"And
He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and
upholds all things by the Word of His power.
When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of
the Majesty on High; having become as much better than the angels, as He has
inherited a more excellent than they." Hebrews 1:3-4
"And
He is the image of the invisible, the first-born of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in
the heavens and on the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones of
dominions or rulers or authorities -- all things have been created by Him and
for Him.
"And
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the Body, the Church; and
He is the beginning, the first born from the dead; so that He Himself might
come to have first place in everything." Colossians 1:15-18
"All things are indebted for their existence to the
continuous sustaining action of God exercised through His Son. Nothing exists of its own inherent power of
being. Nothing in all creation stands or
acts independently of the Lord's will.
The so-called laws of nature a re nothing more than the physical expression
of the steady will of Christ."*
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: Pray
for Jen as she recovers from
a terrible flu. Pray for Bon who lives in the flood-ravaged
Cornwall UK. Pray for Emily that she can find a way to
extend her Visa to Australia.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Pray
for Adrian who has had a bit
of respite from his growing pain from this cancer. Please pray for wisdom for his doctors. He has suffered so and yet still praises our
Father!
Thanks that the Lord held Deb's
hand during her court appearance and that what eventuates, gives her heart
peace.
Thanks to the Father for the blessing to Carla and Paul! 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 and for his having time to attend his first Christian
conference and begin the journey in earnest!
Barbara (sister-in-law)
is enjoying her new role, thank you for praying for her!
Carlton (painful
bone infections) is feeling a bit better finally.
PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS: Fion's father is now in a hospice. They are trying to locate a place closer for
his mother as she visits him. Pray for
the family and for his carers.
Baby
Saige is improving. Please pray for
all those who care for her that the Lord comforts all as this little life
unfolds."
Please pray for those who care for Deepak's wife who was "diagnosed with a level-2 breast
cancer. Op done in December to remove
cancer now going for 2nd lot of chemo!"
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
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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