhoons in history. Their
financial needs are so great please consider contributing...just click on
Ambassadors for Christ link above.
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 Lyle and their 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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