"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
through 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?' On the
contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God?'
"The thing moulded will not say to the moulder,
'Why did you make me like this,' will it?
Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same
lump one vessel for honourable use, and another for common use?" Romans 9:14-21
"Your promotion, or
lack of it, is in the hand of God. Your
superiors are simply His agents to carry out His will. They are not conscious of doing His will and
never intended to (unless, of course, they are Christians prayerfully seeking
to do the will of God), but that does not alter the result in your life.
"You CAN trust God in
all the areas of your life where you are dependent up the favour or frown of
another person. God will move in that
person's heart to carry out His will for you."*
The only circumstance we
are ever under is the circumstance of being someone who has chosen to abandon
our sin to the Lord Jesus Christ and allow Him to pay the debt for its enormity
in the eyes of our loving Father and to follow Him to bring the Father glory by
our choices!
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 has returned to a different doctor and has been
placed back on his previous meds, as they work to discover more about how his
blood pressure has reacted so dramatically to the change. Please pray for wisdom and insight for his
doctors.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: Deepak's father passed away last
week and he traveled home to Colombo (Sri Lanka) to be with his family. Thank God, Deepak is part of the Body of
Christ.
Paul NS
had an important final job interview yesterday.
There are no results yet. Pray
his spirits do not flag.
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.
Things seem to finally be
settling down for Fion and his family. Please keep them in
your prayers.
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.
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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