IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009
Still reading in Joel but also in Zephaniah and a few verses have been highlighted for me. The message of the passages I have read, for the honest reader, cannot be misunderstood. A ‘day’ of judgment is coming. I think you know that ‘day’ is not a single day but may involve many, many days.
I probably have read this verse before but it seems mighty fresh to me today.
Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore [earnestly] wait for Me, says the Lord, [waiting] for the day when I rise up to the attack [as a witness, accuser, or judge, and a testimony]. For My decision and determination and right it is to gather the nations together, to assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them My indignation, even all [the heat of] My fierce anger; for [in that day] all the earth shall be consumed with the fire of My zeal and jealousy.
I mean we have known it but did we have a verse we could point to in black and white to say it? Here it is: “My . . .right it is to gather the nations . . .to pour upon them My indignation . . . My fierce anger; for [in that day] all the earth shall be consumed with the fire . . . .”
There it is. HE HAS THE RIGHT to judge and destroy. And as surely as I am sitting here today, this will come to be. Not only this passage but each and every one of them that has not already occurred will occur. You’d think that would scare folks out of hell and that it would scare the hell out of us for them and Praise The LORD sometimes lost and saved are so moved. May it happen more often as the Day approaches.
But that is not all I have been reading.
Zephaniah 2:1 says Collect your thoughts, yes, unbend yourselves [in submission and see if there is no sense of shame and no consciousness of sin left in you], O shameless nation [not desirous or desired]! And I thought hmmm unbend yourselves. My on line free dictionary.com says unbend means to release from mental tension, strain or formality, relax; to become straight; to straighten up or out; undergo a change in bodily posture. Do you think ABBA is saying here, straighten up? He even tells us how we can do it: collect our thoughts and submit them to Him. Here He was asking Israel to question themselves if there was any sense of shame, any consciousness of sin left in them. Oh, I hope there is some left in the unsaved people of America and the Church too. And I hope that we, IDOKs, are ready to come out from under the tension and strain of the world and are ready to be straight within and without for Jesus sake. I hope we are ready to come out from under the pressure the world is using on us to bend us into their images. We have already begun, haven’t we? Good!
Lets move to verse 3. Seek the Lord [inquire for Him, inquire of Him, and require Him as the foremost necessity of your life], all you humble of the land who have acted in compliance with His revealed will and have kept His commandments; seek righteousness, seek humility [inquire for them, require them as vital]. It may be you will be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.
However, things fall out for this Nation in the next four years or however many years, I expect to be hidden in Jesus. I don’t know what adversity I will experience but in it HE is with me. I am anticipating you all are too. We are God-Seekers. He is our foremost necessity of life. HE shall not fail us and we ultimately shall not fail Him. To HIM be the glory!!
Internet Daughters Of the KING
ABBA, move us to collect our thoughts and unwrap, unbend ourselves from the shape and images of the world. Cause us to be not one wit interested in what the world thinks of us but concern ourselves only with pleasing You and submitting ourselves to being molded into Your Image. Thank You for these who read these words. My prayer for them is that they will love You and serve You with their whole hearts, bending only to Your Will not the world, not Satan and not even their own flesh and I pray that for me too. I pray for these listed here. You know them, You know the desires of their hearts. Thank You that each desire that is alined with Your Heart will come to be. And anything else we don’t want anyway. Protect our IDOK Troops; please bring each of them home safe and sound at the appointed time. I am still thinking about the conference; still praying that not one woman that You have called to come will fail to be in her seat for what You have to say to her. Thank You for each woman who will speak and for Mark and the music You have to bring to us – we pray nothing will prevent Your Will for the conference. Today Kim and Brandon left for this new season in their lives, protect them and grown them, minister through them and convince those left behind to rejoice in Your Plan and be comforted by Your Holy Presence. Breathe on each listed below – You know what they need like no other. Thank You for this ministry. Thank You for every answered prayer. Thank You for every revelation given and received. Amen and amen.
Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Gina. Francis T. Cathy T. Cathie R and family. Emily. Walt. Phillip. Margie and Craig. Sandra. Terry and family. Dot B. 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. 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
I probably have read this verse before but it seems mighty fresh to me today.
Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore [earnestly] wait for Me, says the Lord, [waiting] for the day when I rise up to the attack [as a witness, accuser, or judge, and a testimony]. For My decision and determination and right it is to gather the nations together, to assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them My indignation, even all [the heat of] My fierce anger; for [in that day] all the earth shall be consumed with the fire of My zeal and jealousy.
I mean we have known it but did we have a verse we could point to in black and white to say it? Here it is: “My . . .right it is to gather the nations . . .to pour upon them My indignation . . . My fierce anger; for [in that day] all the earth shall be consumed with the fire . . . .”
There it is. HE HAS THE RIGHT to judge and destroy. And as surely as I am sitting here today, this will come to be. Not only this passage but each and every one of them that has not already occurred will occur. You’d think that would scare folks out of hell and that it would scare the hell out of us for them and Praise The LORD sometimes lost and saved are so moved. May it happen more often as the Day approaches.
But that is not all I have been reading.
Zephaniah 2:1 says Collect your thoughts, yes, unbend yourselves [in submission and see if there is no sense of shame and no consciousness of sin left in you], O shameless nation [not desirous or desired]! And I thought hmmm unbend yourselves. My on line free dictionary.com says unbend means to release from mental tension, strain or formality, relax; to become straight; to straighten up or out; undergo a change in bodily posture. Do you think ABBA is saying here, straighten up? He even tells us how we can do it: collect our thoughts and submit them to Him. Here He was asking Israel to question themselves if there was any sense of shame, any consciousness of sin left in them. Oh, I hope there is some left in the unsaved people of America and the Church too. And I hope that we, IDOKs, are ready to come out from under the tension and strain of the world and are ready to be straight within and without for Jesus sake. I hope we are ready to come out from under the pressure the world is using on us to bend us into their images. We have already begun, haven’t we? Good!
Lets move to verse 3. Seek the Lord [inquire for Him, inquire of Him, and require Him as the foremost necessity of your life], all you humble of the land who have acted in compliance with His revealed will and have kept His commandments; seek righteousness, seek humility [inquire for them, require them as vital]. It may be you will be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.
However, things fall out for this Nation in the next four years or however many years, I expect to be hidden in Jesus. I don’t know what adversity I will experience but in it HE is with me. I am anticipating you all are too. We are God-Seekers. He is our foremost necessity of life. HE shall not fail us and we ultimately shall not fail Him. To HIM be the glory!!
Internet Daughters Of the KING
ABBA, move us to collect our thoughts and unwrap, unbend ourselves from the shape and images of the world. Cause us to be not one wit interested in what the world thinks of us but concern ourselves only with pleasing You and submitting ourselves to being molded into Your Image. Thank You for these who read these words. My prayer for them is that they will love You and serve You with their whole hearts, bending only to Your Will not the world, not Satan and not even their own flesh and I pray that for me too. I pray for these listed here. You know them, You know the desires of their hearts. Thank You that each desire that is alined with Your Heart will come to be. And anything else we don’t want anyway. Protect our IDOK Troops; please bring each of them home safe and sound at the appointed time. I am still thinking about the conference; still praying that not one woman that You have called to come will fail to be in her seat for what You have to say to her. Thank You for each woman who will speak and for Mark and the music You have to bring to us – we pray nothing will prevent Your Will for the conference. Today Kim and Brandon left for this new season in their lives, protect them and grown them, minister through them and convince those left behind to rejoice in Your Plan and be comforted by Your Holy Presence. Breathe on each listed below – You know what they need like no other. Thank You for this ministry. Thank You for every answered prayer. Thank You for every revelation given and received. Amen and amen.
Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Gina. Francis T. Cathy T. Cathie R and family. Emily. Walt. Phillip. Margie and Craig. Sandra. Terry and family. Dot B. 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. 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 Josh.
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 41°F and clear in Baghdad, IQ & the time there is 7:34 AM AST on January 21, 2009.
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 41°F and clear in Baghdad, IQ & the time there is 7:34 AM AST on January 21, 2009.
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