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IDOK DEVOTION FOR Thursday, December 6, 2007


Have you ever purchased a bunch of grapes, opened them at home to wash them and when you pour them out of the bag you discover the stems are dry and most of the grapes have fallen off the branches? Those left on the branches are so sparse you have no choice but to pluck them off too. And then what do you have? A bowl of individual grapes — NOT a pretty sight!
Like so Christians are not meant to abide alone – we need each other (all living godly lives) to make an attractive presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ‘world’ and we need to be fresh, moist and nutritious, not dry and shriveled and certainly NOT falling off the branch. And for the purpose of this IDOK lets say the ‘branch’ is a local church body.
Hebrews 10: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Did you gather last night for prayer with other believers?
And speaking of prayer, we have some reports and continued requests.
Uncle John’s surgery went well. They did an epidural so they wouldn’t have to “put him to sleep” which made it easier on his breathing. They were able to successfully fix the aneurysm and when I left the hospital this afternoon, they were planning to send him back to his room straight from recovery. Originally, they said that he would be in ICU for a couple of days. I haven’t heard from Jann T with an update on Kyle, but will let you know when I do.
Prayer Works!
Tulefel, Thank you so much for alerting all my IDOK prayer buddies. It is only by the matchless grace of God that Jason is not dead or blinded. He is still in the hospital and will have surgery for skin grafts to his chest and arm on Friday. Please pray for him. They told him that the surgery will be the worst pain he will experience so far. I cannot imagine any worse pain than he has already had. Pray that God will intervene and deliver him from the horrible pain. They are also going to evaluate whether he will need skin grafts on his face. He may need eye lid reconstruction. Please pray that God will intervene and that it will not be necessary. Also, pray for my daughter, Vikki. She is devastated over this accident and is really seeking God through all of this. I have prayed for her relationship with God to deepen for a long time. Pray that her heart will stay open to God and His will. Pray for her to be strong and to trust the Lord in all things. Thank you to all of my IDOK prayer partners for your faithfulness to pray. Prayer does change things. There is no greater force in all the world than a group of praying people. From the bottom of my heart, I love all of you and am so thankful that I can come seeking help and you are faithful to give it. God bless each and everyone of you. Love, Sharron
And Claudia asks that we pray for Dylan – a precious grand-baby with an ear infection and an allergic reaction to medication.
Father, thank You for messages in grapes. And thank You for IDOK that You allow us this connection but Lord we recognize that we all need local places of worship where we gather together – help us do that faithfully.
And Father, thank You for this excellent report with John K and we trust You with the rest for him. And Dylan. Father, heal this precious little one and comfort Mom and Dad and GMom and PapaT too. Thank You for progress with Jason and as Sharron has asked Lord have mercy and intervene with the natural order of healing and skin grafting and give Jason supernatural pain relief as these procedures are done and in the healing process. And to our way of thinking this would be a great testimony to both he and Vikki and we do pray for a great testimony to be given to them of Your Amazing and Awesome love and mercy. Thank You Father. And we are still trusting Kyle to You and praying for his healing. And not only for these, but for these too: The Peace of Israel 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. 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.
And for others on our hearts and illnesses and pains and maladies not mentioned here – we all have something Lord about which we are concerned and we ask for Your Individual Attention. And we pray for our IDOK Troops, for their protection today of mind and body and spirit; for their safe return home, for a successful conclusion to this war; for the Peace of Israel and the Repentance of America and the election of Your Choice as President of this Nation and the Revival of Your Church. Revive us Lord for Your Own Name Sake. Amen and Amen.

As I post this it is 67°F and over cast in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 4:29 PM AST – on December 6, 2007

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007

A word from Max Lucado from his book The Great House of God: We avoid pain and seek peace. God uses pain to bring peace.

