Click the image or the link or
Copy and paste the link into your browser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFraM1RSDA4
Or search YouTube for ‘You couldn’t tell, but
inside I was bleeding to death’
By One for Israel (9 min 41 sec)
“How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose
sin is covered! How blessed is the man
to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no
deceit!
“When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long. For
day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality was drained away as with
the fever heat of summer.
“I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not
hide; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord’; and You forgave
the guilt of my sin.
“Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a
time when You may be found; surely in a flood of great waters they will not
reach him. You are my hiding place; You
preserve me from trouble; you surround me with the songs of deliverance.
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you
should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. Do not be as the horse or as the mule which
have no understanding, whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in
check, otherwise they will not come near to you.
“Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in
the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; and shout for joy,
all you who are upright in heart.” Psalm 32:7
The video is a very moving testimony that will resonate with
anyone who has had a difficult life. I
share it to remind us that today is the day of the Lord. All of us are like the broken shards of glass
bottles her friend shared with her.
Broken glass, tossed away for our sin choices -- into the darkness and
emptiness of our own selfish ways.
Yet the Lord polishes us into beautiful jewels. And He calls us to a new life of hope where
we are hidden behind the sacrifice of God’s only, beloved Son, Jesus
Christ. Like the churning of the ocean polishing
glass, God makes our lives beautiful for our good and His glory.
Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still
prays for you daily)
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 to Amazon
books.
NEW PRAYER REQUESTS (any updates?)
·
Paul –
please pray for him as he is in the final stages of interviews for a job (after
more than ten years without work). Pray
the Lord allows him to finally land a role and that the Lord helps him re-enter
the work world easily -- if it is His will.
·
Peggy – a
dear friend and colleague of my sister-in-law who has been battling with cancer
in her neck for years. Her new
oncologist has noted the cancer is getting worse and she is back in hospital
where they will re- begin the chemo and radiation.
·
Barbara –
the beloved wife of my brother (who recently passed) – thank you for praying
for her (and for me as we are both struggling with the loss of Tim). Please pray God places people in her path who
will help her with all the things He knows she needs help with. Pray for her peace and protection at night.
·
Ray and Kathy – have
returned from their brief holiday. Thank
you for praying for them.
·
Joni – a
long-time friend who is wandering through the challenges of cancer
treatment. Pray for her health carers
and for her strength and all the adjustments she must now make during her
recovery.
·
Jake - A friend of my brother, living with COPD
(emphysema) and heart problems. Please
pray for his daughter, Tiffany and
for other friends and health carers to help him through his health journey.
·
Ian – continue
to pray that his desire to grow his understanding and effectiveness with
personal evangelism is fulfilled.
·
Peyton and Carter
- Grandchildren of Jeff and Rachael. Payton is their eldest granddaughter and now
a senior in university. Carter, their
son is already a freshman in college. Both
are exceptional students and love the Lord.
Pray they are not distracted by worldly things, that the Lord watches
over and protects them, that they continue to do well in their studies and that
their love of the Lord increases daily.
·
Callilah-
a lost child. Pray in thanksgiving that
the Lord is softening her heart and that the Lord has placed Patti just where
she needs to be. Pray for Patti’s safety
and patience.
·
Sarah and Andrew – he left his job, and she has gone to work in a
new and exciting role. Pray for this
precious Christian couple that they focus on family balance to the glory of the
Lord.
·
Wayne B – is slowly losing his beloved wife, Lyn,
(diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia three and a half years ago). She has been in care since May of 2020 but
recently had a succession of falls and is now in a psycho-geriatric facility.
She sometimes knows who he is but is no longer able to respond. Pray for comfort for Wayne as he deals with
this difficult situation.
·
Jen – lost
her only sister and still needs your prayers to get through this difficult time
and pray her health remains good.
·
Demi and John – one evening he went out his backdoor to run an
errand and was attacked by someone with a knife who stabbed him several times
(one pierced his heart). He has
recovered physically, but please pray for him and his wife as they pull their
lives together – that they might find the Lord in all the chaos left behind.
·
Megan (for
emotional healing) and Scott, her
husband (for patience and wisdom) and wisdom for his sister, Clare, as she seeks to support them through
troubled times.
·
UPDATE - Sue and Rob –
took time for a holiday and left Luke in their home while away. They are returning soon. Please pray Luke
has awakened to his need to grow up and leave Sue and Rob’s home. Most of all continue to pray for his
salvation.
·
Christine –
give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives
his heart to the Lord.
·
Bettina –
continue to pray for her as she grows into a new phase of her life in the Lord. Pray each of her five married daughters,
their spouses and 17 grandchildren grow to love and follow the Lord Jesus
Christ.
·
Robin –
lost her beloved mother (was 93 years old), please pray for strength and
healing for her as she navigates through this time of mourning and for her
daughter who is comforting her.
·
Family of Eric – Eric died suddenly at 52 leaving his
47-year-old wife and three girls (ages 16, 19 and 23). Pray the Lord brings strength to them as they
regroup into a new life. Pray for
trustworthy, honourable, Bible-based friends to continue to support them.
·
Pray for true,
Christ-centered revival in America.
Pray for those in full-time service
Pray the Lord uphold our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain 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.
No comments:
Post a Comment