Two updates...Karen is doing great! God heard your prayers! Could He have healed her? I believe so. Miracles happen when we pray!
LaRue Schmidt as stepped into Jesus' arms ! I am meet the family . because of that we need to cancel Zoom Huddle at 10.
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Good Morning Loved, Gifted, Activated, Gathered then Sent, Good News Delivery Company! That is yo and us! PTL! What's your part? Who are your partners? Who are you praying for? Who has God prepared for you and you for them? What will you do about all of this? Talk to God about it and process with some friends. Then share those stories and praises for all God is and will do!
God has answered your prayer and have have been sleeping well--too well. I overslept and need to get to a doc appoint. But He knows and is the Lord of me and my schedule. make Him Your Lord and Shepherd as well! Ask Him to lead you to His perfect plans for you and for the wisdom, courage and partners to go live and love and make disciples like Jesus. Ask Him to inform your prayers. Ask Him to continue to grow you into your fuller potential and to be more like Him. He loves you is calling you by name to come join Him and walk with Him into this day. Come! Amen!
Engage with all if these devos and the thread through them as you prepare for the day ahead and worship!
Sarah Young
UR: Follow Me
Paul wrote, “Follow my example, just like I follow Christ’s.” - 1 Corinthians 11:1 (CEB)
While visiting a friend at his home in rural Vermont, I asked him for the best route back to the interstate highway. He started to give me directions but then paused. “I have a better idea,” he exclaimed. “The directions are complicated. Follow me; I’ll drive my car and show you the way.” Because the road was winding, I followed close behind. It was helpful that he drove at a moderate rate of speed and was careful to signal well in advance of turns. Before long, we reached the interstate and waved goodbye as I headed home.
As I drove onto the highway, it occurred to me that following and leading are at the heart of discipleship. As the apostle Paul sought to genuinely follow Christ, he in turn offered himself as a person others could follow. Whether at home, school, or the office, our words and actions are being observed by others. God calls all believers to be examples that encourage others to follow the path of discipleship. Let’s all ask ourselves, Am I living a life that emulates the life of Christ?
's Prayer
Dear God, remind us of the importance of our actions. Help us to model the way of Christ for others. Amen.
ODB
Never Alone
The Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6
Over the years, I’ve encouraged and prayed for many people battling loneliness for various reasons: nursing home residents whose family members don’t visit, the widow who spends her days outside so as not to be alone in her empty house, ministry leaders who don’t have anyone to confide in, and homeless people who feel ignored and alone.
Loneliness can strike anyone at any time. The US Surgeon General released an advisory in alerting the public about the epidemic of loneliness. About half of US adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, which can be as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, according to the advisory.
When Moses was getting ready to pass the torch to his successor, Joshua, he wanted to make sure the Israelites knew they wouldn’t be facing any battles alone as they entered the promised land: “Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:6). He also reminded their new leader, Joshua, that “the Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” (v. 8).
And he concluded with words that can encourage us : “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged” (v. 8).
When we’re facing loneliness, let’s take comfort in knowing that God will never leave nor forsake us.
By Nancy Gavilanes
REFLECT & PRAY
Why is it important to know you’re never alone? How comforting is it to know God is with you?
In Deuteronomy, Moses recounts in three speeches (chs. 1-4; 5-26; 27-34) the history of the Israelites about to enter the promised land. The forty years of discipline had ended, and all Israelites twenty years and older when the exodus began had died, except for Moses, Joshua, and Caleb (Numbers 14:29-35). Moses urged the Israelites to learn from their past unfaithfulness and to trust God (Deuteronomy 31:4-6). Moses himself wouldn’t enter Canaan because he’d dishonored God at Kadesh by striking the rock for water instead of only speaking to it (Numbers 20:1-13; Psalm 106:32-33). He was permitted, however, to see Canaan from Mount Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1-5). As God was with the Israelites, He’s with all believers in Jesus even when we experience loneliness.
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36).
Intercessory prayer is hard work. It involves communion with the King and compassion for the multitudes. It is understanding the passion of Christ for souls. It is waiting on God to endue us with power from on high in order that we might lead those souls into the kingdom.
Those that have been most useful in reaping a harvest have always been men and women of intercessory prayer. They cry to the Lord for the multitudes. They have no confidence in themselves to build the kingdom of God; they live in absolute dependence upon God.
If we are to reach this generation for Christ, there must be men and women in every nation whose hearts hurt for their countrymen. Jesus had compassion for the multitudes two thousand years ago. Although the multitudes are greater , He loves, cares for, and wants to save every individual. We need to look at the masses of humanity through the eyes of Jesus. We will see people—real people, hurting people. Too many of us see people only as objects. We need a fresh touch from God. We need to feel the heart of the compassionate King.
Perhaps some Christians will say, “I know that I should have a burden to pray for the world. But it is just not there. I am so busy with my own life and problems that I don’t have time to pray for some people in a distant country that I will never meet.” We must first recognize that we must be delivered from such self-centeredness. The goal of every Christian should be conformity unto the image of Jesus. And the heart of Jesus is for the world. We must confess our apathy as sin and repent of it.
Oh God, I do need a fresh touch from You so that I am able to feel Your heart beat for those who are perishing. Deliver me from my self-absorbed self, and heal my arrogant spirit. I repent of my disobedience and desire to be used for Your purposes in the world. Heal me from my own self-righteousness and allow me to embrace the hurting, the homeless, the weak, the widow and the orphan. Ruin me for anything that is not of You!
--Adapted from The Prayer Factor by Sammy Tippit.
Prayer Points
Praise God as the Creator, Father, Savior, Lord, and indwelling Spirit of his church.
Give thanks for “the holy catholic church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.”
Reflecting with God on how you aid or damage his church, confess any sin he reveals.
Commit to being a helpful member of God’s community.
Ask him to work through you to serve and enrich others.
Pray for each member of Christ’s body to excellently manage the treasures and gifts placed in his or her care. Ask God to prompt you to loving and generous service.
Prayer Points taken from Patterns for Prayer by Alvin VanderGriend. This book is available at prayerleader.com. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount.
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