IDOK DEVOTION for Monday, August 20, 2007

This Monday morning came much too early but I am sure it is right on time; it is I who is running behind.
I hope you have had a restful weekend.

One thing in particular my Pastor said this weekend is with me this morning. He said we have lost something and I think he is correct. He talked about Jesus walking on the water. He talked about Jesus saying to the storm, “Peace, be still.” He talked about us reading those accounts in Scripture and we don’t say WOW any more. Where has our AWE gone?! I don’t like it when we read the Scripture and it is just words on a page. I like it when the words leap off the page and become alive on the screen of my mind and I like it even more when that “Scripture Movie” plays again and again at just the right moment.

So yesterday in Sunday morning worship, I said, “Lord forgive me and WOW me again.” I prayed that and I am still praying it because I know that my flesh has no ability and no desire to be WOW-ed by Him. I need His help. I know that my natural mind does not have what it takes to be AWED by Him. I also know that I must not approach Him seeking to be WOW-ed by Him for Wow-ing’s sake. I must seek to be WOW-ed by Him in order to KNOW Him more, in order to LOVE Him more, in order to OBEY Him more, in order to fulfill my mission here.
We are well familiar with these verses. They tell us that without Him we can do nothing and I believe that includes being WOW-ed and AWED by Him.
John 6:4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
There is a key in these verses too – ABIDE. For me to be WOW-ed by Him, I must consistently ABIDE in Him and I cannot even do that without His help to. Do you get the idea that I can do NOTHING without Him? Me too. WOW!
Father, I appreciate the WOW this morning and I am asking You for more WOWs, not only for me but for any IDOK willing. And I am asking WOWs for these in all the areas they need You.
The Ed Litton Family. People in Peru. Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Erby’s family. Tonya and family. Melannie and family. Taylor & family. Anita. Kathy. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Jennifer and Kevin. Cathy. Mitch and wife. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jennifer L and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Randy and Vivian and Chase. Chris. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Marcia and Larry and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Cindy L and family. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Christian. Cecil. Laura and family. Mary. Doris. Chassidy. Lisa M and Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild. Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church. Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops -Shaun. Ethan. Tommy. Christopher. Raul. Troy. Desi. Robert. Billy. Brad. Josh. George. Jonathan. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Tommy T. Brant W.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Lee. Mack. The 226. Danny. Drew. Brad.
Civilian in Country – Mike.
And our IDOK Troops protect them, keep them safe in mind and body and spirit. Bring them home to us safe and sound. Save them. WOW them, Lord, just like us. Lord, WOW us with You, not for WOW-ing’s sake but because You deserve it, You are Worthy of our AWE and Lord, we NEED to be WOW-ed by You. We NEED to Worship You, we NEED to stay in constant AWE of You; that is the only way to keep us SAFE, the only way to keep us living holy lives; the only way we will ABIDE in You. WOW us Lord. WOW everyone of us. Thank You Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

As I post this it is 109°F and Sunny in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 4:21 PM ADT – on August 20, 2007

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