Wednesday, September 22, 2010 — IDOK Devotion

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As I sit to write, Tuesday afternoon arrived about an hour and half ago, and Walmart (for groceries) is calling insistently at the back door of my mind.  But Daniel is before me, chapter 10 to be exact.  Please allow me to share with you.

10 Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

I’d say Daniel was startled by the angel’s appearance.  Would you agree?

11 He said to me, “O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

I love this!  Man of high esteem — since we are in CHRIST JESUS and the Father sees us through Him, is it such a stretch for us to believe that when we make petition to our DADDY that He looks upon us as men and women of high esteem?  And does not this verse defuse for us that old myth that God cannot be understood? Albeit, He is too HUGE for us to comprehend Him in His vastness but can we not get our minds around the very fact that HE wants us to understand – to know Him much, much more intimately than we do at this moment?  And you know what I absolutely love and respect about Daniel?  He was trembling, shaking in his sandals we could say, but God through the angel said stand up and he did!  Even though he was trembling, scared like you and I probably have never been, yet he stood up. Will we, learn and be encouraged by this to stand even though our legs feel like rubber? I surely hope so — you and me!

12 Then he said to me,”Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words.

So! Have you set your heart on understanding something? Have you humbled yourself before Him?  Then you can KNOW based upon this very Word that HE heard you the FIRST time you prayed.

13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

14 “Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”

I am not suggesting that we look for a demon behind every bush, but we are foolish and blind indeed if we do not recognize and believe there is a REAL enemy out there and he is as evil as God is good. He’s power is ZERO in match to ABBA, but that does not mean he is not successful in many of his attempts.  We just need to make it our business to not help him along by closing our eyes to his schemes — mainly that lie he tells us that we cannot understand God and God doesn’t care or He would have answered our prayer already.  The very prayer he is fighting so hard against, I might add.

All that being said, the word to us remains: Do not be afraid, O _______, woman (man) of high esteem.

Oooh!  I like this! Don’t you?

Sweet words, ABBA, and abundant in power. Holy Spirit, turn the light on in each of our hearts so we will see and believe. Thank You for each one who comes to this page and I ask You to confirm Your Word with power.  I ask You to perform Your Word and transform lives for JESUS’ Name sake.

Comfort and protect our IDOK Troops I pray.  Visit afresh each person represented by their name on our Praying for These list. And as day 2 of 40 I ask You, ABBA, to turn the hearts of people, motivate them to pray and vote, to take seriously our responsibility as citizens to be involved in justice and truth and to elect people committed to truth and right.  I pray, HOLY SPIRIT, that You will awaken the Bride of Christ; that we will stand to our feet, lower our heads in prayer, allow You to fill us and release Your power into our worlds to right wrongs and rescue the lost.  Thank You for the platforms You have built and those who are now speaking like Lisa Bevere.  Protect her and her family from the evil one.  And, ABBA, raise up more to stand, pray and speak in JESUS NAME and for His glory alone. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 — IDOK Devotion

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Charles Inwood, a Methodist preacher from the late 1800s and early 1900s said, among other things, this:

“When God is going to do a wonderful thing, He begins with a difficulty.  When He is going to do a very wonderful thing, He being with an impossibility”

So should you be expecting an impossibility to unfold?

From Power Promises and Prayers compiled by Christian Book Distributors, I read these words and now offer them to you:

“All of us face adversity, discouragement, or disappointment.  When we do, God stands ready to protect us. Psalm 147 promises believers that He heals the brokenhearted and binds their wounds (v. 3). When we are troubled, we must call upon God, and then, in His own time and according to His own plan. He will heal us.”

Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

⁵Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.
⁶ The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

¹¹The LORD favors those who fear Him, those who wait for His lovingkindness.

Dear Heavenly Father, when I am troubled, You heal me. When I am afraid, You protect me. When I am discouraged, You lift me up. You are my unending source of strength, Lord; let me turn to You when I am weak.  In times of adversity, let me trust Your plan and Your will for my life. And whatever my circumstances, Lord, let me always give the thanks and the glory to You.

To that I add: Amen, ABBA, make it so in each of us.  Comfort and protect our IDOK Troops we pray; comfort, heal, give strength to our friends and family as their names are listed; heal and save America; revive Your Church and bring peace and protection to the Nation of Israel in the Blessed and Holy Name of JESUS.  Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt

Monday, September 20, 2010 — IDOK Devotion

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I’m late; I’m late for a very important date with you all. Thank you for being such a forgiving group.

Our weekend was full of blessings and we hope yours was as well.  I am still digesting Beth’s (Moore) message on Saturday.  The Torah of Kindness. Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom and on her tongue is the law of kindness. Since we are going to open our mouths for sure, then may it be that we speak in and with wisdom and be kind about it.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

She gave us eight points.  Eight tastes of kindness from Scripture.  Here are the eight points.

1. Kindness is not weakness.

2. Kindness is not an action; it’s a disposition.

3. Kindness wears down when we do.

4. Kindness looks pain in the face.

5. Kindness is a Savior.

6. Kindness has good memory.

7. Kindness craves an outlet.

8. Kindness leaves a legacy.

Number 5.  Kindness is a Savior.  And there is only ONE Savior and His name is JESUS. You and I are not ‘saviors’ to anyone and if we in the name of ‘kindness’ are trying to be anyone’s savior, Beth said STOP IT TODAY!  Kindness does not call us to be saviors.  Kindness calls us to point others to the Savior who is the KINDNESS of God made flesh to dwell among us, die for us, rise from the dead and save us.

Ephesians 2:⁷ that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Beth also made us very aware that kindness and niceness are worlds apart.  I missed taking it down in my notes but we learned that nice in its early meaning was a word that meant ignorant, not knowing; and who wants to be that?! Beth was so Beth when she told us she did not want to be nice. She wanted to be KIND.  You see KIND can give a hard word in love and in the anointing of the Holy Spirit; nice will lie. (nice will lie …. my word not Beth’s.  Let me be clear about that.)

Nice is fine but Kindness is divine!

Okay. I got to wrap this up here!  We must today petition and set ourselves to hear God and allow Him to train us to be KIND not NICE. He is the SAVIOR, not us.  No more saying the NICE thing to SAVE someone’s feelings.  Tell them the truth in and with the KINDNESS of the Savior.  And if we are not there yet with that person as our Mamas have told us, ‘If you can’t say something KIND don’t say anything at all.’  :)  That would be the KIND thing to do.

ABBA, I am late late late with this.  I ask You in Your Grace and Mercy and in the Name of our Blessed and Holy Savior JESUS to minister this message to our IDOKs.  And thank You, thank You so much for Beth and that You gave it to her to deliver to us.  I pray for a heart to practice it now and all the days I am here.   You know the people on our hearts, our IDOK Troops, our list of names at Praying For These, the November elections, revival in Christian Churches, the salvation of America; all these things we bring as Your sons and daughters purchased by the BLOOD OF JESUS; praying only for You to be glorified and Your will to be done on earth even as it is in Heaven. Amen and amen.

Holy hugs, kt