"For
the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and
piercing as far as the division of the soul and spirit, of both joints and
marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His
sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we
have to do." Hebrews 4:12-13
"Now
faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not
seen. For by it the men of old gained
approval. By faith we understand that
the worlds were prepared by the Word of God, so that what is seen was not make
out of things which are visible." Hebrews 11:1-3
"In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse
circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense. -- the faith to trust God in adversity comes
through the Word of God alone.
"It is ONLY in the Scriptures that we find an adequate view
of God's relationship to and involvement in our painful circumstances. It is ONLY from the Scriptures, applied to our
hearts by the Holy Spirit, that we receive the grace to trust God in
adversity."*
I think one of Satan's programs covers making sure that Christians
(well anyone) does not actually take enough time reading and meditating on
God's perfect Word, for a VERY good reason.
A Christian without the strength of God's Word, is vulnerable in
thought, word and deed!
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:
Paul NS has had such
an adventure with trying to find a role again.
Today he has an interview with a new group. One of these must be what the Father has
prepared for him. Please keep him in your
prayers that he does not give up.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Pray
for Deb who appeared in court
yesterday that the outcome was glorifying of her heavenly Father and that her
heart is at ease!
Baby
Saige is improving. Please pray
specifically that the doctors can find a reason why all this happened
yesterday. And continue to pray for the
entire family, as Saige has 2 more surgeries and sister, Adeline, is dealing
with night terrors.
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: Thanks
to the Father for the blessing to Carla
and Paul yesterday! 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: Sergio
walked out of his abusive work environment yesterday and needs our prayers now
more than ever. 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.
*
"Trusting God" is copyright protected since 1988 by Jerry
Bridges. All rights are reserved,
including translations. The ISBN is
08910-91742. I quote carefully from his
book.
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