"What
shall we say then? There is no injustice
with God, is there? May it never
be! For He says to Moses, 'I will have
mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have
compassion.' So then it does not depend
on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.
"For
the Scripture says to Pharaoh, 'For this very purpose I raised you up, to
demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout
the whole earth.'
"So
then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. You will say to me then, 'Why does He still
find fault? For who resists His
will?'" Romans 9:14-19
"Many people are prepared to grand God's sovereignty over
nature and impersonal circumstances such as, fir example, a mechanical failure
in an airplane. After all, nature does
not have a will of its own. God is free
to operate through His physical laws as He pleases.
"But we balk at the sovereignty of God over the decisions and
actions of people. Such a concept of
God's sovereignty seems to many people to destroy the free-will of man and make
him only a puppet on God's stage."*
Easter rolls around each year to remind us of a love we cannot
fathom...a love we can, however, believe in and trust...just because He loved
us enough to establish Easter in our hearts...He IS risen!
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: He
is RISEN!!
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. But they have had to
move his father again. 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 from his
book.
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