IDOK DEVOTION for Wednesday, October 10, 2007
If you plan to attend the 4th Annual Eastern Shore Women’s Conference on November 3, 2007, please email Linda and let her know.
This is a quality, God-honoring conference and if you live in this area and plan to miss it – shame on you! There will be solid Bible Teaching, Music to lift your Spirit, Chick-Fil-A sack lunch, GREAT Fellowship and you’ll be out by 2:30 p.m. Where can you get better than that? I want to see you there. I can even sell you a ticket. This link will give you all the information:
This is a quality, God-honoring conference and if you live in this area and plan to miss it – shame on you! There will be solid Bible Teaching, Music to lift your Spirit, Chick-Fil-A sack lunch, GREAT Fellowship and you’ll be out by 2:30 p.m. Where can you get better than that? I want to see you there. I can even sell you a ticket. This link will give you all the information:
http://www.easternshorewomensministry.com/news.HTML
Psalm 42: 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 122: 1 I was glad when they said to me,
Psalm 122: 1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go into the house of the LORD.”
Recently I have come to a better understanding of the intensity of these Scriptures; of the soul thirsty and pursuing God as the deer pants for water and the gladness of heart when the time arrives to gather with The Lord’s people.
On Saturday, Jerry and I attended a football game. I teased him, pretty much without mercy, traveling to the game and during it. (He enjoyed it. He was beaming about it on Sunday, telling friends at church.) As we motored from our hotel, I watched vehicles as they zoomed by all decked with tell-tale signs of just where they were going. They were going to ‘Mecca’ to worship. And when we arrived on the campus, there were the worshippers, thousands of them, all excited; gladly giving their tithes and offerings. And then the ‘service’ began; oh how the worshipers rejoiced as the music played. There were speakers too and men, women, boys and girls, hung on every word! Throughout the ‘service’ there were shouts and jubilant celebration; some even lifted up hands, offering up their ‘wave offerings’ to their king. Even I offered up a ‘burnt’ offering – my arm. I forgot my sunscreen.
Now before you pick up your mouse to click me off; I like football! I enjoy going to the games and I’ve even been heard to shout a time or two myself. I written this little satire to encourage us to examine ourselves. Do we give our Lord more devotion than we do a football game? Are we as excited to serve Him as we are to get to that football game? Are we as delighted to get up on Sunday morning for Sunday School and Worship Service as we are to sit in the sun and watched a bunch of young men chase, block, hit and run with a pig skin? Are we ashamed to lift our hands in praise of our Lord and yet at a football game we boldly stand to our feet, both arms in the air waving wildly? Do we begrudge giving to the Church to keep the lights on, buy reading materials, send out missionaries, feed the poor, help the preacher feed his family and educate his children and so much more? And yet on game day we open our wallets and happily dole out money for the ticket price, cokes, hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn; not to mention gasoline, hotel rates, souvenirs, etc. Etc. See what I mean? Where are our priorities? Are our lives all about Him or more about us?
1 As the deer pants for the water brooks,
Recently I have come to a better understanding of the intensity of these Scriptures; of the soul thirsty and pursuing God as the deer pants for water and the gladness of heart when the time arrives to gather with The Lord’s people.
On Saturday, Jerry and I attended a football game. I teased him, pretty much without mercy, traveling to the game and during it. (He enjoyed it. He was beaming about it on Sunday, telling friends at church.) As we motored from our hotel, I watched vehicles as they zoomed by all decked with tell-tale signs of just where they were going. They were going to ‘Mecca’ to worship. And when we arrived on the campus, there were the worshippers, thousands of them, all excited; gladly giving their tithes and offerings. And then the ‘service’ began; oh how the worshipers rejoiced as the music played. There were speakers too and men, women, boys and girls, hung on every word! Throughout the ‘service’ there were shouts and jubilant celebration; some even lifted up hands, offering up their ‘wave offerings’ to their king. Even I offered up a ‘burnt’ offering – my arm. I forgot my sunscreen.
