IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
Psalm 116:
12 What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefits toward me? How often do we question, maybe with friends or just within ourselves – The Lord has been so good to me, what can I do for Him? This is what we can do.
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD. We can take up the ‘cup of salvation’. We can call upon the LORD. But what does that mean? This Cup of Salvation? ‘Drink ye all of it’, comes to mind. What can we do to demonstrate our gratitude for salvation? We can commune with our Lord daily. We can live in an attitude of Communion. We can daily recall and ‘drink’ in His Sacrifice for us. That’s what we can do for Him – Commune with Him. Another verse comes to mind. Seek ye first, His kingdom and His Righteousness and what? All these things will be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) If we will commune with Him continually, He will take care of all that stuff inside us and all that stuff that goes on around us.
14 I will pay my vows to the LORD
Now in the presence of all His people. It is so important for us to be people of integrity. To be people of our word. To say what we mean and mean what we say. This honors Him among all the peoples. And this next verse I have been thinking about since last evening when I knew Patti’s Homecoming was soon.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His saints. There is no doubt in my mind when a saint exhales here and inhales there, Abba is so glad to see that son or daughter — He rejoices to welcome them HOME. But I think that is not the only ‘death’ over which Father rejoices. I think He rejoices, maybe even comments to the angels, “look at that!” when a son or daughter takes more and more steps in ‘dying’ to his or her own way of doing things and becomes more and more alive to living His Way. It is then we can with humble pride say:
16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the LORD. Amen and amen. Make it so, LORD. Make it so!
A prayer update: Patti went to be with the Lord last night(9/10) around 9:15 PM.
She faced the end with remarkable strength and faith. Tony and family are doing ok, thanks to your prayers lifting them up. Her battle is over and she is at rest. Thanks again for all your support. Tony said he and Patti don’t know what they would have done without everyone helping them these past months.
Prayer request: this comes from Kathy P.: This is my nephew Jimmy and his wife Heather asking for your prayers for Brennan. Many of you know Brennan if for no other reason then I talk about him all the time. He will be 5 on Oct 5 and because of his being born 3 months early he still does not talk. This test could reveal a lot to us or then again God may choose not show us anything at this time. My prayer is that God will be glorified in this. God knows Brennan better then we can even think. I am asking you to please be in prayer for Jimmy, Heather, and Brennan on Friday morning. I will be with them. This little boy has my heart in his hands because of his special needs. God has taught me just how special all His children are to Him through Brennan.
Prayer request from Shannon W. : I would like to ask you to please add my 5 year old son Branson to the prayer request. Monday afternoon he jumped off the monkey bars at the playground and Compound Fractured his arm and dislocated his elbow we went to surgery Monday night and will hopefully get to go home tomorrow. We are just asking for him not to be in a lot of pain and to heal quickly.
Abba, more children in need of Your touch and not just the children but the moms and dads and grandparents too. Two 5 year old boys, one with a compound fracture to keep quiet so bones can heal. Branson will surely need You to reduce his pain and knit those bones together just right. And Brennan, the doctors so far are not sure what is the cause of Brennan’s condition but You are. You know exactly what is causing Brennan’s difficulties. So we pray that You will not only reveal the cause but the cure for Brennan. We pray both he and Branson will soon be well again. We pray for comfort for Patti’s family; we pray for close friends to be near with prayers and practical helps. We pray for our IDOK Troops, for their safety, for their courage to fail not and for their love and trust in You to grow more and more. We pray for a successful conclusion to this war. We pray for the peace and protection of Israel; for the repentance of America and for Your Will to be done for us in November’s election. And Father, I pray for each and every IDOK, for each and every Reader that You will open Your Word to them; make it come alive on the page and inside of them. I pray that each of us will proclaim with humble pride, we are your servants. Amen and amen. Patti’s Family. Brennan and his family. Branson. Joshua. The O’Brien family. Brooklyn. Families and communities hit by Gustav. Pending Ike. Jacqueline and her boys are River and Jackson. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Family from Olive Baptist. Bernie. Darlene. Edie G. Rachel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Dylan. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Pattie S. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten 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 andFamily. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family,
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: T. Palin
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized: Captain Tran
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 smoke in Baghdad, IQ & the time there is 8:37 AM AST – on September 12, 2008
Internet Daughters of the KING
THE WHITE STONE
His Ministry to You
12 What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefits toward me? How often do we question, maybe with friends or just within ourselves – The Lord has been so good to me, what can I do for Him? This is what we can do.
