IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE:

Please check Notices Given for updates on Jackson … his Mom and Dad took him home today.

To review the list of names for prayer, please click here.

I have goofed off today — not from praying or reading, but from writing most definitely — unless you count KAT’s Meows.  So please enjoy Sarah Young’s writing today from her book JESUS LIVES.

Joy

REJOICE IN ME ALWAYS. This is a moment-by-moment choice. It is possible to find joy in Me even during the most difficult times. Because I am always near, I am constantly available to help you.I can even carry you through times of extreme adversity.

Imagine a woman who has become engaged to a man she deeply loves and admires. Her heart overflows with pleasure whenever she thinks about her beloved. Problems fade into the background, unable to dampen her enthusiasm and excitement. Similarly, when you remember that I am your perfect Betrothed and that you are promised to Me forever, you can rejoice in Me even though you face many problems.

It is in the present moment that you find Me ever near you. My Presence in the present is an endless source of Joy:a continual feast! The soul-satisfaction you find in Me helps you relate well to other people. As you enjoy My abiding Presence, you can bless others with your gentleness.

Rejoice in the LORD always, I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The LORD is near. Philippians 4:4-5

All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15 NKJV

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. Psalm 63:5

Abides in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. John 15:4 NKJV

Thank You, ABBA, for the insight and beauty of words that You have given Sarah.  I pray her message will minister to every heart.  You know our concerns, not one of them has escaped You and we are grateful.  We trust You to intervene as is best. Amen and amen in JESUS NAME.

Holy hugs — Kathie

IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE:

Wed, September 8, 2010 9:27:52 PM  Short News About Jackson from Melinda: We got results on Jackson’s ultrasound.  It showed shadowing of the brain which means that there is brain damage.  To which we say, bring him on home, we love him so much.  The LORD is in the business of miracles, mercy and healing.  We are also remember that God IS love.  Thanks for the prayers and remember him and his parents as you keep praying. Love to all, Melinda

To review the list of names for prayer, please click here.

Rosh Hashanah began last night at sunset.

I extracted this snippet from information available at CBN dot com.  A feast of information is available here.

Snippet: About Rosh Hashanah
The name Rosh Hashanah means “beginning or head of the year.” This celebration marks the beginning of the High Holy Days on the Jewish calendar. The Bible refers to Rosh Hashanah as the Feast of Trumpets, and it begins the Ten Days of Awe that conclude with Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement. This is a wonderful time to seek the Lord, repent for wrongdoing, and consecrate ourselves to God, thanking Him for His work in our lives.

Amen and amen.  My ‘Jewish Heritage‘ did not begin until November 18, 1975 – twenty three years after my natural birth. And it came ONLY in CHRIST JESUS. I pray as I walk with JESUS I will learn more and more about this heritage He has made available to me.

Galatians 3: (New International Version) ²⁹If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Ignorance and more thus far prevents me from incorporating the rich heritage of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and other holy observances into my celebrating and worship, but my respect and love for ABBA’s People is strong.  And I pray you will join me in thanking our Father and God for Israel, for our Messiah and Savior, JESUS CHRIST, who is to come again with a shout and the voice of the Trumpet.  The Shofar will blow!

Revelation 4: (King James Version) ¹After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

I Corinthians 15 KJV: ⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.  ⁵¹Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,  ⁵²In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.  ⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.  ⁵⁴So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.  ⁵⁵O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?  ⁵⁶The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  ⁵⁸Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Amen and amen.  Let the Shofar blow!

ABBA, my eyes are cresting with tears.  We await the trumpet.  But as this very Word has said make us stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in Your Work for we know we do not labour in vain.

