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“Now a
certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister
Martha. It was the Mary who anointed the
Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was
sick. So the sisters sent word to Him,
saying, ‘Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.’
“But when
Jesus heard this, He said, ‘this sickness is not to end in death, but for the
glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.’ Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and
Lazarus. So when he heard that he was
sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was. Then after this He said to the disciples, ‘Let
us go to Judea again.’
“… and
after that He said to them, ‘Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep but I go, so
that I may awaken him out of sleep.’ The
disciples then said to Him, ‘Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.’ Now Jesus had spoken of his death, they thought
that He was speaking of literal sleep.
“So Jesus
then said to them plainly, ‘Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your sakes that
I was not there, so that you may believe but let us to go him.’ So when Jesus came, He found that he had
already been in the tomb four days.
“Now Bethany
was near Jerusalem about two miles off; and many of the Jews had come to Martha
and Mary to console them concerning their brother. Martha therefore when she heard that Jesus
was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house. Marth then said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if You had
been here, my brother would not have died.’” John 11:1-21 (selected)
Our lives are filled with ‘If
onlys”. Things we could have done, done
differently, left undone, were too late to do.
Somehow, we forget our Father is not reckless, heartless or unaware … or
that He is sovereign in our lives.
There are no mistakes or
accident. God works in and around our
lives for our good and His glory – ALWAYS.
His purpose is to grow us more into the image of His beloved Son, Jesus
Christ. We are to trust Him!
Take care with love, especially
His! Your servant and friend in Christ,
who still prays for you each morning.
Darlene
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NEW
PRAYER REQUESTS
· Pray
for strangers in the church – it is the season when people believe
they must attend an Easter service somewhere.
Pray they hear, listen to and respond to the Truth of the Resurrection.
·
Isaias
and Judith of Ambassadors for Christ in Philippines – Isaias returned
to Europe to extend the work of training up disciples for the harvest. Pray for his safety and travelling
mercies. This
ministry gives so much to so many for so little. To learn more: http://www.afciworld.org (Top of page: "Where
We Work” > “Asia-Pacific” > "Philippines").
·
USA
– that the Lord would demonstrate His power in an unexpected and uniting way
during these times of unrest and confusion.
Help hearts settle and rest in You alone.
·
Jenny S –Bible teacher will be in Canberra
for a week, teaching and speaking. Pray
for traveling mercies, wisdom and time for reflection.
·
Sergio
– lost his job and now looking again. He
was recently diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes. Was living with his brother, but has been asked
to move out, leaving him homeless.
·
Toron – finishing
his high school studies and needing strength, focus and confidence, especially
with maths.
FOR THOSE IN FULL-TIME SERVICE
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