IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010

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You already know but let me testify to you that DADDY GOD is SO GOOD! And He so listens to our prayers!! A SOS (help) prayer sent up brings peace in seconds or less!!  We are so so blessed, blessed, blessed to be His!

I may be so far off in left field that I cannot even see the ball let alone catch it but here’s what I think.

Ephesians 3: 10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

The Church of the Living God is here to put Satan on notice.  I’d don’t know that I have enough on the ball to do it just yet but I sure do want to learn!  Don’t you?

rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.  I really think the angels of God are privy to the manifold wisdom of God, so this must be speaking of the unholy ones.  And I definitely see the ‘church’ in the middle of that verse.  So I am surmising here that it is the Church’s job in the here and now to charge (under and in and through the leading of the Holy Spirit) the gates of hell and let him know that we ain’t gonna let him run over us and keep on blinding the eyes of our loved ones without us waging holy war on him.

Would you agree that spiritual blindness and rebellion is rampant?  And does not the Word say it is the Evil One who is blinding the eyes of people? Acts 26: (New American Standard Bible) ¹⁸to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’

So may it be that we who have been called out of that darkness and into the Church of the Living God and who have now been given the manifold wisdom of God in Christ Jesus begin today to be more prepared, bolder and stronger in our love for JESUS and people that we can begin soon and very soon to stand our ground in the face of the unholy ‘heavenly’ authorities that we shall NO MORE hand over to him ANY MORE GROUND and in the Name of CHRIST JESUS our King and under and in and through The Holy Spirit’s  Leading, we are taking back what he has stolen.

And all IDOKs said Amen.  Amen?Amen.

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DADDY GOD, You are delighting me today and I know it is Your Will that I be delighted in You everyday and so I pray that today will mark a day beginning many days to come that I will give NO MORE ground to our Enemy.  That he would have to wrestle it out of my cold dead hands to get it and we know he won’t be doing that because I’ll be with You.  Thank You.  You so make me smile and I so love it when this happens.  Thank You for what You are doing right now in these moments for a little 3 year old that we love so much.  And we pray also right now for Railyn that Thursday’s surgery will be textbook perfect and that she will walk this time too even though the doctors say she will not.  I pray Railyn will be a glorious testimony to You and Who You are.   I pray for her parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins that all will give You glory in this.   And, ABBA, I am reminded right now of Gloria and her grief, I ask You to help her, Holy Spirit, to process it and know Your Presence and Peace so sweetly in this time.  I pray for Church Bodies having struggles with the Evil One that You will move on hearts and minds and people will live today’s text and stop giving away holy ground to the unholy.  Thank You so, ABBA.  And there are others on my mind in these moments, You  know them, You know their needs and I trust You to help them.  Help them allow You to position them to receive the blessings You have for them. And we pray for every soul represented by a name or request on our list.  Our list is a world of hurts and joys and another specific comes to mind, You know it and I pray for Your intervention to comfort and soothe hearts hurt by others.

And our IDOK Troops.  We are so privileged to pray for them and we thank You for keeping them safe and we ask You to again today keep them protected from hostile and friendly fire, to keep them safe in spirit, soul and body and bring each one home safe and sound at the appointed time.   And, ABBA, we bless Israel with our prayers for peace and protection and for them to come to the future You have for them. And there’s a young man in particular on my mind facing trial today.  The word I have is he has become a Believer, so I am trusting You to Rule and Overrule so Your Will for him will be accomplished in the here and now and that You receive the glory now and forever.

And even though this is getting long for posting I am again asking for the oil to be cleaned up and for people to be made whole, for the Gulf Coast to be made whole, not only from the mess of oil but the devastation of sin too.   And this I am asking in the Name of my Blessed and Holy Savior JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS.  Amen and amen.