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IDOK DEVOTION FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007

Today’s IDOK is not an original from me but something that arrived in yesterday’s email. I think you will be blessed and encouraged, especially if you are experiencing some ‘heat’ at this time.

Malachi 3:3 says: “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.”
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered What this Statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women Offered To find out the process of refining Silver and get back to the group at Their Next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to Watch Him at work. She didn’t mention anything about the reason for her Interest Beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the Fire and Let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold The Silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to Burn away All the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot Spot Then she thought again about the verse that says: “He sits as a refiner And Purifier of silver.” She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in Front Of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the Silver, But he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the Fire. If The silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be Destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, “How do You know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh that’s easy – when I see my image In it.”
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God Has His Eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

Malachi 3:3 He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the LORD An offering in righteousness.
And for what is the purifying process? That we may offer to our Lord an offering in righteousness. What a GIFT for us to GIVE to our Savior this Christmas!! Let us hold steady, neither fuss and complain, nor try to circumvent the ‘firing process’ but wait so He can see Himself in us!!

I shall not give you the details but I heard via email from Lee today. He is one of our Civilians working in Iraq (his name appears on our prayer list daily). Lee has witnessed a tragic death and he has asked us to pray for the family, for himself and his team.
We have also added Charles and Renee’ – Charles is valiantly battling cancer.
And we have added Dall T. – his beloved wife physically died this week.
Father, only You know the depth of grief this family is experiencing and only You have the comfort needed and Holy Spirit only You can administer this comfort to this family and more than that only You can convince and ready them to receive Your Comfort and Consolation — somehow Lord help this family. And as Lee remembers this vivid scene again and again, help him come to peace and Your Mind about it and not only Lee but all who witnessed it. Father, use this tragedy for Your Glory and for the eternal saving of souls.
We pray for Charles; of course we ask You to heal him, to remove the cancer and give him re-new life here and we pray for strength and peace and hope and comfort for Renee’. And we pray for Dall as he grieves, for his comfort and peace and that You fill the void as only You can and as he so desperately needs. We pray that too for Kathy, especially these next several weeks as she begins the grieving process. And we pray for others on this list who are facing first and even second Christmases without spouses they love. Lord, comfort and bless as only You can.
And we pray this morning for the remainder of this list, for each and every soul – help each one turn their eyes upon You and know they are loved no matter how hot the ‘heat’ at this time. Help us all surrender to the purifying fire and this Christmas give You the gift You deserve – our unwavering love, trust, obedience, and worship.
We ask You to protect our IDOK Troops today; keep them safe in mind, body and spirit and bring them home safe and sound at the appointed time. We pray for a successful conclusion to this war; for the Peace of Israel, for the Repentance of America; the election of Your Choice for President and for the Revival of Your Church. Amen and amen. The Peace of Israel Charles and Renee’. Dall T. Dylan. Taylor. Mark, Margie & Duncan. Marsha’s grand-baby. A care-giver for Emily Grace. Kathy N. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki, Sharron and other family members. Joseph Toomey and Family. Wheeler Family. Mary Ann. Mr. Nash. DeLois. Terri. Leah O. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Janie B. W.C. & Family . Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. George. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Injured Stateside: Edward J.
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi.
Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.
As I post this it is 70°F and clear in Balad, Iraq & the time there is 4:52 PM AST – on December 13, 2007


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Trunks and Hearts

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR Wednesday, December 12, 2007


