"And
God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep
you alive by a great deliverance. Now,
therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, and He has made me a father
to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of
Egypt." Genesis 45:7-8
"For
whatever was written in earlier times was written for our, that through
perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
"Now
may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the
same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus; that with one accord you
may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans
15:4-6
"Again it is difficult for us to appreciate the reality of
God sovereignly doing as He pleases in our lives, because we do not SEE God
doing anything. Instead we see ourselves
or other people acting and events occurring, and we evaluate those actions and
events according to our preferences and plans.
"We see ourselves influencing or perhaps even controlling or
being controlled by actions of other people, but we do not see God at
work. But over all the actions and
events of our lives, God is in control doing as He pleases -- not apart from
those events, or in spite of them, but THROUGH them."*
Sometimes when we look back, we can more easily recognise the
miracles the Lord manages -- so take today and remember when you thought you
couldn't make it and yet...He managed a way for you to!
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:
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.
Please increase your prayers for Adrian who is suffering with the struggle against this
horrible cancer.
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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