"I
know that You can do all things; no plan of Yours can be thwarted." Job
42:2
"Our
God is in heaven; He does whatever pleases Him."
Psalm 11:3
"For
the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn
it back?" Isaiah 14:27
"So no one can act and no circumstances can occur outside the
bounds of God's sovereign will. But this
is only one side of His sovereignty. The
other side, which is just as important to our trusting Him, is that no plan of
God's can be thwarted. God does as He
pleases, and only as He pleases, and no one can frustrate His plans or hinder
His purposes."*
I don't know about you, but if I could only conceive of God's power
and how His will can't be thwarted, I would feel a bit frightened -
to fall into His hands....and it should be to those who are not His
children. For those who understand how
many faceted our Father is, we can see and trust in the wonder of His amazing
plan ... and His amazing love!
"'All
things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son,
except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and anyone
to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
"'Come
to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for
I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My load is
light.'" Matthew 11:27-30
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:
Please increase your prayers for Adrian
who is suffering with the struggle against this horrible cancer.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST:
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Thank
our Father for finding an unexpected way for Hans to have some income while he prepares for unexpected
surgery (2 April). He completed his
preparation classes for baptism next month (put off because of the surgery)!
Carlton (painful
bone infections) is feeling a bit better finally.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Pray for my brother, Tim, that his COPD (cardio-pulmonary artery
disease) is manageable for him and that he will have the patience and wisdom to
cope with the limitations. Fion's
father is now in a hospice and they moved his mother to a nearer place so they
can be together. Pray for the family and
for his carers.
Baby
Saige faces a lifetime of surgeries, procedures and time in hospital. Please pray for all those who care for her,
especially her family.
Please pray for those who care for Deepak's wife who was "diagnosed with a level-2 breast
cancer. Her chemo is nearly over. Please pray for her to be strong and find a
stronger faith as she recovers.
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 return to the ministry. 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 - he lives in Mexico City.
Paul NS has had
such an adventure trying to find a role again.
Please keep him in your prayers that he does not give up.
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
need our continued prayers. "The
summer here in Manila is giving us unfavourable climate and is getting hotter
and hotter every day. Measles and chickenpox are rampant. Please pray for God’s protection upon us." They head the efforts of Ambassadors
for Christ in the Philippines.
The financial needs are so great, please consider
contributing...just click on Ambassadors for Christ link above.
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.
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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