I suppose I could be accused of ‘jumping the gun’ but nevertheless these are my thoughts today. My Journey Magazine (LifeWay Resource) for today is entitled ‘The Trunk’ and the jest of it is a woman went Christmas shopping with a list and a certain number of $$ to spend. As she was leaving the store, she contemplated the countenance of her husband when he discovered she spent more than they had agreed so she decided she would load the trunk with those gifts above and beyond the $$ and the list and she would not tell him about them until later when the credit card bills had been paid. This dishonesty was not fitting well and later when she sat down to pray, Journey, said: … I was churning on the inside. What other issues did the Lord want me to face? I asked Him to help me unpack not only the trunk of my car,but also those areas in my life where I had been stashing things because I didn’t want to deal with them. I asked Him to give me a pure heart and the grace and the strength to live with honesty and integrity before Him.
So as we approach the end of the year maybe we should consider cleaning out our trunks. And on the heels of that thought came ‘right here at Christmas, I have enough to think about already!’ And my next thought was — ‘what better Christmas gift can we give to Jesus than a clean trunk (heart)’?
Psalm 15:
1 LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
2 He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
Psalm 51:
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Prayer Time:
Jennifer D has to go back to work and infant Emily Grace needs someone to care for her while Momma is at work – someone to pray over her and sing songs about Jesus to her while she plays and sleeps. Pray that Father will lead a godly woman to Jennifer here in the Chickasaw, Saraland area to take care of Emily Grace while Jennifer works. Jennifer is hoping to avoid a Day Care if at all possible.
The antibiotics for Dylan are still not working – He is so very ill. Please continue to pray.
Father, Your Word says suffer the little children to come unto You and forbid them not – we are bringing Dylan to You this morning and we are asking that You lay You Hands upon him and rebuke the infection and restore this little boy to health again. Lord, he is so sick, please heal him, please today cause him to make marked improvement, even to the surprise of the doctors. Lord, turn the corner toward healing for Dylan today please.
And for Emily Grace, bring to light someone to care for Emily Grace, someone to stand in the gap while Jennifer is at the office.
And for Marsha’s grand-baby yet in the womb, Lord please heal this baby too. Please bring her heart and body functions to proper operation. And Father in all these cases bring peace of mind and heart to each mom and dad and grandma and grandpa.
And our IDOK Troops protect them today; keep them safe in mind and body and spirit. Holy Spirit console them and encourage them to believe You are there and You love them and that we do too and we are grateful for their service to this Nation. And Lord, bring each of them home safe and sound at the appointed time. And we pray for a successful conclusion to this war and we pray for Your Choice to be elected to the Office of President for this Nation. We pray for the Peace of Israel and the Repentance of America and the Revival of Your Church.
And we pray for these, we are not privy to all their troubles and needs, hurts and wants; but You are Father and we pray that each heart will be enabled to receive from You all that You desire to do for each of them. And we pray for ourselves, for each and every IDOK – Lord, for Yourself, for Your Glory, help us to begin Today to clean out our trunks. Amen and amen.
The Peace of Israel Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. A care-giver for Emily Grace. Mark, Margie & Duncan. Kathy N. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki, Sharron and other family members. Joseph Toomey and Family. Wheeler Family. Mary Ann. Mr. Nash. DeLois. Terri. Leah O. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Janie B. W.C. & Family . Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. George. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Injured Stateside: Edward J.
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi.
Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.
As I post this it is 68°F and partly cloudy in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 4:37 PM AST – on December 12, 2007
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IDOK DEVOTION FOR Tuesday, December 11, 2007

God’s wisdom is always available to help us choose from alternatives we face, and help us to follow His eternal plan for us. Gloria Gaither
I opened one of my many books this morning for inspiration and found a piece entitled ‘An Unforgettable Gift’ from the book Inspiring Words from the Psalms by Spirit Press. Listen as I read.
Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. Psalm 41:1 NKJV
The cold wind whistled through the cracks in the small, wood-frame house in eastern Kentucky and snapped at Sam’s legs. The boy wanted to surprise his mother and sisters this Christmas morning with hot tea and toast with jam. Rations and money were short since his papa had died six months before. And the coal was almost gone. “God, what are we going to do?” Sam pleaded as he filled the kettle.
Suddenly a clatter in the backyard caught his attention. Two men were dumping coal into the coal bin. Sam ran out to stop them. He was certain they had the wrong house.
“No mistake,” said the driver when Sam protested. “I got the address right here on this paper. It’s a gift, son, though I swore I wouldn’t tell who it’s from. Be thankful and don’t ask no more questions,” the man said.
When you think you’re out of options, listen and watch. God may have an unexpected gift for you, too. His kindness cannot be matched.
I think we are on to something this morning. I listened as Jerry read Open Windows this morning and heard it’s about giving anonymously. As in Matthew 6 when Jesus said:
2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
This is the season all about giving and receiving. What are we giving and what are we receiving?
Often I have purchased a gift for the gift’s sake. You know what I mean — those gifts we feel obligated to give; it’s not that they need it and maybe not even want it but we are duty and honor bound to give them something! And I am not saying stop the practice. I’m just suggesting we consider more carefully what we give this year. And while we are considering ‘what’ to give, maybe we could consider the ‘whos’ to whom we give. Is there anyone in your life who needs an anonymous ‘load of coal’?

