"What then shall we
say to these things? If God is for us,
who is against us? He who did not spare
His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him
freely give us all things?
"Who will bring a
charge against God's elect? God is the
one who justifies; who is the one who condemns?
Christ Jesus is He who died, yet,
rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for
us.
"Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ? Shall
tribulation or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword? For just as it is written, 'For
Thy sake we are being put to death all day long; we were considered sheep to be
slaughtered.'
"But in all these
things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able
to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:31-39
"It seems the more we come to believe in and accept the
sovereignty of God over every event of our lives, the more we are tempted to
question His love. We think, 'If God is
in control of this adversity and can do something about it, why doesn't
He?'"*
Oh the mysteries of our loving, heavenly Father...remain
mysteries!
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: For those trying to stem
the devastation of Ebola in
Africa.
PRAISE &
THANKSGIVING: Scott has found a
job! Baby Saige: is
now home and growing stronger. 13 yr. old, Heath Harris,
is also home recovering.
David R (losing his eyesight due to macular
degeneration). He and his daughter Heidi
are finally in their new place. David
seems to be doing alright. Pray the Lord
continues to protect him during this time of change and adjustment. (I hope to go home to see him before he can
no longer see me.)
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%."
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.
Pray the Lord quiets Adrian's
heart as he struggles with pain. His
battle with cancer continues. Give his
doctors wisdom and compassion.
UPDATE ON ISAIAS' FATHER: 84 years old was back in hospital 16
July. Please pray for his family as they
wait upon the Lord.
Pray for someone suspected of having esophageal cancer - had
tests in hospital recently. No results
yet. And another who has cancer
surgery. They are hoping they got it
all.
For Audley and Beverly’s situation and his return to the
ministry. For Nancy who
continues to grow stronger after her life-threatening head injury a few years
ago, and for Fred as he cares for
her.
Please pray for Maedhros,
who is having a serious operation soon.
Pray for BG that his
blinding headaches will finally stop.
Please pray for Chester
as he continues to struggle through a host of medical challenges and
poor care. Give him energy, strength and
resolve. Bettina needs our prayers to give her strength and
wisdom.
Pray for Raven
as she regains her strength from the cancer treatments.
ONGOING JOB RELATED: Paul NS continues to struggle in
finding work. He grows weary and
discouraged. Pray God will grant him
patience and hope and a job so his health will also improve.
Hans: Pray he will find a good job soon.
Carla has asked us to pray for:
Tanya who has lost her
senior role. Please give her grace
through this time and trust, to know God has things firmly in His hands.
Please pray for Michael,
a man who is humble and without a home or a job who needs a chance to get his
life back to normal.
Deepak needs
prayer that his work efforts begin to bear fruit as he works through the grief
of his father passing. He needs strength
and resolve to make wise decisions.
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!
UPDATE from Elaine and Jim :
"Just want to thank you for remembering us (new ministry in Hong
Kong). We surely appreciate prayers for
God's leading and protection. It's no
surprise that the enemy doesn't like what we are doing, so it shouldn't be a
surprise for us to be battling spiritual warfare, but we need God's loving
protection to handle all."
Those dealing with the
Malasian Airlines flight shot down.
That the world remains calm and take time to sort this out and come to a
peaceful resolution. That right may
prevail and all the families who lost loved ones will find comfort over time.
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, China and
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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