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Worth every one of those 21 minutes!
“As for God, His way is blameless; the word of the Lord
is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God, the God
who girds me with strength and makes my way blameless?
“He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and sets me upon my
high places. He trains my hands for
battle, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, and
Your right hand upholds me; and Your gentleness makes me great. You enlarge my steps under me, and my feet
have not slipped.” Psalm 18:30-36
Those who know me also know that one of my favourite books,
other than the Bible is Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard[1]. There is a bit of story about how I finally
read it, but I will save that for another time.
God’s promises in this passage are so wonderful: a shield for us when we need refuge, a rock
who girds us with strength. He makes our
way blameless, our feet are sure and stable, our hands and hearts are ready for
battle with a strength that exceeds wonder.
He gives us the shield of salvation. We are upheld by His very right hand! His gentleness permits each of His children to
be all He intends, and we walk beside the Lord as He upholds us in weariness,
fear, confusion, illness or old age.
What a WONDERFUL and LOVING Father cares for us! (see also Ephesians 6:10-17!)
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?)
·
UPDATE - Barbara – the beloved wife of my brother (who
recently passed) – thank you for praying for her. 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.
·
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.
·
UPDATE - Patti and John – pray God continues to inspire
them with His love and compassion and that He will guard their health. Pray also for travelling mercies as Patti is
now the only one who drives.
·
UPDATE - Annette and Lyle –
pray for travelling mercies as they are in Vancouver visiting Lyle’s parents
(his Dad has dementia that is getting worse, as is his hearing). Lyle’s Mom has just moved into a retirement
home and is selling her house). Pray
also for their first grandchild that he will continue to grow strong and be
healthy.
·
UPDATE - Ian – continue to pray that his desire to
grow his understanding and effectiveness with personal evangelism is fulfilled.
·
UPDATE - 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.
·
UPDATE - Ray – please give him grace and comfort as he
cares for his mother who has Alzheimer’s and whose memory is too quickly fading
away and pray for Kathy, his wife who
supports him through this and for Kathy’s growing ministry.
·
UPDATE - 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.
·
Sue and Rob - need prayers for wisdom and resolute spirits as
they deal with their adult nephew, Luke. They invited him to stay with them during a
difficult time in his life, but he refuses to leave now and is ungrateful and
disruptive. Pray for salvation for Luke
and that he accepts their request.
·
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 during this challenging time.
Pray for the World
[1] © 1975 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., twenty-first printing. Living Books edition, December 1987