IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008
Time to accomplish enough today to make tomorrow more productive is quickly fleeting. Preparing tomorrow’s IDOK today is a really good practice. I’m just not as consistent as I’d like and today is one of those non-consistent days. So if you will indulge me one more time this week, lets re-visit February 27, 2004 and lets call it: REST
I am grateful to be sitting before this screen again — I have missed being with you all. A break is good but there really is no place like home! I think that is what we will say when we finally get to our “eternal home”. There’s no place like home!!
Last Saturday as I was waiting to have my car serviced I was reading in Isaiah and Father so delighted me with what He told me in this passage. There is so much in these verses, so much more than we can talk about this morning but let’s see how far we can go.
Isaiah 56
1 THUS SAYS the Lord: Keep justice, do and use righteousness (conformity to the will of God which brings salvation), for My salvation is soon to come and My righteousness (My rightness and justice) to be revealed.
2 Blessed, happy, and fortunate is the man who does this, and the son of man who lays hold of it and binds himself fast to it, who keeps sacred the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, The Lord will surely separate me from His people. And let not the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4 For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly My covenant–
5 To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
6 Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord to minister to Him and to love the name of the Lord and to be His servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it and who holds fast My covenant [by conscientious obedience]–
7 All these I will bring to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
Keeping the Sabbath — this is not refraining from working on Saturday or even Sunday. The literal Sabbath, as in the “day” is actually from 6:00 PM on Friday night to 6:00 PM on Saturday night. You see the “night” comes BEFORE the “day”. Oh, there is so much in that. The night of our lostness is where we began then came the Dawn of the Sabbath. Oh, my there is so much flooding my mind at the moment how could I ever put it all on this screen. Our God is AWESOME!
The Sabbath of rest is not a day but a PERSON. The person of Jesus Christ. He is The God Man. He is our Sabbath of Rest. And happy and blessed and fortunate, in deed, are we when we cease trying and striving to be good enough to enter into relationship with Him, to come into the family of God, to earn a place in Heaven. It is not going to happen! Stop working! Start (and continue) RESTING in Jesus. He is Your Salvation (Your Sabbath). There is no work we need to do or can do to earn that Rest, to earn a place in Heaven, to earn a relationship with God the Father. It is a GIFT. So REST my dear ones. REST. Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the Daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation comes [in the person of the Lord]; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work and recompense before Him. Isaiah 62:11. Rest assured. There is reward in Jesus for each of us when we believe Him.
Father God thank You; thank You that I don’t have to keeping working to try to be good enough to get to Heaven with You — cause I could never do it. Even in I lived a thousand years here on earth I still would never measure up to perfection but Sweet Jesus You do measure up — thank You for being My Salvation – My Sabbath –and thank You for not only being My Salvation but for each and every one who will REST in the Work You completed on the Cross. I ask You to meet the needs of all this email family; I pray they will look to You this day and see and receive from You Hand every provision that You have for them and I pray we will all worship You and rest in You this day for Jesus sake. Amen and amen.
Tye B. Joann. Sheri, Tyler, Hannah. Edie. Ann J. Bernie. Malpas Family. Darlene. Rachel. W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Pattie S. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell.
Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
The Peace of Israel
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Kyle N. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light. Bradley T.
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Civilian in Country – Lee.
As I post this it is 85°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 6:15 AM AST – on July 24, 2008
Internet Daughters of the KING
THE WHITE STONE
His Ministry to You
I am grateful to be sitting before this screen again — I have missed being with you all. A break is good but there really is no place like home! I think that is what we will say when we finally get to our “eternal home”. There’s no place like home!!
Last Saturday as I was waiting to have my car serviced I was reading in Isaiah and Father so delighted me with what He told me in this passage. There is so much in these verses, so much more than we can talk about this morning but let’s see how far we can go.
Isaiah 56
1 THUS SAYS the Lord: Keep justice, do and use righteousness (conformity to the will of God which brings salvation), for My salvation is soon to come and My righteousness (My rightness and justice) to be revealed.
2 Blessed, happy, and fortunate is the man who does this, and the son of man who lays hold of it and binds himself fast to it, who keeps sacred the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
3 Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, The Lord will surely separate me from His people. And let not the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
4 For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly My covenant–
5 To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
6 Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord to minister to Him and to love the name of the Lord and to be His servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it and who holds fast My covenant [by conscientious obedience]–
7 All these I will bring to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
Keeping the Sabbath — this is not refraining from working on Saturday or even Sunday. The literal Sabbath, as in the “day” is actually from 6:00 PM on Friday night to 6:00 PM on Saturday night. You see the “night” comes BEFORE the “day”. Oh, there is so much in that. The night of our lostness is where we began then came the Dawn of the Sabbath. Oh, my there is so much flooding my mind at the moment how could I ever put it all on this screen. Our God is AWESOME!
The Sabbath of rest is not a day but a PERSON. The person of Jesus Christ. He is The God Man. He is our Sabbath of Rest. And happy and blessed and fortunate, in deed, are we when we cease trying and striving to be good enough to enter into relationship with Him, to come into the family of God, to earn a place in Heaven. It is not going to happen! Stop working! Start (and continue) RESTING in Jesus. He is Your Salvation (Your Sabbath). There is no work we need to do or can do to earn that Rest, to earn a place in Heaven, to earn a relationship with God the Father. It is a GIFT. So REST my dear ones. REST. Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the Daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation comes [in the person of the Lord]; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work and recompense before Him. Isaiah 62:11. Rest assured. There is reward in Jesus for each of us when we believe Him.
Father God thank You; thank You that I don’t have to keeping working to try to be good enough to get to Heaven with You — cause I could never do it. Even in I lived a thousand years here on earth I still would never measure up to perfection but Sweet Jesus You do measure up — thank You for being My Salvation – My Sabbath –and thank You for not only being My Salvation but for each and every one who will REST in the Work You completed on the Cross. I ask You to meet the needs of all this email family; I pray they will look to You this day and see and receive from You Hand every provision that You have for them and I pray we will all worship You and rest in You this day for Jesus sake. Amen and amen.
Tye B. Joann. Sheri, Tyler, Hannah. Edie. Ann J. Bernie. Malpas Family. Darlene. Rachel. W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Pattie S. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell.
Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
The Peace of Israel
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Kyle N. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light. Bradley T.
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Civilian in Country – Lee.
As I post this it is 85°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 6:15 AM AST – on July 24, 2008
Internet Daughters of the KING
THE WHITE STONE
His Ministry to You