6 His branches shall spread;
His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And his fragrance like Lebanon.
Lebanon is a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel and my thoughts are wooded with olive trees. Olive trees are a staple, the giver of life sustaining gifts to Israel. And to that we can add that Lebanon in the Hebrew language means to be white, to be made white, purity, to show whiteness, grow white.
Beautiful description of Jesus, isn’t it? And of us – as we ‘grow’, like Him, ‘become white’, ‘pure’ in Him. Oh! Yes! Lord Jesus spread Your Branches over me!!!
7 Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
You know the story of grain, don’t you? That it must fall to the ground and die in order to live and bring forth fruit. What better picture could we have of what we must do today if we are to ‘grow white’.
And grow like a vine.
Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 “ Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
Your fruit is found in Me.”
What a STATEMENT! Now that I have HEARD His Voice, now that I have OBSERVED His Ways, how could I anymore bow to idols???!! How indeed!!
9 Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
Oh yes! We are ONLY wise and ONLY prudent when we ‘grow white’, when we nestle under the Shadow and Wing of the ALMIGHTY and LIVE THERE.
For the ways of the LORD are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.
See that?! His Ways ARE RIGHT, always. And we do well only when we walk and live and breathe in them. Amen. Make it so in us Lord!

Prayer Requests:
Kathie, I just talked to Johnny and he said that Uncle John will have surgery tomorrow morning for the aneurism in his aorta. Uncle John will be 91 on Christmas Day and he has asbestosis so this is risky. The aneurism is very large and the doctor’s say that if it ruptures it will be instant death. There has been some debate as to whether he can even make it through the surgery but Uncle John has made the decision himself. He’s in God’s hands.
Please pray for Kyle A. He is very sick with Staph infection and is in the hospital in Tuscaloosa for the 2nd time since Friday. Kyle is a great Christian guy and the only son of Kim and Tim A who go to church with Andrew. Joann T from Eastern Shore Baptist called me to get the prayer chain started. Joann’s son, David, is Kyle’s roommate at Alabama. Please pray. Janet
Father, thank You that we are nestled under the Shadow and Wing of Your Salvation. Thank You for Your Word; otherwise how would we endure all that we see and hear. You have in Your Heart what You will do for John. Thank You for the years You have given him, good years. Father, I hardly know how to pray for him but I am asking that the surgery be successful and that he live. And Kyle, so young and the only son, Lord. We understand staph infections to be bad, life threatening. We know You know and we know You care. You said the prayer of faith would heal the sick and so we are praying for a remarkable recovery for Kyle. And we ask for a remarkable recovery for Jason too and faith to come alive in Vicki, stronger and deeper than she has ever experienced.
And these too Lord and all those concerns and pains, both physical and emotional, that we are bearing. Lord, we all want to be healed. We want and as I say that I remember – Lord, cause our pains to bring us to Peace – Your Peace within. Bless these as only You can. Bring our IDOK Troops home safe and sound and today give them protection of mind, body and spirit. And bring this war to a successful conclusion we pray and we pray for the Peace of Israel and we pray for the Repentance of America and we pray for the election of Your Chosen President for this Country and we ask this for the Glory and in the Name of Jesus our Savior. Amen and Amen.
The Peace of Israel 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. 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 cloudy in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 4:38 PM AST – on December 5, 2007

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007

The 14th chapter of Hosea! What a chapter!!!

