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“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.
“Lift up your eyes round about, and see; they all gather
together, they come to you. Your sons
will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried in the arms. Then you will see and be radiant and your
heart will thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea will be turned
to you.” Isaiah 60:1-5
[Jesus teaching] “’But of that day and hour no one knows,
not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For the coming of the Son of Man will be just
like the days of Noah.
“’For as in those days which were before the flood they
were eating and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, and they
did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so shall the
coming of the Son of Man be.’” Matthew 24:36-39
Philip Yancey concludes that God seems unfair to us and so
we are disappointed. The reason is not
simple, but clear. It is because “no matter
how we rationalise what is happening around us, God will sometimes seem unfair
from the perspective of a person trapped in time.
“Only at the end of time, after we have attained God’s level
of viewing, after every evil has been punished or forgiven, every illness
healed, and the entire universe restored – only then will fairness reign.
“Then we will understand what the role is played by evil,
and by the Fall, and by natural law, in an ‘unfair’ event like the death of a
child. Until then, we will not know, and
can only trust in a God who does know.[1]”
In a way this makes the urgency for sharing our faith with
others, more important.
Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still
prays with and for you each day)
PS: Find my statement
of faith: https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com (where you
will also find a series of beginner Bible studies to share). You can easily find
the WeakDay Devotion online by doing a Google search for ‘WeakDay
Devotion’. (Also, there is an android ‘Goggle
Blogger’ app you can download to read them on your phone. Not sure about Apple.)
PPS: I had eye
surgery last week and apologise for being offline for so many days. It wore me out a bit but everything has gone
well.
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS
·
David – as his health waxes and wanes during this
challenging time. Pray for Heidi who cares for him and his
little companion dog, Sparky. Pray God
watches over him and steadies his steps and his heart.
·
Voddie
Baucham – Has come through his heart
surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Florida and will tarry in Florida during his rehabilitation. Please keep praying for him, and his wife,
Bridget and others attending him. Click
on the link in his name if you want to learn more of his adventure to date.
·
Cathy – please
pray for her as she faces stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Her chemo has begun. She had her CAT scan. No results yet. She is Barb (my sister-in-law’s)
sister-in-law. They have a beautiful
family. Please pray for them and their
health carers as they travel through this journey.
·
Pat and Isobel –
as they serve tirelessly, pray the Lord refreshes and strengthens them.
·
Elaine and Jim
Pounder and their Little Church ministry have
had a difficult 2020. They need your
prayers for healing strength and time with family as their ministry continues
to spread around the world in a model of home churches. They have begun a YouTube channel
and I urge you to subscribe and watch their sound and warm videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/thelittlechurchworld
). And website: The Little Church World.
·
USA – Pray the Lord will demonstrate His power in
unexpected and uniting ways during these times of unrest and confusion. Help hearts settle and rest in Him
alone. Let the truth of God’s Word and
ways, overcome the drive to destroy our founding, Bible-based values. And pray for Christ-centre, Bible-based
revival in the USA and religious freedom for Christians wherever they may be.
·
Hans –
a dear friend in Germany, continues his immunotherapy for lung cancer. His MRI and brain scan went well. Pray for his ongoing strength through the
pain, patience and God’s mercy. Continue
to pray for his healthcare providers and that he is surrounded by faithful and
compassionate Christian friends who will support him through this journey. Pray for his Mom (age 83) who is unwell
herself, that their time together will be filled with extraordinary good
memories and lots of love.
·
Isaias and Judith
(Ambassadors for Christ the Philippines) – the Philippines is a
remarkably difficult mission field and Isaias and Judith and their entire
family have maintained a teaching and discipling ministry there for dozens of
years. They are both facing some serious
health issues and need your fervent prayers.
Please visit their new website: https://afcph.org/ to learn more. Pray our Father keep these servants strong,
in good health, safe and supported and that they keep a balance in their
lives. They
need funds badly now. It would only take a moment to send encouragement
to Isaias Catorce, who teaches and leads the groups at icatorce@gmail.com
·
J&R – recently
had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with them and would appreciate prayers
that God uses His words in their hearts to draw them to Him for Eternity!
Pray for those in full-time service
Pray to uphold our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word, are bold and courageous in the face of evil. Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.
Pray for those with ongoing health concerns
Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health. Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them during this challenging time.
Pray for the World
· The World – Pray for God’s mercy as unrest around the globe increases, and that our Father will bring comfort and calm to His children. Pray for Bible-based Christians scattered across the globe to be kept safe. Help them rest in the Lord and trust that what happens in our world is all part of His plan; and that His people are prepared to share the Good News when possible.
·
Pray for those in
these countries who read the WeakDay Devotion –That His mighty works
will be worked out in each life for His purposes and glory in surprising and
wonderful ways! Thank the Lord for
allowing this blog to be reaching around His world to an international audience
in humbling and unexpected geographic locations, including: Hong Kong, Israel, Sweden, Russia, USA,
Canada, Ukraine, Poland, UK, France, Australia, UAE, Germany, Portugal,
Romania, Spain, Ireland, American Samoa, Brazil, The Philippines, Estonia,
Singapore, China, India, India.
· Homeless and Displaced people – pray for the growing number who are suffering because of greed, wars and famine around.
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Copyright © 1988 by Philip Yancey, Disappointment With God, published by
Zondervan Publishing House.
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