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD. We can take up the ‘cup of salvation’. We can call upon the LORD. But what does that mean? This Cup of Salvation? ‘Drink ye all of it’, comes to mind. What can we do to demonstrate our gratitude for salvation? We can commune with our Lord daily. We can live in an attitude of Communion. We can daily recall and ‘drink’ in His Sacrifice for us. That’s what we can do for Him – Commune with Him. Another verse comes to mind. Seek ye first, His kingdom and His Righteousness and what? All these things will be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) If we will commune with Him continually, He will take care of all that stuff inside us and all that stuff that goes on around us.
14 I will pay my vows to the LORD
Now in the presence of all His people. It is so important for us to be people of integrity. To be people of our word. To say what we mean and mean what we say. This honors Him among all the peoples. And this next verse I have been thinking about since last evening when I knew Patti’s Homecoming was soon.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His saints. There is no doubt in my mind when a saint exhales here and inhales there, Abba is so glad to see that son or daughter — He rejoices to welcome them HOME. But I think that is not the only ‘death’ over which Father rejoices. I think He rejoices, maybe even comments to the angels, “look at that!” when a son or daughter takes more and more steps in ‘dying’ to his or her own way of doing things and becomes more and more alive to living His Way. It is then we can with humble pride say:
16 O LORD, truly I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the LORD. Amen and amen. Make it so, LORD. Make it so!
A prayer update: Patti went to be with the Lord last night(9/10) around 9:15 PM.
She faced the end with remarkable strength and faith. Tony and family are doing ok, thanks to your prayers lifting them up. Her battle is over and she is at rest. Thanks again for all your support. Tony said he and Patti don’t know what they would have done without everyone helping them these past months.
Prayer request: this comes from Kathy P.: This is my nephew Jimmy and his wife Heather asking for your prayers for Brennan. Many of you know Brennan if for no other reason then I talk about him all the time. He will be 5 on Oct 5 and because of his being born 3 months early he still does not talk. This test could reveal a lot to us or then again God may choose not show us anything at this time. My prayer is that God will be glorified in this. God knows Brennan better then we can even think. I am asking you to please be in prayer for Jimmy, Heather, and Brennan on Friday morning. I will be with them. This little boy has my heart in his hands because of his special needs. God has taught me just how special all His children are to Him through Brennan.
Prayer request from Shannon W. : I would like to ask you to please add my 5 year old son Branson to the prayer request. Monday afternoon he jumped off the monkey bars at the playground and Compound Fractured his arm and dislocated his elbow we went to surgery Monday night and will hopefully get to go home tomorrow. We are just asking for him not to be in a lot of pain and to heal quickly.
Abba, more children in need of Your touch and not just the children but the moms and dads and grandparents too. Two 5 year old boys, one with a compound fracture to keep quiet so bones can heal. Branson will surely need You to reduce his pain and knit those bones together just right. And Brennan, the doctors so far are not sure what is the cause of Brennan’s condition but You are. You know exactly what is causing Brennan’s difficulties. So we pray that You will not only reveal the cause but the cure for Brennan. We pray both he and Branson will soon be well again. We pray for comfort for Patti’s family; we pray for close friends to be near with prayers and practical helps. We pray for our IDOK Troops, for their safety, for their courage to fail not and for their love and trust in You to grow more and more. We pray for a successful conclusion to this war. We pray for the peace and protection of Israel; for the repentance of America and for Your Will to be done for us in November’s election. And Father, I pray for each and every IDOK, for each and every Reader that You will open Your Word to them; make it come alive on the page and inside of them. I pray that each of us will proclaim with humble pride, we are your servants. Amen and amen. Patti’s Family. Brennan and his family. Branson. Joshua. The O’Brien family. Brooklyn. Families and communities hit by Gustav. Pending Ike. Jacqueline and her boys are River and Jackson. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Family from Olive Baptist. Bernie. Darlene. Edie G. Rachel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Dylan. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Pattie S. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten 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 andFamily. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family,
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: T. Palin
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Hospitalized: Captain Tran
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 smoke in Baghdad, IQ & the time there is 8:37 AM AST – on September 12, 2008
Internet Daughters of the KING
THE WHITE STONE
His Ministry to You
