WE’RE PRAYING FOR YOU TODAY…
Good morning,
This is just a reminder that every day, while we are studying God’s Word to add to our website, someone from our ministry, Dysmas Conduit, is holding you up before the Lord in prayer. May He greatly bless you today as you pursue His will and He is glorified through you.
God’s blessings, our love,
George & Sidney Granger
CURRENT PRAYER REQUESTS:
Please pray for Mike and Sandy Brommer as they spread the Lord’s Seed and witness to His glory while on the road today. Please pray also that the Lord will lead him to Kingdom-profitable loads to carry, and that He grants them safe passage from
PLEASE PRAY FOR PASTOR BOB ALLMANN
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Tuesday, June 23, 11:22 AM - Wendi:
Pop is doing amazingly well. He has had many visitors and has been enjoying the company! He thanks the Lord for the many BLESSINGS HE has given him and for all of you! PRAISE THE LORD!!!
On his daily walk yesterday, Pop went from his room to the end of the hall and back to his room to the OTHER end of the hall! By far the longest walk yet! All that without sitting and resting!! YOU GO POP! They are looking at possibly the end of the week for him to go to inpatient rehab. He will be at the one about 5 blocks from where he is now. Knowing Pop as we do, he told the doc it's kinda silly to have an ambulance take him down there and charge the insurance all that money. Pop suggested that he just walk down there and the doc said if he could do that, he doesn't need to go to rehab! Anything to save a buck! haha! He is so very excited to get out to
Wendi
Please pray for Billy Hamburg, whose doctors found 5 tumors in his bladder. He's supposed to have surgery June 29th--we'll know more then, and keep you posted as soon as we know anything.
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Today in God’s Word
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
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ENCOURAGEMENT FOR TODAY
June 24, 2009
Childlike Wonder
"Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me;
and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
For he who is least among you all--he is the greatest." Luke 9:48 (NIV)
Devotion:
"Look grandma, this makes super-duper bubbles!" my grandson squealed. The new bubble gun I bought him at Cracker Barrel was indeed a marvel at propelling hundreds of soapy spheres at the touch of a button. He entertained himself for hours, shooting bubbles then chasing them across the yard.
At some point he decided catching them in his mouth might be fun, to which I warned it might make him sick. Grandpa chimed in, "That bubble might go down in your tummy and get bigger and bigger!" Matt stopped in his tracks, fixated on my husband, and replied, "Is that what happened to you grandpa?" This four-year old comment made me chuckle and then ponder.
What does God see when He looks at me? Does He see a wide-eyed child who simply believes Him? I'm afraid that innocent, uncomplicated girl got lost. And I don't think I'm alone in this. Simple faith is a rare find.
In this information age, the journey for knowledge has become the driving force in our society. As Dragnet's Sgt. Joe Friday always said, "Just the facts, ma'am." Faith gets pushed aside in exchange for internet wisdom. If you haven't been bitten by the know-it-all mentality, you simply haven't let your fingers do the walking across your keyboard! Do you want to find out how to build a house, take apart an engine, or stay up on the latest news? Google it. You can instantly become an expert in almost any field! So if God tells me to, "Go," my first instinct is to research the web for direction, instead of trusting His voice.
During a concert performance recently, our church choir wore costumes from Bible times. It struck me as I watched and saw only their faces showing, how each one had a childlike image. No one out-dressed the other. No one was thinner or heavier. No hair was perfectly styled. They all had rosy cheeks, bright smiles and joy in their eyes. The prevailing trait we find in children - innocence - shone through. I found myself wondering if that is what God sees when He looks at us, simple children.
When we come to Jesus it is critical to come like a child, innocent and amazed. My grandson simply believed his grandpa. When was the last time you simply believed God? No analyzing the situation. No studying alternative theories. Plain and simple, childlike trust in the One who created the heavens, the earth and you.
Today, I want to focus on coming to Him as a child. I want to stop the grown-up worry and gaze lovingly into His Word. Today, I want to enjoy being "the least among you all" so I can spend time with the greatest, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Dear Lord, You made the heavens and the earth and all that is in it, even the brilliant minds that created computers and the Internet. Yet none can match Your wisdom and splendor! No one has the knowledge that You possess. So I lay down my quest for seeking answers from this world and exchange it for Your simple and glorious truth. Impress Your words on my heart today I pray, In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Application Steps:
Find quiet time today. Turn off the computer, the radio, and television. Silence your phone and go into a room with no noise at all. Speak out loud to the Lord. Then read His Word to hear Him answer.
Reflections:
What pulls me away from simple faith?
Will I trust my grown-up life to an Almighty God who loves me as His child?
Power Verses:
Matthew 11:25-26, "At that time Jesus said, 'I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.'" (NIV)
Isaiah 54:10, "'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,' says the Lord, who has compassion on you." (NIV)
© 2009 by Luann Prater. All rights reserved.
…and…
Can You Trust What You Cannot Understand?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
So you don't understand; does that undermine your trust or faith in what you don't understand? It's an important question as Woodrow Kroll points out with this study...
Series: John: Answers to Life's Questions (Week 4 of 8)
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