IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009
You are not going to read the first edition of today’s IDOK because I have been corrected by our Father and I am sitting now to do a re-write.
I did not watch any of yesterday’s inauguration activities and I did not watch because it was not a day in America’s history of which I am proud. Until today it never occurred to me that I should rejoice with those who are rejoicing in this inauguration. And yet I realize I have to be careful about over which I do rejoice. Father’s Word indeed says I am to rejoice with those who rejoice. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. So I should be rejoicing that some of my fellow Americans are rejoicing because we now have a Black President and that fact somehow gives them a sense of freedom and liberation that nothing heretofore has. And if it were as benign as that I could rejoice. But I don’t think it is. And so I am in heart embracing the other part of that verse – weeping. It saddens me that Barrack Hussein Obama was chosen by many of my fellow Americans based upon the color of his skin. His anti-Biblical beliefs and the ungodly changes he has said he wants to enact were overlooked because of the color of his skin. How is that also not racism and bigotry? How can I rejoice over that? ABBA also gives me a companion command about rejoicing in I Corinthians 13 (the LOVE chapter) 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; . So I cannot rejoice that Barrack Obama has become America’s 44th President. I cannot rejoice that he is (and oh how I have resisted saying this but because I love my Jesus and His Word I am saying it) my President. I can rejoice that ABBA is still in control. I can rejoice that my prayers for President Obama are effective and there is hope that he will repent and become a godly President. I can rejoice and I am rejoicing that my ABBA can and is empowering me to love my enemy and pray for him, praying that ABBA will bless him and his family with anything and everything that will lead them to repentance. I am rejoicing MUCH about that! I am rejoicing that DADDY GOD has a platform right now to really ‘SHOW OUT’ and with enough of us praying, He just may do it!!
However, my praying and your praying will not avail if we are not practicing righteousness in every arena of our living; including our rejoicing – rejoicing in the truth and not iniquity. We cannot promote what Father does not promote. We cannot approve what ABBA does not approve. And we cannot hate what He does not hate. And what does He hate? SIN. And what and whom does He love? Righteousness, holiness and every man, woman, boy and girl that has ever lived or shall live – in and out of the womb.
There were some Pharisees once who wanted to trap Jesus and so they asked Him a question.
Matthew 22:
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.
16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
19 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.
I don’t see Jesus rejoicing over iniquity here, nor is He coddling them. He called them hypocrites! He told them the truth and what did they do? They left HIM and departed. May the LORD guard us from the same tragedy.
ABBA forgive; have mercy on America. Use me if You can to bring some of them back to YOU again. And LORD keep a tight, tight rein on me least I stumble and fall too. Amen and amen.
Internet Daughters Of the KING
ABBA, I am herewith incorporating and agreeing in prayer with Alice Patterson, President of Justice at the Gate, as she wrote these words in prayer:
Father, I pray for the safety of President Obama and his family. With the increase in the KKK and white supremacist organizational membership on the night of his election, we ask You to forgive us for hating each other – especially in the name of Christ. Together with thousands of Christians around this nation and the world, we lift up a shield of faith around the Obama family that Satan’s fiery darts cannot penetrate it. We intercept any plan for assassination and harm to this president. . . . We pray for Your protection, for Your wisdom, for Your grace, for Your strength and for Your blessing upon our president. Be good to him, Lord. Let your goodness lead him to You. I pray for an encounter with You deeper and stronger than anything he’s ever experienced. I pray that you keep us watching and praying for this man. We pray for change, Lord. As we bless him, we ask that You would rearrange his thinking and his plans on key issues of concern to those who are agreeing in prayer at this moment. We pray that the gains to protect human life and marriage will not be overturned.
We release blessings upon our new president, but we turn our eyes upon You. We worship You, Lord. Our trust and hope are in You. Our worship is toward You, the Lord of Glory, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, our Strength and our Redeemer – in Jesus’ name. Amen.”
