"And
do not fear those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but
rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
"'Are
not two sparrows sold for a cent? And
yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. Therefore do not fear; you are
of more value than many sparrows.'"Matthew 10:29-31
"If God so exercises His sovereignty in regard to sparrows,
most certainly He will exercise it in regard to His children. While it is certainly true that God's love
for us does not protect us from pain and sorry, it is also true that all
occasions of pain and sorrow are under the absolute control of God.
"If God controls the circumstances of the sparrow, how much
more does He control the circumstances that affect us. God does not walk away and leave us to the
mercy of uncontrolled random or chance events."*
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:
Deb needs trust,
courage, strength and peace -- no matter what -- during this time.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST:
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Emily has been granted her Visa
for staying in Australia. 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: Pray for Adrian who has suffered so much with his cancer. Please pray for wisdom for his doctors. 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.
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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