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IDOK DEVOTION FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008

It’s back to school today for Mobile and Baldwin Counties, Alabama.
Abba, I am thinking this morning about school buses and lunches and take-in bells, and car pools; so many busy activities this morning as our children and grandchildren go back to school. I pray for their protection in all this busy-ness. I pray that Moms and Dads will remember to pray with their ‘babies’ as they march them off to the bus or drop them at the take-in line. I am thinking of my own grand-babies that start again today. I pray for courage for the older ones to be strong in faith; to begin even today to establish again I am a Christian and I make my choices based upon You Lord. I pray for courage from them to be courteous but firm in all their conversations. I pray for protection for the younger ones as they learn and play. I pray for teachers, for calmness of spirit and for kindness to given and received. Lord, we are grateful for godly teachers and we pray for them for courage and strength and holiness to be found in them today and we pray for teachers that are lost; first that this year they come to know You too and we pray our children and grandchildren will help them along their way. And we pray for our babies that You will put a hedge of protection around them and that the youngest to the oldest will from the inside KNOW TRUTH and will not be swayed from TRUTH to lies. Thank You for schools, thank You for teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, every soul who speaks into the lives of our children and grandchildren while they are away from us and we pray You will be glorified today. We are entrusting them all to You today for protection, for learning, for Godly friends, and holy fun. And thank You for Brooklyn’s progress. Thank You for a successful surgery and Lord whatever You have for Brooklyn and her family we trust You for that to be. And we bring these today too. Thank You for the privilege of praying for them. We know You have good plans for them. We know You love them more than we can imagine and You will only good and holiness for them. Help us all to walk with You whatever road we are on today.
Psalm 118: 24 This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I pray, O LORD;
O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity.
Yes, Lord prosper our children today in every place of education they go. And we do rejoice that You are Lord over this day and all our days. Lord, we do want our children to have higher education. We want them to come up HIGHER in You today. We as parents and grandparents want to come up HIGHER too. We want to be more noble in our pursuits and more godly in all our conversations. We want to be conformed to Your Image, Jesus, especially when we are surrounded by those who are not and we pray for those who are not that they will yet say yes to You, Lord. Amen and amen. Davison and Mosley Families. Danni A. 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. Lee. 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:
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized outside USA:
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.

As I post this it is 107°F and haze in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 3:48 PM AST – on August 11, 2008

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008

Prayer Insight: For some special someone(s) in my life I have prayed they will come to love Jesus so much they talk about Him to friends and strangers.
I am still reading in Luke 8. And verse 1 told us the Twelve were with Him and verses 2 and 3 tell us: 2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
Lets briefly look at these women; maybe we will be encouraged. Mary called Magdalene. A women who had been demon possessed, not just one but seven of them. And Joanna. Joanna was a married woman, married to Herod’s steward. Not too shabby, huh? And Susanna. And many Others. At first it does not seem the text tells us much about Susanna or the Others except — they were there. It would not surprise me if the women out numbered the men in Jesus’ entourage.
My sisters, NEVER accept that you are ‘second class’ to God. Sad to say some men see us that way. You have to know: Jesus Christ is the GREAT Emancipator of Women. He loved these women and He honored them by allowing them to minister to Him and to others alongside Him and the Twelve. And today, HE still honors women and allows us to minister to Him and alongside Him. Is He awesome? YES! A thousand times, Yes! But lets get back to Mary.
What does it mean to be demon possessed? Praise Father. I do not have any personal, experiential knowledge of that so we will have to do some research. My conclusion from surfing the NET is there is a plethora of information out there one can read but I think we are safe taking our lead from Scripture. I think we are all familiar with the man in the tombs. Mark 5:1-20 gives us the account. Here’s link if you would like to read it for yourself. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205%20;&version=50; And in 2 Chronicles 33 we can read about Manasseh. He began to reign in Israel at the age of 12. Here is a link http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%2033%20;&version=50; to read more but let me give you an excerpt. … And he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 He also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem shall My name be forever.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger. 7 He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God … . Manasseh was so given over to demons that he even went into the Temple of Jehovah and erected altars to other ‘gods’ and upon these altars he sacrificed children (reminds me of abortion – a sacrificing of one’s own child on the ALTAR of SELF – but that could be a whole other IDOK. No. I am not saying women who abort there children are demon-possessed but I am saying without a doubt they are listening to Satan when they kill their babies via abortion!). How reprehensible can one be? BUT if you continue to read, you will see he repented and God saved him. Verse 13 in part reads: Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God. And the chapter goes on to tell the deeds he did which evidenced his repentance.
We don’t know how the demons within Mary manifested themselves in her behavior but we KNOW is was evil! And we KNOW Jesus set her FREE! He is still doing that for willing souls.
Joanna was a married woman of prominence. The Gospel of Jesus had reached the ‘House of Government’ (lets keep praying it does another House, and Senate too!) and she said YES. And Joanna was not a ‘quiet’ Christian. She was open and public and generous with her allegiance to Jesus. I am looking forward to meeting Joanna when I get to Heaven. I think she was strong, courageous, daring, ‘ahead of her time’ and I admire and respect her greatly!
As I said we do not know much about Susanna or the Others but you have heard the old adage, ‘Birds of a feather, flock together’? I think the fact that Susanna hung out and hung in with Mary Magdalene, a used to be who knows what! — and Joanna, a scrappy woman in a godly way, says all we need to know about Susanna (and the OTHERS too). She LOVED JESUS and she was not ashamed of Him!
The title of today’s IDOK is ‘They Were There’. Lets BE THERE. THERE wherever Jesus lead us – humbly and boldly! I like that. BE THERE in HUMBLE BOLDNESS!
To the few IDOK Brothers out there, thank you for indulging me this particular IDOK. The fact that you have taken part with IDOK tells me you have agreed with Jesus as He calls women into His ministry. I salute you and I thank you from the bottom of my heart! And in particular, I praise Jesus for my beloved, a man who encourages me daily to be humbly bold for Jesus. I love you, Jerry. You are still the best since Jesus to me!
Daddy God, You have given me happy tears today. Thank You. You are so truly AWESOME. Thank You for what You have already done with me and what more You will do I cannot even imagine, but Daddy do it! YOU ARE THE BEST!! Thank You for this IDOK. I offer it up to You for Your use anyway You will. Thank You for IDOK. It really is Your Ministry to us. You are so AMAZING. Thank You, thank You for what You are doing with us. Thank You particularly for the miracle You lavished on Bethany and I pray she will continue to read and grow in Your Word with her new eyes. Oh Lord I am looking forward to seeing the ‘Joanna’ or ‘Susanna’ or ‘Other’ You grow her to be. And not just Bethany but all my Girls! Thank You so much for them. I am blessed beyond any dream. And Lord You know our petitions for our IDOK Troops, for America, for Israel, for we Your People and for these listed here and we pray Your Will be done Abba. Davison and Mosley Families. Danni A. 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. Lee. 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:
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized outside USA:
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
As I post this it is 81°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 5:40 AM AST- on August 8, 2008
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IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2008