Now before you pick up your mouse to click me off; I like football! I enjoy going to the games and I’ve even been heard to shout a time or two myself. I written this little satire to encourage us to examine ourselves. Do we give our Lord more devotion than we do a football game? Are we as excited to serve Him as we are to get to that football game? Are we as delighted to get up on Sunday morning for Sunday School and Worship Service as we are to sit in the sun and watched a bunch of young men chase, block, hit and run with a pig skin? Are we ashamed to lift our hands in praise of our Lord and yet at a football game we boldly stand to our feet, both arms in the air waving wildly? Do we begrudge giving to the Church to keep the lights on, buy reading materials, send out missionaries, feed the poor, help the preacher feed his family and educate his children and so much more? And yet on game day we open our wallets and happily dole out money for the ticket price, cokes, hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn; not to mention gasoline, hotel rates, souvenirs, etc. Etc. See what I mean? Where are our priorities? Are our lives all about Him or more about us?
1 As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
Father, forgive me, change me; cause my heart, my soul, all of me to pant for You as the deer does for the water brooks.
Prayer Report: Thank you for getting the word out on Krystee, surgery went well and the Dr. Said she is soon to recover, little did he know GOD was on our side, I am soooooooo thankful for you and IDOK there are no words to say except thanks, to GOD and IDOK,always roye
And Father, thank You; thank You for this wonderful news about Krystee. Thank You. We are delighted and we give You all praise and glory for this. We entrust her to You for a complete recovery. Father, You know my heart, even better than I do. You know my faults, my weaknesses and You know my desire to love You more and serve You better. I am counting on You to make changes in me. And I pray now for each and every IDOK who has these desires too – change us for Your Glory and our good. Again we pray for each one listed here; for every need they have, for every hurt, every tear, every quandary, and we ask You Lord to intervene and bring about healing and relief and helps and solutions for them. And we pray again for our IDOK Troops and we ask that You protect them in mind and body and spirit and bring them home to us safe and sound. And we pray for Israel, protect Her, give Her victory over all her enemies and we pray that You will cause America to stand with Her to bless Her. Thank You for hearing and answering for Jesus sake. The Peace of Israel Krystee. Sybal W. Brenda D. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’ s Mother. Janie B. W.C. The Ellis Family. Ed Litton and family. Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. Kathy. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten 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. 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. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam.
Father, forgive me, change me; cause my heart, my soul, all of me to pant for You as the deer does for the water brooks.
Prayer Report: Thank you for getting the word out on Krystee, surgery went well and the Dr. Said she is soon to recover, little did he know GOD was on our side, I am soooooooo thankful for you and IDOK there are no words to say except thanks, to GOD and IDOK,always roye
And Father, thank You; thank You for this wonderful news about Krystee. Thank You. We are delighted and we give You all praise and glory for this. We entrust her to You for a complete recovery. Father, You know my heart, even better than I do. You know my faults, my weaknesses and You know my desire to love You more and serve You better. I am counting on You to make changes in me. And I pray now for each and every IDOK who has these desires too – change us for Your Glory and our good. Again we pray for each one listed here; for every need they have, for every hurt, every tear, every quandary, and we ask You Lord to intervene and bring about healing and relief and helps and solutions for them. And we pray again for our IDOK Troops and we ask that You protect them in mind and body and spirit and bring them home to us safe and sound. And we pray for Israel, protect Her, give Her victory over all her enemies and we pray that You will cause America to stand with Her to bless Her. Thank You for hearing and answering for Jesus sake. The Peace of Israel Krystee. Sybal W. Brenda D. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’ s Mother. Janie B. W.C. The Ellis Family. Ed Litton and family. Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. Kathy. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten 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. 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. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops -Shaun. Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. George. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Travis N.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Lee. Mack. The 226. Troy. Danny. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Tommy T.
Civilian in Country-Mike
As I post this it is 70°F and partly cloudy in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 7:30 AM AST – on October 10, 2007
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. Revelation 1: 7
And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life. I John 2:25
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Travis N.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Lee. Mack. The 226. Troy. Danny. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Tommy T.
Civilian in Country-Mike
As I post this it is 70°F and partly cloudy in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 7:30 AM AST – on October 10, 2007
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. Revelation 1: 7
And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life. I John 2:25
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