As we pray this morning, please continue to pray for Dylan; doctors are still trying to find an antibiotic that will work to combat his ear infection. Dylan is only 9 months. His Mom and Dad and G-Mom and Papa T are weary.
Father, I like the way You confirm – two sources saying the same thing. Thank You. Lord, let me know to whom You want me to give an anonymous ‘load of coal’ this year. Lord, make us giving people and receiving people. Teach us to give and teach us to receive too. Help us receive graciously and give lavishly as You lead us Holy Spirit.
And this morning we are asking You to lavishly give to Dylan, to lavishly give this little one restored health; to eradicate the infection from his body and restore him fully to his Mom and Dad and Grandparents. And we pray for Kathy N.and family as they wake up this morning to begin a new life without Jackie; keep her safe as she travels ‘home’ and help her find ‘home’ again with You Lord – bring to her broken heart a reason and a purpose to live on. We thank You for Justin’s great report and we pray for his continued health and well being. And for Mark – we ask for a miracle for him, only a miracle Lord will keep him here with his wife and son and so many who love him. We pray for Jason that he will continue to improve, that the pain will be less and less and his tissue will grow again and his face will shine with Your Radiance. And all these here Lord, each and everyone of them have personal and dear to the heart stuff for which they too need miracles of varied kinds and so we pray for them that You will meet them where they are and give them what they need and Holy Spirit, help them receive the answer to their prayer with grace and peace.
And we pray for the peace of Israel and the repentance of America and the election of Your Choice for President and for a successful conclusion to this war and for protection of our IDOK Troops today – mind, body and spirit. Especially, help them with emotions this season as they are away from home. Comfort with Your Peace Lord and their families too. Revive Your Church Lord – make us lavish givers and gracious receivers. Amen and amen.
The Peace of Israel Justin B. Mark, Margie & Duncan. Kathy N. Dylan. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki, Sharron and other family members. Joseph Toomey and Family. Wheeler Family. Mary Ann. Mr. Nash. DeLois. Terri. Leah O. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Janie B. W.C. & Family . Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. George. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Injured Stateside: Edward J.
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi.
Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.

As I post this it is 70°F and partly sunny in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 5:03 PM AST – on December 11, 2007

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Mr. Grady

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
So you ate what you shouldn’t have yesterday and your attitude was less than it could have been — today’s a new day and you can begin again!

This weekend’s hours were ‘back to back’ again and this morning is the same. Please allow me to share a re-run with you this morning from December 10, 2003.

Have you ever awaken in the morning and someone from your ancient history was on your mind… Like your history teacher when you were a freshman in high school; like the one you had this huge crush on; like the one in whose class you sat on the front row right at his desk and you consumed every word he said and you passed every test without really trying? Happened to me this morning. So I prayed for him and then from there another who is much more recent in my life with a similar name and now I sit here telling you about it and I’m not even sure why. But as I write these words it occurs to me that “love” is very motivating. “Love” motivated me to do very well in that history class. “Love” motivated me to think of “Mr. Grady” constantly even when I was not in his class; “love” motivated me to give him a Christmas gift and “love” motivated me to be faithful to class and on and on. Now, Mr. Grady was fond of me as he was the rest of his students but he did not go out of his way to be benevolent to me. But thinking of him this morning has prompted me to think of ONE who did go “out of His way” for me. All the way from the Glory of Heaven to the humble stable and then to a cruel cross and even if I were the only one He would still have “gone out of His way” to lavish His Love for me on me. In 15 days it will be CHRISTMAS DAY and we will gather with our loved ones to celebrate the Gift from Heaven. God was so motivated by His Love for us that He stepped out of Heaven and was delivered on this earth and even the calendar of man testifies that He came. But I wonder what would the testimony be if we were so motivated by Love that we sat on the front row, we listened to His every word, consuming every one of them and even when we are not “in class” He is constantly on our minds. I wonder? Wonder what we can give Jesus this Christmas for His birthday… Maybe our un-divided attention. Humm
Father, Your Word says Mary pondered …. I think we have some pondering to do for Jesus sake.
But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. Romans 5:8.
Prayer Requests:
Kathy N.and Family need our prayers today – Kathy’s husband, Jackie, suddenly physically died on Thursday morning – memorial service is today at noon.
And Mark F, his wife Margie and their son, Duncan. Mark has been battling brain cancer since 1999, and now there is a new area and he needs a bone marrow transplant and he and the family need our prayers.
Dylan is better but please continue to pray.
Jason is much improved too but please continue to pray.
Father, our minds are filled with many today. Particularly Kathy as she lays to rest the body of Jackie, the husband she loves more than life itself, and we pray for her that she will be comforted today and that quickly You will turn her heart to a purpose to live. Comfort and help the children and grandchildren today too. Thank You for Jason’s improvement and please continue and please lessen his pain and in the midst of this pain bring deeper peace and trust to both he and Vickie; comfort and give strength to Sharron and all the family. Thank You that Dylan is improving, please continue and make him completely well we pray. And Lord, we pray for Mark; there is no doubt You can remove the cancer in all the places and You can give Mark life fresh and re-newed; will You do that please? And help Margie as she waits by his side and bless Duncan – bring alongside family and friends to give him as much normalcy as possible during this time. Father, bless these families as only You can. And Thank You for these others that we bring to You. Many needs, heart aches and decisions to be made. Moms and Dads to be cared for, jobs needed, comfort, Christmas celebration plans, so much more Lord and we bring it all to You and we trust You with all our concerns. And we ask for the Peace of Israel, for the destruction of evil, for Repentance for America, for our IDOK Troops to be protected today in mind and body and spirit and that You bring each and everyone of the home safe and sound at the appointed time, that Your Choice for President be elected next year and this be the best Christmas yet for each and every IDOK, that we each worship You with more love and trust that we have before and this we ask in Jesus Sweet Name. The Peace of Israel Mark, Margie & Duncan. Kathy N. Dylan. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki, Sharron and other family members. Joseph Toomey and Family. Wheeler Family. Mary Ann. Mr. Nash. DeLois. Terri. Leah O. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Janie B. W.C. & Family . Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia and her mother. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. George. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Injured Stateside: Edward J.
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi.
Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.