Many are hurting today and we do not understand the ins and outs of it but this we KNOW You are God and You are Good and we entrust right now every name, heart and face on our Praying For These List to You expecting You to show love and kindness and mercy to them, to raise them up and provide for them.   We continue to pray for Jackson, You know the plans You have for him and we rejoice in these plans because they are good.  We pray for Ashley and Steve and others You are positioned in his life to be a comfort and a minister to him and we praise You for the ministry You have given Jackson to them.  We pray nothing will stand in the way of each of them receiving and giving their respective ministries. And I pray for Steve, You know the need, You know our cries and we trust You.  We pray too for our IDOK Troops asking You to protect them in spirit, soul and body and to bring each home at the appointed time, safe and sound.  And my thoughts and concerns for America remain – for repentance and salvation.  My concerns and pleas for Your Church remain – that You will convict us and revive us. And for Israel, Oh, ABBA, bless and favor them especially in these days of Awe – may they be in AWE of You and worship You in Spirit and Truth.   And I commit our IDOKs to You afresh and anew today for Your favor and blessings upon each of them in the Mighty and Holy Name of JESUS THE RIGHTEOUS.  Amen and amen.

IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE:

Hi Kathie—- Just wanted to update you on my niece’s little girl.  She is 6 years old and she has now been removed from her mother and is in a foster home.  We know the Lord has worked in this, because her life was in danger with all that she was going thru and the way she was having to live.  It is really heartbreaking that she is not nearby here where she could be around people that she knows and loves.  Just ask everyone to keep praying that the home she is in will be a good christian home.  Thank you and everyone for your prayers……….Love, Edie

To review the list of names for prayer, please click here.

Friends, I’ve been teary tonight following Fox News as they featured  reporting The Rise of Freedom – the rebuilding at Ground Zero. Not that I am opposed to rebuilding, not all; albeit, I would rather the rebuilding  be not necessary. And yet since it is, may the rebuilding inspire us to remember; remember that hatred destroys; love rebuilds.

Saturday will be 9 years since that horrific day.  I remember. I remember that Tuesday morning, that unfathomable Tuesday morning — it just could not be happening! But it was, it did.  I remember seeking a quiet office with my friend, Julia, and there we prayed.  We prayed the attacks would be stopped.

If only 911 had never been! Why did it happen?  And could it have been avoided?  And how?

Yes, perhaps. I do not wish to stereotype people of Muslim persuasion and I have to know that not all Muslims fly into buildings or strap car bombs to themselves, but some do. And yet I cannot deny that  natural born Arabs  are descendants of Ishmael and apart from a saving encounter with Yeshua, Arabs-Muslims are at enmity with Yahweh and those who have come to Him in saving faith.

This enmity began when Abraham and Sarah would not wait on the promise of God for a son and in rebellion and sin, Ishmael was born. And the world has never been the same. I am thinking that few single acts of rebellion engulf the world for millenniums; but this one did. To be sure though every act of rebellion, every sin affects/infects someone, many someones.

Let this be our Ground Zero: sin kills, hatred kills – only love heals; and it is Yahweh Who  is LOVE. And in Him we learn to love who He loves and hate what He hates and He only hates sin.  And John 3:16 is for EVERYONE – no exemptions.

John 3: (King James Version) ¹⁶For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

2 Peter 3: (New American Standard Bible) ⁸But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.  ⁹The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.  ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

1 Kings 10: (New American Standard Bible) ⁹“Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, do justice and righteousness.”

1 John 4: (New American Standard Bible) ¹⁵Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  ¹⁶We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.  ¹⁷By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world.

1 John 3: (New American Standard Bible) ¹⁰By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.  ¹¹For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

ABBA, I ask You to deal with my sadness; use it to transform  me more and more into the image of Your Son and my Savior, JESUS THE CHRIST. Thank You for these Scriptures; I am comforted in them.  I am comforted that You are love; You are also justice.  I am comforted in Your Holiness.  I am comforted in Your mercy.  I am comforted that You are God and You are perfect and I can and do trust You.   I pray this for each soul reading this post. And You know the matters that are continually our prayer; collectively I bring them all and entrust them to You in JESUS NAME.  Amen and amen.