Father, protect too our IDOK Troops; govern, guard, rule and overrule on their behalf; keep them safe in mind, body and spirit and when You are ready see to it that they arrive home safe and sound and more in love with You than when they deployed. Bless and keep Israel safe, Her leaders, Her borders and all her citizens. LORD thank You for correction, for repentance, for strength and power to obey You, to please You. We entrust these listed here to You for what is best for them and for what brings You glory. Again we pray for the conference, for Your Word to be proclaimed and Your Daughters to be set free to love You and worship You with whole and pure hearts. 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)
I did not watch any of yesterday’s inauguration activities and I did not watch because it was not a day in America’s history of which I am proud. Until today it never occurred to me that I should rejoice with those who are rejoicing in this inauguration. And yet I realize I have to be careful about over which I do rejoice. Father’s Word indeed says I am to rejoice with those who rejoice. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. So I should be rejoicing that some of my fellow Americans are rejoicing because we now have a Black President and that fact somehow gives them a sense of freedom and liberation that nothing heretofore has. And if it were as benign as that I could rejoice. But I don’t think it is. And so I am in heart embracing the other part of that verse – weeping. It saddens me that Barrack Hussein Obama was chosen by many of my fellow Americans based upon the color of his skin. His anti-Biblical beliefs and the ungodly changes he has said he wants to enact were overlooked because of the color of his skin. How is that also not racism and bigotry? How can I rejoice over that? ABBA also gives me a companion command about rejoicing in I Corinthians 13 (the LOVE chapter) 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; . So I cannot rejoice that Barrack Obama has become America’s 44th President. I cannot rejoice that he is (and oh how I have resisted saying this but because I love my Jesus and His Word I am saying it) my President. I can rejoice that ABBA is still in control. I can rejoice that my prayers for President Obama are effective and there is hope that he will repent and become a godly President. I can rejoice and I am rejoicing that my ABBA can and is empowering me to love my enemy and pray for him, praying that ABBA will bless him and his family with anything and everything that will lead them to repentance. I am rejoicing MUCH about that! I am rejoicing that DADDY GOD has a platform right now to really ‘SHOW OUT’ and with enough of us praying, He just may do it!!
However, my praying and your praying will not avail if we are not practicing righteousness in every arena of our living; including our rejoicing – rejoicing in the truth and not iniquity. We cannot promote what Father does not promote. We cannot approve what ABBA does not approve. And we cannot hate what He does not hate. And what does He hate? SIN. And what and whom does He love? Righteousness, holiness and every man, woman, boy and girl that has ever lived or shall live – in and out of the womb.
There were some Pharisees once who wanted to trap Jesus and so they asked Him a question.
Matthew 22:
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.
16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
19 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.
I don’t see Jesus rejoicing over iniquity here, nor is He coddling them. He called them hypocrites! He told them the truth and what did they do? They left HIM and departed. May the LORD guard us from the same tragedy.
ABBA forgive; have mercy on America. Use me if You can to bring some of them back to YOU again. And LORD keep a tight, tight rein on me least I stumble and fall too. Amen and amen.
Internet Daughters Of the KING
ABBA, I am herewith incorporating and agreeing in prayer with Alice Patterson, President of Justice at the Gate, as she wrote these words in prayer:
Father, I pray for the safety of President Obama and his family. With the increase in the KKK and white supremacist organizational membership on the night of his election, we ask You to forgive us for hating each other – especially in the name of Christ. Together with thousands of Christians around this nation and the world, we lift up a shield of faith around the Obama family that Satan’s fiery darts cannot penetrate it. We intercept any plan for assassination and harm to this president. . . . We pray for Your protection, for Your wisdom, for Your grace, for Your strength and for Your blessing upon our president. Be good to him, Lord. Let your goodness lead him to You. I pray for an encounter with You deeper and stronger than anything he’s ever experienced. I pray that you keep us watching and praying for this man. We pray for change, Lord. As we bless him, we ask that You would rearrange his thinking and his plans on key issues of concern to those who are agreeing in prayer at this moment. We pray that the gains to protect human life and marriage will not be overturned.
We release blessings upon our new president, but we turn our eyes upon You. We worship You, Lord. Our trust and hope are in You. Our worship is toward You, the Lord of Glory, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, our Strength and our Redeemer – in Jesus’ name. Amen.”
Father, protect too our IDOK Troops; govern, guard, rule and overrule on their behalf; keep them safe in mind, body and spirit and when You are ready see to it that they arrive home safe and sound and more in love with You than when they deployed. Bless and keep Israel safe, Her leaders, Her borders and all her citizens. LORD thank You for correction, for repentance, for strength and power to obey You, to please You. We entrust these listed here to You for what is best for them and for what brings You glory. Again we pray for the conference, for Your Word to be proclaimed and Your Daughters to be set free to love You and worship You with whole and pure hearts. 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)
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 38°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 7:20 AM ASTon January 22, 2009.
The Peace of Israel.
Revival in America.
As I post this it is 38°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 7:20 AM ASTon January 22, 2009.
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