IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008
8 Days till Christmas
The song, Mary, Did You Know, is right up there for me with Oh, Holy Night. Did Mary know? Did Mary know the child she carried in her womb was the Son of the Living God? Of course she did! Did she know when she kissed His face she was kissing the face of God? Of course she did. She also knew when she kissed the Face of God she was kissing the face of her little baby boy. Ponder that awhile. (and I’d love to read your ponderings, if you care to share. )
Mary is not deity but she deserves our admiration. Again I say Mary is not deity but she carried Deity within her. Read her song, hear the humility. Father God knew just what He was doing when He chose her.
Luke 1: 46 And Mary said:
“ My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,
55 As He spoke to our fathers,
To Abraham and to his seed forever.”
Let me say it again. Mary had the peculiar privilege to be the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. No other woman in eternity has that distinction. Mary was actually impregnated with the SEED of GOD and in the fullness of time, she gave birth to God. I do not understand it but I know it to be true.
I know something else that is true. Mary is not the only one to carry Deity within her. You and I do too.
Every man, woman, boy or girl who has traded their sins for Jesus’ Righteousness, carry DEITY within.
Romans 8: 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Question is are we like Mary? Do we magnify the Lord we have within us? Do we rejoice in God our Savior? Do we know that God Almighty has regarded our lowly estate and has lifted us to be sons and daughters of the Most High God? My Dear Ones, if we know this, then we need to inform our faces, our thoughts, our words, and our deeds because there is a world out there that has no idea it’s CHRISTMAS.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Father, Holy Spirit, this is too much for us to take in alone. So I am asking You to break this Word open to us and feed it to us precious morsel by morsel until it lives in us and through us.
Prayer Reports:
Lukas is improving, so our prayers are being answered and now is NO time to stop. This link will give you more of an update. http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html
Mary is not deity but she deserves our admiration. Again I say Mary is not deity but she carried Deity within her. Read her song, hear the humility. Father God knew just what He was doing when He chose her.
Luke 1: 46 And Mary said:
“ My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His name.
50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,
55 As He spoke to our fathers,
To Abraham and to his seed forever.”
Let me say it again. Mary had the peculiar privilege to be the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. No other woman in eternity has that distinction. Mary was actually impregnated with the SEED of GOD and in the fullness of time, she gave birth to God. I do not understand it but I know it to be true.
I know something else that is true. Mary is not the only one to carry Deity within her. You and I do too.
Every man, woman, boy or girl who has traded their sins for Jesus’ Righteousness, carry DEITY within.
Romans 8: 8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Question is are we like Mary? Do we magnify the Lord we have within us? Do we rejoice in God our Savior? Do we know that God Almighty has regarded our lowly estate and has lifted us to be sons and daughters of the Most High God? My Dear Ones, if we know this, then we need to inform our faces, our thoughts, our words, and our deeds because there is a world out there that has no idea it’s CHRISTMAS.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Father, Holy Spirit, this is too much for us to take in alone. So I am asking You to break this Word open to us and feed it to us precious morsel by morsel until it lives in us and through us.
Prayer Reports:
Lukas is improving, so our prayers are being answered and now is NO time to stop. This link will give you more of an update. http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html
And we have another seriously ill soldier. His name is Coleman Hinklefert. He is in a hospital in Germany. Please check out this blog for more information. www.rootingforcoleman.blogspot.com
Father, the news about Lukas is so good and we are grateful and we pray for more and more good news. We pray for his vision to be fully corrected as well as nerve endings, tissue, muscles, all the damaged areas of his body to be restored. And we pray for all emotional, material and spiritual provision needed for him and his family to be provided to them. And this news about Coleman is sad and disturbing. I hardly know what to say. He is loved and his family is so not ready to give him up Lord. And it seems to me that only You can give Coleman life here. Doctors do not know what to do. It is up to You Lord. You can heal Coleman. We are certain of that and Lord Jesus as You prayed in the Garden, Father Thy will be done. And we pray for our other IDOK Troops that You will protect them all individually in mind, body and spirit. And we pray for each listed here. As we look over the list we know some are doing so much better and others are still hanging in there waiting to be so much better too. Thank You that You are Lord over every situation and circumstance and we pray Your Will be done. Thank You for the successful surgery for Sharron and now we pray for a textbook perfect recovery too. We remember too our continuing concern for Israel, for peace and safety and support and the depraved state of America and we pray for space and grace to repent. And Father I especially ask today for all our IDOKS that each of us, including and especially me, that we let our faces and the rest of our being know that we know You live within us. Thank You ABBA. Amen and amen. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Dot B. Terry and family. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family. Carolyn. Mary. Mabel. Joan. Jodi H. David T’s Family. Kimberly. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Jason A and his mother. Wayne B. Melinda H. Trisha. Patti’s Family. George. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. Brooklyn. Jacqueline and her boys, River and Jackson. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Bernie. Darlene and Torkel. 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. 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 and Family. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Andrew and Daughters. Lee. Sharron and family, Linda and family, Bev and Family, Mollie B. Public and Private School Teachers.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
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. T. Palin. John L. Richard M. Adam M. Bobby G. (added 12/16/08)
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.
Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08)
Ill: Coleman H. (12/17/08)
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G. Captain Tran
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 34°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 8:40AM AST – on December 17, 2008.
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Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family. Every IDOK church.
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. T. Palin. John L. Richard M. Adam M. Bobby G. (added 12/16/08)
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George.Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.
Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08)
Ill: Coleman H. (12/17/08)
Injured and brought State side: Anthony.
Military at home adjusting – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G. Captain Tran
Still praying but no recent update: Hector. Corpl. Light. Bradley T. Albert R III.
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 34°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 8:40AM AST – on December 17, 2008.
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