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Love one another as I have loved you (John 13:34) by
Chrissiela
“I say this in order that no one may delude you with
persuasive argument. For even though I
am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good
discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ.
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so
walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established
in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.” Colossians
2:4-7
“So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not
as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation
with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to
work for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13
“ … until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of
the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man to the measure of stature
which belongs to the fulness of Christ. As
a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and
carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness
in deceitful scheming.
“but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all
aspects into Him, who the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being
fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the
proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the
building up of itself in love.” Ephesians 4:12-16
Why is life so unfair?
Does God cause suffering or allow it?
And why. And what is the
difference? Why does God sometimes seem
silent and sometimes so close you can feel His compassionate breath on your
cheek?
The book of Job doesn’t really answer the question, no
matter how hard you look! The Bible
seems ambiguously silent. Yet there are
two reason He remains silent (which I will explore with you this week). For now, consider the scripture verses above.
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.)
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 be released soon, but will tarry in
Florida during continuing healing. 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.
·
Carla, Paul and Matthew Kossally – have come down with Covid-19 and are all
resting at home.
·
THANKSGIVING -
Louise, sister of Rachael – has come through the surgery (double mastectomy)
successfully. Continue to pray for her
recovery, her health-care providers that they have wisdom and compassion. Pray for those who support her through this
time.
·
Cathy – please
pray for her as she faces stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Her chemo has begun. She will have a CAT scan this week. 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.
·
My brother, Tim – is seeing benefits from his new bi-pap machine
and sleeping better. Pray for his
continued wisdom and patience in managing his COPD (chronic-obstructive
pulmonary disease) and arthritis. Pray
his doctors are attentive, wise and compassionate. Pray for Barb,
his wife for her strength and compassion.
Continue to grow their faith as give them wisdom as they share Christ
with others.
·
Elaine and Jim
Pounder and their Little Church ministry have
had a very 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.
·
Pray for those in
these countries who read the WeakDay Devotion – 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. Thank the Lord for allowing this blog to be
reaching around His world to an international audience in mysterious and far-flung
geographic locations.
·
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. It is a difficult mission field
for so many reasons. Please take a
moment to 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.
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