"But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the
night, and said to him, 'Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom
you have taken, for she is married.'
"Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he
said, 'Lord, wilt Thou slay a nation, even though blameless? Did he not himself say to me, 'She is my
sister;? And she herself said, 'He is my
brother.' In the integrity of my heart
and the innocence of my hands I have done this.'
"Then God said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know
that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also kept you
from sinning against ME; therefore I did not let you touch her.
"Now therefore, restore the man's wife, for he is
a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall
surely die, you and all who are yours.'"
Genesis 20:6-7
"We have seen the God
can and does move in the hearts of people to show favour to us when that favour
will accomplish His purpose. But there
is still another important dimension to His sovereignty in the hearts of
people; when necessary, God restrains people from decisions or actions that
would harm us."*
Abraham and Sarah did not
trust God and regardless of their behaviour God still saw His plan unfolding
through them, despite their efforts to "protect" themselves in any
situation! God knows our hearts and sees
our deeds and His love covers all of our will in His will!
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: Adrian, is trying to adjust to the new meds they have put
him on after two years on morphine. Please
pray for him, that he will have wisdom and get medical care during this time.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Deepak's father passed away
yesterday and he is travelling home to Colombo to be with his family. Thank God, Deepak is part of the Body of
Christ.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING:
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 mother
is now settling into her new home so she can be near her husband in a new hospice. 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 Deepak's wife recovering from
treatment for stage-2 breast cancer. Her
chemo is over.
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.
ONGOING JOB
RELATED: Sergio seeking new
employment - is 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. Justin B and his father in India
need prayer that Justin will find work in his field of BPO and voice in the
Lord's perfect time.
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
for protection and good health. They lead
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 Birgit who is in Germany.
Please pray for the many
individuals in India. Just recently the WeakDay Devotion blog is
being read by many people there! God is
mysterious!
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 and respectfully from his wonderful
book.
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