As I post this it is 66°F and partly sunny in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 4:40 PM AST – on December 10, 2007

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Starting Over — Again!

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007

I’ve started this IDOK three times now. In the sweet hours before dawn, I remember being awake for a few moments and a Scripture thought was there and you all were there and I thought surely that will be a good WORD for IDOK in the morning. And now that it is morning — it’s gone. Somewhere in the recesses of my gray matter I am sure it is still there but I have lost the access key for bringing it up again.
You know how it is … You know it’s there but you just can’t reach it. Can be maddening; if we let it. But we don’t; we move on and some sweet day just maybe the access key will appear but until then — my heart shall go on singing. Isn’t that what Father wants for us? Especially in disappointment, to go on singing? Lets pray for one another that we can do that today!
(Stuart Hamblen)
(Until the day God calls me home)
My heart can sing when I pause to remember
A heartache here is but a stepping stone
Along a path that’s winding always upward
This troubled world is not my final home.

But until then my heart will go on singing
Until then with joy I’ll carry on
Until the day my eyes behold my Saviour
Until the day God calls me home.

— Instrumental —

The things of earth will dim and lose their value
If we recall they’re borrowed for a while
And things of earth that cause this heart to tremble
Remember there will only bring a smile.

But until then my heart will go on singing
Until then with joy I’ll carry on
Until the day my eyes behold my Saviour
Until the day God calls me home…

Psalm 126
A Song of Ascents.
1 When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
3 The LORD has done great things for us,
And we are glad.
YES. Our Lord has done great things for us! And we are glad.
Father, we are thinking of Dylan this morning; that precious little baby boy with ears that hurt and we ask You to heal him, take away the excess fluid and infection, whatever the source of his pain and make him well; comfort his family and help them to go on singing today. Father, help all of us to go on singing today whatever maladies we are facing, physical or emotional – help us sing to You of Your Great Love for us and that You do all things well and for our good. This is such a busy time of year, parties to plan, food to prepare, houses to prep, kids to retrieve and love on, doctor appointments, Sunday School lessons to prepare, Moms and Dads to look after, gifts to buy and wrap, — please don’t let us loose YOU in all this. We will if You don’t help us. Lord Jesus we need to be more like You. You are never in a hurry and still never late – I seem to be both most all the time. Forgive me and correct me I pray. And there are probably a bunch of IDOKs who feel the same. Help us change.
There are many folks to comfort this morning, these are just a few. The Peace of Israel Dylan. John K. Kyle A. Jason, Vicki, Sharron and other family members. Joseph Toomey and Family. Wheeler Family. Mary Ann. Mr. Nash. DeLois. Terri. Leah O. Patsy B. Kim T. Krystee. Rachel B. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Janie B. W.C. & Family . Vickie. Lisa W. John Thomas. Cole. Taylor & family. Anita. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Katelyn. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Martha F and Bob. Rev and Mrs. Carpenter. Allyson and Glen and family and Kaitlyn. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and girls. Frankie and girls. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa and Brad and family. Cindy K and family. Chuck. Jessie L. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Jenny. Julia and her Mom. Bobbie and family. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family.
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. George. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Hawk. Brant W. Lyndon A. Christopher R. Travis N. Joshua M.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Justin G. Albert R III.
Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Injured Stateside: Edward J.
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light
Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Drew. Brad. Tommy. Desi.
Civilian in Country – Mike. Lee.
And especially our IDOK Troops we pray for their protection today in mind and body and spirit and we pray for the safe return of each and every one of them and we ask for a successful conclusion to this war and for Peace for Israel and for Repentance for America and for Your Choice to be elected President of this Land. Thank You for loving us, Amen and amen.
As I post this it is 64°F and clear in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 4:37 PM AST – on December 7, 2007

HIS MINISTRY TO YOU

We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?