IDOK DEVOTION FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE:

Mon, September 6, 2010 5:50:53 PM Three Cheers for Jackson; report from Melinda: Yahooo!  Late this afternoon Jackson took 1-1/2 ozs. of milk…and so far he is keeping it down.  His Granny Betty went down and held him today.  Keep praying for the miracle we need; look how far he has come, thanks to all of you, and all the others, who keep him in constant prayer.  Hope to get a picture on sometime soon.  He’s a beautiful boy. With many thanks, and much gratitude,  Melinda

To review the list of names for prayer, please click here.

Well, ya’ll, Labor Day 2010 is coming to a close. We’ve enjoyed the day. For one thing went to the Movies and saw What If.  My Friends, that is an excellent movie.  Go see it before it’s gone, if it’s near you. Only place in Mobile County to see it is the Hollywood Theater on Satchel Page Drive.  It’s worth the money and the time.
Here’s a link to view a trailer.  What If!  I’m ready to see it again!

So what did ya’ll do to celebrate Labor Day?  Any takers on sharing with me?

So, now that Labor Day is done, is Summer done too? Do we really have to put away our white shoes?  Okay.  Before I get too silly here —  What’s The LORD speaking to you?  What’s it time for you to do?

What’s He speaking to you to do with the remainder of 2010?  With the remainder of your life?  With today, The First Day of the Rest of Your Life, and following?

While my beloved and I were sitting on a bench at Steele Creek enjoying the last rays of Monday’s light, we talked about the rest of our  lives.  We said life is not meant to be lived accidentally but  rather on purpose.  We think we live  too much accidentally, not enough on purpose, yet.  I proposed a meeting with ABBA.  A meeting to ask Him for plans.  His plans for us as to actions, ministry, fun, saving, spending, sharing, giving, helping, etc. etc.  We are certain He was listening as when we got into the truck a tape of one of Adrian Rogers’ sermons was being re-broadcast.  And what was it about?  The very thing we had spoken about as we were walking to the truck.  Yes.  He listens! And He confirms!  And I so love it when He does… it’s one of the ways I feel His love for me.  You too?

So how do you meet with God as a family?  A couple? Or single? How do you discern His plans for you to live this life on purpose and not accidentally?  I’d love for you to share.  You may share privately by email or comment publicly at the Blog.  As always, there’s no obligation — but your comments, observations and questions are welcomed!

Jeremiah 29 NASB¹¹‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

Psalm 33: NASB ¹¹ The counsel of the LORD stands forever,  the plans of His heart from generation to generation.
¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,  the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

Proverbs 16: NASB ³ Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established.

ABBA, would You take this writing and minister it to our IDOKs – to comfort and encourage them? Would You impress upon us Your Plans for us to live our days on purpose, on point for YOU, for Your Kingdom, for Eternity sake?  Thank You.

Bob comes to mind.  Mrs. Martha’s memorial service is set for tomorrow.  I pray it will be a time of celebrating and a time of witness to any lost family and friends who might attend … that it’s time to make the most of the time we have here.  Not just so we can live a good life here but so we can prepare for a GREAT Eternity and help prepare others, as many as possible, to come along with us to the HOME You are preparing for us.

I really am delighted with this movie we saw and I pray You will use it to get the attention of others.  I pray souls will be saved as they view this film.  i really am glad it was made and I pray the rewards are so sweet others will be made too.

Thank You for what You are doing with Jackson and his family.  We pray he will yet be completely healed and that all his life he will honor and exalt You.  We pray for his parents and family, for peace and rest.

We pray for our IDOK Troops for safety, for protection and safe returns home for each of them.   We pray for America that we as a people will yet repent and be saved.  And for our Praying for These list, strength equal to their days and hope enough to weather every storm and though it all to give You glory.  Thank You for every answered prayer.  Amen and amen in JESUS NAME.