"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He
lavished upon us.
"In all wisdom and insight He made known to us
the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in
Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times,
that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and
things upon the earth.
"In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,
having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the
counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ
should be to the praise of His glory." Ephesians 1:7-121
"God makes all events
of history; all the decisions of ruler, kings, and parliaments; and all the
actions of their governments, armies, and navies serve His will."*
What we must keep in mind
is that if ANYTHING is outside the control of our heavenly Father...if one
moment of time is in the hands of another...if one hurricane or floating
iceberg, if one nation or peoples escapes the loving hand of the Father...then
NOTHING is safe...NOTHING!
Take care with love,
especially His! Your servant and friend
in Christ, Darlene
PLEASE NOTE THE PRAYER
UPDATES! AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ARE FAITHFUL TO PRAY AND TO KEEP ME UPDATED
ON GOD'S PROGRESS!
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 still fluctuating dramatically in his health since
they took him off morphine. His blood
pressure and heart rate are beginning to calm a bit. Give his doctors insight and sensitivity.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Bettina
needs our prayers to give her strength and wisdom. Paul
NS's final job interview was postponed till Thursday this week. We are praying for good news and that his
spirits remain hopeful.
Hans
needs employment where he can make an honourable contribution and has applied
for a role in a nearby town that could be a healthy step up for him, where he
can use his skills.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Things seem to finally be settling down for Fion and his family.
He thanks you all for your prayers. Elina has had two wonderful job interviews and thanks
everyone for their prayers so far for her as she searches for work. Deepak's
father passed away and he is now working to get back to life as normal
and thanks those who prayed for him.
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.
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%.
Prayer update......Scott is doing a little better,
he is taking baby steps but he still needs lots of prayers for healing, and
ability to think clearly, he also needs
prayers to focus on God which he is NOT doing right now. He thinks he can do everything himself.
ONGOING JOB
RELATED: Sergio seeking new
employment - is in Mexico City.
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: Pray
for revival in the USA to
continue. Pray
for Birgit who is in Germany. Please pray for the many individuals in Singapore. 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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