No doubt I will be unable to do it justice in today’s IDOK but I am trusting I will be able to at least put something on the screen that will encourage you today.
Hosea 14
1 O Israel, return to the LORD your God,
For you have stumbled because of your iniquity;
Who of us has not stumbled and who of us stumbles for any reason other than iniquity (sin)?
But the GREAT NEWS is we can return; we can recover from any stumble, fumble or down right flat on our face!
2 Take words with you,
Take the Word of our God with us in our minds (our soul, our very being) in every place we go – that is the way we ‘return’ to our Lord.
And return to the LORD.
Say to Him,
“ Take away all iniquity;
Receive us graciously,
For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.
Oh yes! Receive us graciously. He does when we offer the proper sacrifice with our lips – when we humble ourselves and say I WAS WRONG, YOU ARE RIGHT!
3 Assyria shall not save us,
How true! No ONE but God alone can save us
We will not ride on horses,
Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’
For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”
And we shall choose THIS DAY to place no faith in ourselves or our works but trust HIM Alone! And when we do He Will do this. Just listen to what He says in verse 4.
4 “ I will heal their backsliding,
I will love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
Look at that! Our backsliding is HEALED!! Do you know that we can be HEALED of backsliding and never have a relapse? No I am not talking about being sinless in our day to day but I am speaking of those stumbles that result in mass destruction – we can be set free of those and never relapse into that again IF we REMEMBER He loves us and if we OBEY His Word every place we go.
And look at this. He will be like DEW and we shall grow like the LILY.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
He shall grow like the lily,
And lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
What does the dew do? It gives moisture where there is dryness; it gives freshness where there is staleness, it’s pure; it’s renewing. Isn’t that what He does within us?
And grow like a LILY? How beautiful is that? You all know I have a thing for Lilies. They are BEAUTIFUL – white, delicate with simple elegance and the fragrance can hardly be described. And we can be as a LILY to Father. OH I WANT THAT!!
And this is getting long for one day. Lets come back to it tomorrow, Lord Willing.
Father, this is beautiful chapter and we are grateful to read it; we are grateful Holy Spirit that You are teaching it to us; that You are making it alive in us; thank You. And as our IDOKs read I pray they will be encouraged and will be brought to deeper levels of peace about who You are to them and who they are to You – and me too Father. We continue to pray for Israel and for Peace for them and for Repentance in America and for the Presidency of the United States that we as Your people will stand up and be counted on the side of the ONE You have chosen for this Nation and again Lord we pray for a ‘David’ and not a ‘Saul’. And again we pray for our IDOK Troops that You will protect them in mind and body and spirit and that they all will come home safe and sound and this war will come to a successful conclusion. We come with these and we pray Thy Will be Done Lord for Jesus sake.
The Peace of Israel 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 48°F and cloudy in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 7:47 AM AST – on December 4, 2007
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It’s Our Duty? !!

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2007

That was a fast weekend! And a full one too.
A good time on Friday night with sweet friends, a memorial service on Saturday morning, a Christmas tree, new knitting needles and a visit with family and on Sunday, Sunday School and Freedom Salute at the Armory for the 226! And now it’s Monday again! And this morning I am later getting started here with today’s IDOK.
Confession time. Often here lately I have not written our IDOKs during the day hours for sending to you in the morning or late p.m. Hours and I have been sitting here at the computer as Jerry was getting ready for work (including breakfast by himself). But this morning I said No, not gonna do that. And so we began this morning with a duet of ‘This is the Day’ (no, I’m not kidding – not a concert for the ears of anyone else but we loved it) and devotional time with our breakfast.

W.C.Dobbs, Sr.’s memorial service was – I am paused here looking for words to describe it – wonderful, a pleasure, a blessing – not words we normally associate with a memorial service but it was. I never met Dr. Dobbs but after Saturday I feel like I know him and I am helped by him. I am encouraged by him and this morning I am still thinking of ways I can practice some of the things he practiced. Like more prayer, much more prayer – he and the Dobbs family take this matter of prayer seriously. And not just prayer but Bible study and other reading material and current events and on and on. And this morning’s decision to let IDOK wait a little bit and have breakfast with Jerry? That was a decision coming from Saturday’s memorial service too. Dr. Dobbs has given me a lot to mediate upon. And to our God and Savior be the Glory!!

A quote from my calendar:
“To act lovingly is to begin to feel loving, and certainly to act joyfully brings joy to others,
Which in turn makes one feel joyful. I believe we are called to the duty of delight.” Dorothy Day.

Okay. I think we have a message here this morning and none of it has been planned by me!
This is the Day the Lord has made, I WILL rejoice and be glad in it.
Dr. Dobbs prayer and singing and reading and rejoicing and setting priorities.
And now TODAY’s calendar reading.
Yes, I think the calendar is right we have a DUTY to Delight – To delight ourselves in our God and Father and those in our homes, across our computer screens and outside our doors. And you know what? I have been doing a poor job of this lately!! But this morning is a new day!

