"Behold, the Lord God
will come with might, with His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him, and His
recompense before Him.
"Like a shepherd He
will tend His flock, in His arm He will gather the lambs, and carry them in His
bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes."
Isaiah 40:10-11
"Alexander Carson said, 'God's sovereignty is always to
his people in wisdom and in love. This
is the difference between sovereignty in God and sovereignty in man.
"We dread the sovereignty of man, because we have no
security of its being exercised in mercy, or even justice; we rejoice in the
sovereignty of God, because we are sure it is always exercised for the good of
His people.'" [Carson, The History of Providence, pages 313-314]"*
"Then the Lord saw
that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that He had made man
on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
"And the Lord said, 'I
will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to
animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have
made them.' But Noah found favour in the
eyes of the Lord." Genesis 6:5-8
Juxtaposition is putting two things side by side: here God's might and His love for us. God rules over all. His power is ultimate. None can stay His hand or say to Him, what
are You doing! Yet God loves the men and
women of His earth so much that He sent His only Son -- He would rather let His
Son die than live without us!
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:
For those trying to stem the devastation
of Ebola in Africa.
Patti's beloved husband, John
who just had a stroke is home now and starting rehab to heal him read and see
more clearly again -- the family needs prayers during this time, especially
Patti.
For those touched and confused by the suicide of Robin
Williams, especially his family.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: For 29 year old Sara - for strengthening and
revival of heart and her brother who needs God's wisdom for a business-related
matter.
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING: Pray
for David R as he manages his
macular degeneration and praise the Lord for the installation of his wheelchair
ramp on his birthday.
Carla (and Paul, David and
Matthew) has been hired by a group in New York
and will be moving there in September.
Please pray for everything to go smoothly for them and that they will be
happy in their new environment.
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: Isaias father is still
struggling physically. The family is
there with him now as Isaias must go on the road to minister to others. Please pray Isaias can return soon to be with
his father.
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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