IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009

As this writing begins it is Tuesday just after noon and I am sitting to review my notes from my three delicious sessions with Beth Moore. Don’t you think delicious is a good word? The Word of God is often referred to as meat, bread, etc. And the ‘meals’ served Friday and Saturday were more than delicious to me. Gosh, I hope no one there considered them distasteful meals. That would be so sad!

Our Text for the weekend was I Thessalonians 5:16-24

16 Be joyful always;

17 pray continually;

18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire;

20 do not treat prophecies with contempt.

21 Test everything. Hold on to the good.

22 Avoid every kind of evil.

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.

I think I will be unable to do justice in reporting this weekend’s sessions to you, I just hope to keep distortions of what Beth actually said to nil or none.

The sum of the messages was the means to becoming wholly whole. And Wholly Whole is to be holy through and through. Holy in Spirit, Soul and Body. This weekend I am face to face with the knowledge that I am NOT wholly whole and I will not be until I see Jesus Face to Face. But the great news is I CAN get a whole lot closer to Wholly Wholeness than I am right now. And you can too. These are the steps.

1. A personal commitment to Joy.

2. A daily focused time of prayer as well as conversational prayer throughout the day.

3. Giving thanks IN all things; being grateful. She said the grateful soul values what God values.

Lets come at this now from the back door. When we consistently ‘rub elbows’ with a sister or brother who is not consistently living in joy, we should know that soul is not whole. Something is amiss. And the question is, are we wholly whole enough to get in that sister or brother’s business? Beth said we are qualified for God to commission us to ‘get all up in a sister’s business’ IF we are living out steps 1, 2 and 3. If we are not consistently living out 1, 2 and 3, He has NOT called us to messing in another’s business. Beth made a point to tell us that if we WANTED to get into a sister’s business, He for sure had not called us to do so. I see what she means. You too? I’ve experienced what she means. You too?

She told us of a time in her life when she was living amiss and only ONE sister came to her to say ‘Beth, I’m worried about you. Something is wrong.’ I Praise God for the ONE! What if there had not been that one? How sad would it be for a sister to be practicing attitudes or deeds of unholiness and no one was close enough and whole enough to call her on it? We don’t want that to happen, do we? And it won’t if we consistently live 1, 2, 3.

Another Chandler update: Looks like he will have the surgery at 1:00 PM tomorrow (Wednesday). The area is very near the speech part of the brain, but God has a steady hand of healing. Carolyn.

Father, thank You for allowing me the privileges of this passed weekend. My request and my desire is to be as wholly whole this side of Heaven as possible. I spent many years living amiss and many years living less than as whole as I could have and You have been gracious and even now I know You can take me where I am and redeem the time unwisely spent. And that is what I am asking You to do. And not just for me but for every willing IDOK reading these words and praying this prayer along with me.

When the surgeons set their hands to operate on Chandler, I am asking You to guide their hands, make them accurate and precise. Please restore Chandler, allowing him to retain his speech. I don’t know Chandler. Don’t know anything about him other than he means so much to someone. So much that prayer has been requested for him. And yet knowing so little about him I am asking You to raise him up to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And not being that specific for these listed here, still we pray for them. Not being privy to their individual needs we pray for them that in whatever way they need You, they will find You. We pray for our IDOK Troops specifically to be protected in spirit and soul and body and to come home to families and friends, whole. And, of course, we bring our daily prayer for the Peace of Israel. ABBA, thank You for Israel. Thank You that Jesus came through them and for them and for us and to us. As they celebrate Passover, draw them to Jesus I pray. And we that have been re-born, give us great love for Israel, give us great love for all peoples, particularly those who have so far rejected Your Gift of Salvation in Christ alone. Please have mercy on the people of America; pour out on us in these days in measure enough to convince people of their sins, of Jesus’ Righteousness and the certainty of Judgment to come on those who reject the GREAT SALVATION You have offered in Christ Jesus alone. For as long as You can, please spare America; give space and grace for repentance, LORD. And in this fire up we, Your saints, to unashamedly preach, teach and live holy at any cost. Thank You again for Beth; undergird her strongly, keep her testimony pure and faithful; protect her on every side from the plans of Satan and we ask it all in the Name of Yeshu’a, the sweetest, dearest, most holy Name in the Universe. Amen and amen.

A SPECIFIC UNSPOKEN. Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about. Tamra and Family. Rachel and family. Joe and Rose. Emily. Stellan. Chandler. Mrs. Walker. Christopher H and his family. Darlene’s Sister. Mr. Matthews. Tammy B and Family. Jackie K. Brian T. Ricky M. Chloe Melissa. Linda and Family. Joe. Michael H. Linda W. Debbie W. Mike and Vickie. Natalie. Kathy and family. Tommy and Raye. Doug. Frank. Jeanette. Francis T. Cathy T. Cathie R and family. Jacqueline and Sons (River and Jackson). Emily. Walt. Phillip. Margie and Craig. Sandra. Terry and family. Dot B. Julia O. Ann C. Stan and Jowanna and Family. Carolyn. Mary. Mabel. Amy, Kevin and Girls. Joan. Kimberly. Shay and Emma’s Kids (orphanage in Zambia) Ministry. Susan D. Melissa and daughters. Jason A and his mother. Wayne B. Melinda H. Trisha. Brennan and his family. Joshua. Branson. The O’Brien family. Kim and her Fiancee. Jonathan. Mabel’s Aunt Lou. Heather and Brandon. Darlene and Torkel. W C and family. Maggie and Family. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Vickie. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Bay and family. John and Carolyn and Family. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Callie. 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.

The Peace of Israel.

Revival in America.

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. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N. T. Palin. John L. Richard M. Adam M. Bobby G. (added 12/16/08) Tommy T. Chad B (3/2009) Kyle N. (3/26)

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, specifically those emotional/spirit wounds that only God and Time can heal – Captain Tran Josh.

As I post this it is 72°F and scattered clouds in Kuwait, KW (Airport) and the time there is 4:49 AM AST on April 8, 2009.

You can still check Kat’s Meows for that political announcement.