IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009
This is good. Beth Moore wrote it. I read it on page 9 of her book Breaking Free Day By Day. “We learn to be victorious by surrendering our lives completely to the Spirit of God, not by gritting our teeth and trying harder.” Is that a breath of fresh air or what? And then I turned to page 10 and she was still talking about victory and she said this:
“It’s okay with God for you to be scared to death. He recognizes our fears and our insecurities. I feel like the Spirit of God sometimes says to me, “you know, Beth, I understand that you’re not very happy about this. I understand that you may be crying over this. Cry, shake, whatever–but do My will, child. Do My will. I have victory for you.” So even though you may be afraid about many things, don’t be afraid to allow God to do His work in you, looking into the deepest part of your heart and releasing freedom in your life, teaching you how to live in victory.” Amen and amen.
Isaiah 41:13 (Amplified Bible)13 For I the Lord your God hold your right hand; I am the Lord, Who says to you, Fear not; I will help you!
I am not inclined today to mount another soap box but I do want to offer you a thought to ponder. When you become aware of a company whose CEOs or other Authoritative Personnel, against godly counsel, announce the company will with $$ promote an agenda that violates Scripture and undermines the security and stability of the world, please prayerfully consider if you might just divert your $$ to an alternative product on the store shelf. If you would like more specifics, please see http://www.afa.net/Petitions/Issuedetail.asp?id=333
http://www.boycottpepsico.com/
Prayer Request from Jodi for Cathie R and Family; Jodi’s request reads in part this way: Kathie, I found out Cathie R, is suffering from cancer. She was only supposed to have 2 months left when they diagnosed her 15 months ago. She has been doing so well. The last couple of months have been very hard for her. She is continually declining. . . . Looks like your typical cancer patient. Her husband of 29 years is have a terrible time with this. She had an MRI and PET scan yesterday and the results are coming back on Friday. Everyone is dreading finding out the results because of how much she has declined since the last one. As of the last one the cancer was in her bones, lungs, brain, and liver. Please keep this family in your prayers. They are amazing people . . . .Thank you.
We want victory, LORD. I want victory. I don’t want to grit my teeth and try harder. I want as the saying is ‘let go and let GOD’. I have discovered over the years that we humans are not even capable of letting go without Your help. We are such a bunch. How Awesome You are to love us. How amazing You are to love us. We cannot comprehend it. We do not understand how You do it but we are SO grateful! Thank You. We do not accept Your love well though sometimes and in some things. But we want to. We want victory in this, in accepting Your love for us. So I am praying for each of our IDOKs today. That we individually will be empowered to surrender to You, Holy Spirit, to receive Your love, especially with those things we don’t understand and we are not happy with like cancer stealing away our friends and family. And all the other things that are on this list. Like a daughter moving far away, even though she is going to minister in Your name and a son far away in Iraq serving for freedom’s sake. And there are other conflicts represented on this page. Lost souls still in the camp of Satan. We don’t like to think of it that way. But it is true. And we want a victorious jail break for them. We don’t know how You will accomplish this but we ask You to do it. We pray for surrender, theirs and ours. We pray You will break open the bars and barriers around and in their hearts and minds. That You will invade their thoughts behind enemy lines and fire up a desire to be free in them and with that desire for them to know that Jesus is their deliverer. Jesus alone. LORD You are deliverer to each of us and we all pray to be delivered today from gritting our teeth and trying harder. Protect our IDOK Troops, deliver Israel, save America, heal our land and our people we pray. Amen and amen. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Cathie R and family. Emily. Walt. Kay E. Phillip. Margie and Craig. Sandra. Dot B. Terry and family. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family. Carolyn. Mary. Mabel. Joan. 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. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. 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. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Erin. Alan. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. 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. Friends at work.
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) Tommy T.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.
Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08) http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html
Military at home – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G. Captain Tran
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 61°F and mostly cloudy in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 3:47 PM AST – on January 9, 2009. Internet Daughters of the KING
THE WHITE STONE
His Ministry to You
“It’s okay with God for you to be scared to death. He recognizes our fears and our insecurities. I feel like the Spirit of God sometimes says to me, “you know, Beth, I understand that you’re not very happy about this. I understand that you may be crying over this. Cry, shake, whatever–but do My will, child. Do My will. I have victory for you.” So even though you may be afraid about many things, don’t be afraid to allow God to do His work in you, looking into the deepest part of your heart and releasing freedom in your life, teaching you how to live in victory.” Amen and amen.
Isaiah 41:13 (Amplified Bible)13 For I the Lord your God hold your right hand; I am the Lord, Who says to you, Fear not; I will help you!
I am not inclined today to mount another soap box but I do want to offer you a thought to ponder. When you become aware of a company whose CEOs or other Authoritative Personnel, against godly counsel, announce the company will with $$ promote an agenda that violates Scripture and undermines the security and stability of the world, please prayerfully consider if you might just divert your $$ to an alternative product on the store shelf. If you would like more specifics, please see http://www.afa.net/Petitions/Issuedetail.asp?id=333
http://www.boycottpepsico.com/
Prayer Request from Jodi for Cathie R and Family; Jodi’s request reads in part this way: Kathie, I found out Cathie R, is suffering from cancer. She was only supposed to have 2 months left when they diagnosed her 15 months ago. She has been doing so well. The last couple of months have been very hard for her. She is continually declining. . . . Looks like your typical cancer patient. Her husband of 29 years is have a terrible time with this. She had an MRI and PET scan yesterday and the results are coming back on Friday. Everyone is dreading finding out the results because of how much she has declined since the last one. As of the last one the cancer was in her bones, lungs, brain, and liver. Please keep this family in your prayers. They are amazing people . . . .Thank you.
We want victory, LORD. I want victory. I don’t want to grit my teeth and try harder. I want as the saying is ‘let go and let GOD’. I have discovered over the years that we humans are not even capable of letting go without Your help. We are such a bunch. How Awesome You are to love us. How amazing You are to love us. We cannot comprehend it. We do not understand how You do it but we are SO grateful! Thank You. We do not accept Your love well though sometimes and in some things. But we want to. We want victory in this, in accepting Your love for us. So I am praying for each of our IDOKs today. That we individually will be empowered to surrender to You, Holy Spirit, to receive Your love, especially with those things we don’t understand and we are not happy with like cancer stealing away our friends and family. And all the other things that are on this list. Like a daughter moving far away, even though she is going to minister in Your name and a son far away in Iraq serving for freedom’s sake. And there are other conflicts represented on this page. Lost souls still in the camp of Satan. We don’t like to think of it that way. But it is true. And we want a victorious jail break for them. We don’t know how You will accomplish this but we ask You to do it. We pray for surrender, theirs and ours. We pray You will break open the bars and barriers around and in their hearts and minds. That You will invade their thoughts behind enemy lines and fire up a desire to be free in them and with that desire for them to know that Jesus is their deliverer. Jesus alone. LORD You are deliverer to each of us and we all pray to be delivered today from gritting our teeth and trying harder. Protect our IDOK Troops, deliver Israel, save America, heal our land and our people we pray. Amen and amen. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Cathie R and family. Emily. Walt. Kay E. Phillip. Margie and Craig. Sandra. Dot B. Terry and family. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family. Carolyn. Mary. Mabel. Joan. 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. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. 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. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Erin. Alan. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. 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. Friends at work.
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) Tommy T.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Brandon B.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Lee. George. Travis N. Hawk. Justin G.
Injured: Lukas S. (11/30/08) http://www.strafford1st.com/page25/page26/page26.html
Military at home – Tim. Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J. Lyndon A. Jason G. Captain Tran
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 61°F and mostly cloudy in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 3:47 PM AST – on January 9, 2009. Internet Daughters of the KING
THE WHITE STONE
His Ministry to You
