"Arise,
shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon
you. For behold, darkness will cover the
earth, and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you, and His
glory will appear upon you. And nations
will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising." Isaiah 60:1-3
"For
God who said, 'Light shall shine out of darkness,' is the One who has shone in
our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Christ. But we have this treasure in
earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and
not from ourselves;” II Corinthians 4:6-7
[Jesus
speaking]"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden, nor do
men light a lamp, and put it under the peck measure, but on the lampstand; and
it gives light to all who are in the house.
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your
good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16
[Jesus
speaking]"We must work the works of Him who sent Me, as long as it is
day; night is coming when no man can work.
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." John 9: 4-5
Some
mornings as I'm writing this, the sun creeps from behind the house next door
and comes pouring into my eyes. I pull
the blinds so I can see better. The
light is gentle, actually - it doesn't force me to look or see.
All
I have to do is turn away or put on sunglasses or pull the blind. When I wake up in the middle of the night
there's a green glow in my room from my phone charger.
As
small a light as it is (smaller than the eraser on the end of a pencil) it
still lights up my whole room. Christ
called us to be light in a dark world that's stumbling in uncertainty and
fear.
Your
light -- no matter how large or small -- is there to help others find their way
to the Father - not to push them away or force them to look. God wants to use us in a gentle, loving way
-- because that's the way He is.
Take
care with love, especially His! Your
servant and friend in Christ, who still prays for you each morning. Darlene
PS:
My statement of faith: https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com You can find the WeakDay Devotion online by
doing a Google search for “WeakDay Devotion” (Also, there is an android “Google
Blogger” app you can download to read them on your phone.)
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS and UPDATES
(NOTE:
Words underlined have a link embedded to
provide more details)
For
more information, I’m researching and pulling an overview of this for you
at: https://newsaboutcovid19.blogspot.com/
Please
pray for the health care workers, those trying to contain the spread and most
importantly those who contract the virus – that they are wise and take
precautions to protect others.
Latest Update: Note stats typically updated about five hours
from now, but these reflect the changes overnight, my time.
o Today in 87 countries
o 97,878 confirmed cases
o 6,479 critical condition
o 3,353 reported deaths (all in China
except 148 Italy, 107 Iran, 40 S Korea, 11 USA, 6 each: Japan, Ship, France, 3
each: Spain, Australia, 2 HK, 1 each: UK,
Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, San Marino, The Philippines)
- Nashville
Tennessee Tornado – death
count now 24 with 22 officially listed as missing. The city is torn apart, literally. Please pray for those who have lost
loved ones, the rescue workers and those supporting those who have lost
nearly everything.
- Scott – getting married March 26th, they will be a
blended and Blessed couple. Thank
you for praying all these years for him and his children.
- Baby Jolie– a
year old struggling to recover from meningitis and kidney failure. Still in hospital. Her leg wound remains a concern and
amputation is still a possibility.
She is responding and VERY SLOWLY getting better. Many hurdles have been crossed with
prayer and great Doctors, with several more to cross before she can go
home. (she will need full-time
nursing care) but it could be as soon as two weeks. Praise the Lord. Family so grateful for all your prayers.
- Savannah – has a very long road to travel.
The 15-year-old granddaughter of Cliff and Beth, diagnosed with a difficult-to-treat,
psychological disorder with potential serious consequences. New meds seem to be helping. She is showing progress with this brain
injury. Pray for her attitude,
wisdom for her health carers, patience for her parents and complete healing.
- USA President Donald Trump – It is our responsibility as Christians to
remember God has a plan through this man. If you doubt the importance of his
appointment, just look at how much antagonism there is against him. Surely Satan is NOT happy and means to
thwart God’s plan. Pray someone
helps President Trump understand the true meaning of a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, that he will have a driving hunger to read
God’s Word for himself and that God sends a Bible-believing Christian to
regularly disciple him in the Truth and that God shuts the mouths of the
false prophets who circle around him.
- Fred – is making plans to move from California to Tennessee in the first
quarter of 2020. Pray for his wise
attention to details and stamina as he makes this life change.
- Tracey – Pray Tracey finds a new role to satisfy her and allow her to grow
and share her skills and wisdom.
- Me – The Lord has provided me with a short, 4-week project that will
hopefully begin next week. Thank
you for praying. Laptop still not
fixed (if you receive the email version with the full prayer list, the
formatting is different (sorry).
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