Deuteronomy 16:10 Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you.

11 You shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide.
12 And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

In EVERY situation in whatever place we are today, we are ALL called to rejoice in our God and Savior because each of us however hard or soft our place today, we who have been saved have been delivered from Egypt. And Father’s Word to me today is ‘Little Girl, you have a Duty to ME to Delight yourself in ME and rejoice!’ And all I can say to that is ‘Thank You Daddy and Yes, Sir!!’

Thank You Father. You are AWESOME and so good to me, to all of us. Thank You. Thank You for corrections and admonitions straight from Your Throne to me. Thank You and Holy Spirit by Your Grace it will be done today!
And Father, we have some people we want to talk with You about today. First, Jason. Thank You that he is improving and we pray continued improvement and not just improvement but complete restoration, restoration so great that he and Vicki stand in awe of You and bow in praise and surrender to You anew and afresh, greater and better than ever before. Give Sharron and Vicki strength today to work. And we think of the Toomey Family and Wheeler Family and these too with so many needs but this we know YOU are Able Father and You are willing to supply. Thank You. And so we commend this to You for this day. And this day we pray for our IDOK Troops and we ask You to protect them in mind and body and spirit and to bring this war to a successful conclusion and bring each of our IDOK Troops home safe and sound and more in love with You than when they deployed. And we pray for the Peace of Israel and thank You for our kinship with them and we pray for the Repentance of America and we pray that You will move on the behalf of the Man You have chosen for the Presidency of America and that each and every person who has You Holy Spirit dwelling within will listen to YOU and vote according to Your Instructions and all this we ask in Your Name Lord Jesus. Thank You. Thank You for this day. Amen and Amen.
The Peace of Israel 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.

Psalm 37: 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.

As I post this it is 63°F and sunny in Baghdad, Iraq & the time there is 5:o1 PM AST – on December 3, 2007

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IDOK DEVOTION FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2007

November 30, 2007 can you believe it?!
I was listening to a young preacher yesterday and he had some good things to say. This statement stays with me the most:
There is nothing wrong with asking the question IF the question does not hinder us from obedience.
He did not elaborate the question but I can imagine. Could that question be WHY? Why God? Why did You allow this to happen? Why did You not stop this from happening? Why?
Folks have been criticized by well meaning friends for asking that question; for asking any form of that WHY question. But according to the young preacher’s statement well meaning friends may be wrong in their counsel to us. And we may be shouldering an unnecessary burden of guilt. We may be condemning ourselves for asking Why and maybe we should not.
Have you continued to obey even though that question of WHY keeps popping up? Have you continued to Praise Him, Trust Him and Love Him even though you don’t understand the happening? Yes? Then unload your burden of guilt today – there’s NO SIN in asking WHY. There’s only SIN when we ask why AND refuse to walk humbly with our God even though He does not tell us WHY!
Micah 6: 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Father, thank You that You are not offended with us or troubled when we ask why and continue to walk with You, continuing to obey and continuing to trust You. I pray You will use Your Word today to comfort and give strength to us.
And we come this morning again with the Wheeler Family as they participate in a Memorial Service for their daughter; comfort the family and friends and give Brandon strength as he sings, may it all be for Your Glory.
We continue to remember all these and our IDOK Troops asking that You protect them today in mind and body and spirit and that You bring them home to us safe and sound and that You bring this war to a successful conclusion. That You place in the Presidency of this Nation in 2008 who You have chosen for us – Lord, we want ‘David’ not ‘Saul’. Thank You Father and I pray that we as your people will KNOW and vote according to Your Direction to us. We pray for the peace of Israel and the repentance of America. Thank You for this day before us and help us live better today than yesterday for Jesus sake.
The Peace of Israel. Joseph Toomey and Family. Wheeler Family. Mary Ann. Linda P. 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 59°F and mostly cloudy in Al Asad, Iraq & the time there is 4:07 PM AST – on November 30, 2007

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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?