You know what? When I read Luke 8:1 (and by the way that is where Beth began on Friday night when she was in Louisville, Kentucky and I was in Spanish Fort, Alabama) I think about the word ‘afterward’. Because the verse reads: Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,
It looks to me the ‘afterward’ is after the anointing of His feet by the Woman in Simon’s house. And you know what just came to mind? I’ll tell you. The verse of Scripture about how beautiful are the feet of those who carry the Good News. Oh my! Let me find that! Romans 10: 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Just as a side note before we go where I think we are going. GLAD TIDINGS in both verses. Maybe we will come back to that.
My holy imagination is working again and I am wondering what affect having His Feet washed and anointed by the Woman had on Him AFTERWARD? I wonder how often He thought about it. I wonder if that very act blessed Him all through His ministry here as the God-Man, especially when folks were cruel to Him. I wonder if it reminded Him and was a Sweet Confirmation from Abba of Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! I think the Old Testament Scrolls were so precious to Jesus. I think as a young lad and all His Life here on earth, He poured over them and The Word fed HIM.. This just feels so good to my spirit, right now! Our GOD is AWESOME! Think about it. THE AUTHOR OF THE WORD read THE WORD!
I wonder whose spiritual ‘feet’ we could wash today that would be an AFTERWARD to them. An AFTEWARD that would inspire and give strength and comfort to that soul to bring the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to cities and villages. And one more Scripture comes to mind. Matthew 25: 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
I think I should ‘hush’ now except for praying that this message sink in and make a difference in us.
Oh, ABBA, YOU are so AWESOME. This Word bears much digesting and then action. I want to do it. I want to wash YOUR FEET – Your BEAUTIFUL FEET that brought the GOOD NEWS, the GLAD TIDINGS of Salvation to me. Thank You Jesus for walking on Your BEAUTIFUL FEET all the way to Calvary. Lord, someday allow me to kiss Your Holy Feet there in Heaven and even today in Spirit. Who out there needs Your Touch? Touch them through me I pray. What an honor it would be to serve You today by serving others. You are SO AWESOME!! Thank You. Thank You for the miracle You are giving my Baby Girl; we are waiting to see what other Glories You have to perform in and through her. And we remember now and bring our petitions for protection for our IDOK Troops. Lord, is there a way we could wash their feet even from this distance? Instruct us, we are waiting to hear and serve. We bring this list of dear ones to You for Your Touch of grace and mercy. We pray as You have directed us for the Peace of Israel. And Lord again I am asking You to expose Obama. The mainstream media is not telling the truth about him. I pray You will explode the truth to America’s People before the November election. And I pray You will balance me and others like me who are so concerned. Cause us to trust You and fear not even in the face of this peril. And now again I pray for today’s Word that You will sow it in our hearts and we will hold it and not allow the enemy to take it from us. Amen and amen. Davison and Mosley Families. Danni A. 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. Lee. 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:
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized outside USA:
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
As I post this it is 82°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 6:40 AM AST – on August 7, 2008
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