"'Now there was a
certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, gaily
living in splendour every day. And a
certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, and
longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table;
besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.
"'Now it came about
that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's
bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in
torment, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.
"'And he cried out and
said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the
tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony in this
flame.'
"'But Abraham said,
'Child remember that during your life you received your good things, and
likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in
agony. And besides all this, between us
and you there is a great chasm fixed, in order that those who wish to come over
from here to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from there to
us.''" Luke 16:19-26
"John said that God is love, and this is how He showed His
love, by sending His Son to die for US.
Our Greatest need is not freedom from adversity. All the possible calamities that could occur
in this life cannot in any way compare with the absolute calamity of eternal
separation from God."*
We need our Heavenly Father.
We need to remember His love and to trust His sovereignty and
omniscience and omnipotence. Trust is
our greatest need.
Take care with love, especially His! Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST:
Patti's beloved husband, John
has just had a stroke - the family needs prayers during this time, especially
Patti.
NEW PRAYER REQUEST: For those trying to stem
the devastation of Ebola in
Africa.
PRAISE &
THANKSGIVING: 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.
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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