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by Giants for God
If we have food and covering, with these we shall be
content. But those who want to get rich
fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which
plunge men into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by
longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with
many griefs.”
I Timothy 6:8-10
“Do not trust in oppression and do not vainly hope in
robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.” Psalm 62:10
“You shall not have in your bad differing weights, a
large and a small. You shall not have in
your house differing measures, a large and a small. You shall have a full and just weight; you
shall have a full and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land
which the Lord your God gives you. For
everyone who does these things, everyone who acts unjustly is an abomination to
the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 25:13-16
[Jesus teaching] “’Do not judge, and you will not be
judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon and you will
be pardoned. Give, and it will be given
to you. They will pour into your lap a
good measure – pressed down, shaken together, and running over.’” Luke 6:37-38
It was 1974. I was in
a big neighbourhood Bible study one night and ‘inadvertently’ volunteered to
help someone. I was asked to meet them
at the back of the auditorium after the lesson.
When I did, I met Larry Burkett, who had hand-written a book, Your
Finances in Changing Times, and needed someone to just type it up for him.
After I agreed, he introduced me to a stack of pages with
almost unintelligible words crowded onto each page. It took me months to convert the material to error-free,
pristine, carefully laid out pages.
From that effort, Larry asked me to help in his ministry and
so started a life-long career in writing, organising, editing and illustrating
all kinds of materials.
Did you realise that the most frequently mentioned topic in Scripture
is money, wealth and prosperity. Larry
documented how God speaks about this topic in every book of the Bible.
Now don’t close this message, because what Larry found was
that Scripture never mentions in any way that we are all to have heaps of stuff
and lots of money. Instead, God calls us
to be RESPONSIBLE and GENEROUS with what He provides. God does not bless people for their
enthusiasm or their obedience rather He looks at the attitude of the heart
toward money in contrast to loving Him.
Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still
prays 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 ‘Google Blogger’ app
you can download to read them on your phone.
Not sure about Apple.). For the
books, go Amazon
books.
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS (any updates?)
- David – is now home. The doctors believe he has had a heart
attack. Today they will do some
more tests. Pray for wisdom for his
health carers and for Heidi, who
cares for him on a daily basis, that she will be strong and healthy through
this time.
- Denny – is having heart problems. Please pray for his health carers and
for Marci, his wife, as she
cares for him.
- Andrew and M – after months of planning a
picture book wedding, they have concluded the wedding will not take
place. He is devastated. As a Christian brother he needs our supportive
prayer to get through this loss in a gracious and hopeful way.
- UPDATE - Barbara – (my sister-in-law)
recovering from an infection in her leg.
The antibiotics have left her very tired. Please pray for her complete recovery
and for Tim who is caring for
her.
- J and M – who were planning a life
together and have just broken up.
She is returning to Japan to regroup. Please pray for both of them that they
remain civil and grow through this difficulty.
- Elizabeth and Dan
- planning their wedding.
Please pray that they both are firm in their commitment to Jesus
Christ as the priority and that Sue and Grant have wisdom in their advice
to them.
- Simon and Tamara and their children – Simon
(my pastor) has been chosen to support the Lord’s work in a new, more
far-reaching way. Help them prepare
throughout this year for the new challenges that await them. And when
Simon takes up the new role, let him fill it with the same grace, devotion
and love he has consistently demonstrated while at St. Marks. Strengthen the congregation to rejoice
with them and their decision.
- Christine – give her strength as she
journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives his heart to the
Lord.
- Family of Eric – Eric at 52 died suddenly
leaving his 47-year-old wife and three girls (ages 16, 19 and 23). Pray the Lord comforts the family through
this time of mourning. Pray for
their wisdom and for trustworthy, honourable, Bible-based friends to
support them.
- Peyton and Carter-
Grandchildren of Jeff and Rachael.
Payton is eldest granddaughter and now in her third year at
college. Carter is a senior in high
school. Both are exceptional
students and love the Lord. Please
pray they are not distracted by worldly things, that they continue do well
in their studies and that their love of the Lord increases with each day.
- Pat and Isobel –as they serve tirelessly
in challenging times. Pray the Lord
refreshes and strengthens them.
- Jasper and Bec – the new youth pastor. Still studying at Moore College and
living on campus there. Pray for
balance between academic studies and common-sense family focus.
- Elaine and Jim Pounder and their Little Church
ministry have begun a new work.
Continue to pray for their 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 Please consider
watching and subscribing to their sound teaching episodes. Website: The Little Church
World. And https://www.youtube.com/user/thelittlechurchworld.
- Jenny S– A woman who has served the Lord
as a Bible teacher at a local Bible school who has been called into a new
ministry. Give her courage and
strength as she finds her way in this new role. Give her a hungry curiosity under
change. Help her identify the
balance and value of her unique contribution. Pray the Lord maintains her health in
this time of stress.
- Audley M – In his 90s has just gotten
married. Pray for their union in
Christ and for their health and strength.
Pray for his wisdom and the effective growth of his wonderful radio
ministry (Florida, Virginia, Alabama, Indianapolis) as America hunger for
‘true meat’!
- Sophie– five-year old daughter of a
friend is chronically unwell and frail. Please pray for her, her parents and
health carers to find ways to manage the symptoms and heal her.
- Hans– a dear friend in Germany, continues
his battle lung cancer and financial difficulties. Pray his new social worker will be able
to help him through this time. Pray
for his patience and God’s mercy. 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 84) -- that their
time together is filled with extraordinary good memories and lots of love.
- Callilah- a lost child. Pray the Lord will capture her heart.
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.
