Your prayers are appreciated greatly during this time when the family needs to be separated again. -Tina RF
Friday, January 25, 2013
plans
Dave n Lisa's plans are to go to Chetumal early this afternoon.Peter and I are taking them. Torry is scheduled to have another colon scope early tomorrow morning to remove some pile ups. Then they plan to fly out to Tijuana from Chetumal on Sunday morning. They expect Torry's treatments inTijuana will take about 4 wks.
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We will be praying for you.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013
God Still Speaks
Is He interested in what happens to us as individuals? Does He really have a master plan for our lives? Or are we merely victims of blind chance?
God is indeed interested in us as individuals. He does in fact have a master plan for our lives, and He does truly want to speak to us. Jesus described Himself as our Good Shepherd (see John 10:11). And as His sheep, we can hear His voice.
But how can we know when God is the one speaking? We need to remember that God speaks to us primarily through His Word. He will never lead us contrary to anything He says there. We don't have to go any further than the Bible to know the will of God for our lives. Psalm 19:8 says, "The statutes of the Lord are right." In the original language, this verse means that God's Word has set out the right path for us to follow. We don't have to lose our bearings in the fog of human opinion or let our fickle emotions lead us astray. Instead, we have a sure guide: the Word of God.
We are to think about God's Word, we are to ponder it, and we are to meditate in it day and night. C.H. Spurgeon said, "Nobody ever outgrows Scripture. The Book widens and deepens with our years." As a result of spending time in God's Word, you will bring forth spiritual fruit.
So listen to your Shepherd. Read His Word, and let it bear fruit in your life.
What Your Heart Really Longs For
BIBLE MEDITATION:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desire of your heart." Psalm 37:4
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
This verse doesn't mean you'll have every whim and fancy met—that you can have an island paradise somewhere, a pink Cadillac, or a handful of diamonds. It means when you delight yourself in the Lord, what your heart has really been seeking for, it will find. What your heart really yearns for is God. Only Jesus can meet the deepest needs of your heart.
Do you know why so often we live in fear? Because we think our needs are not going to be met. Or because we think the things we believe are meeting our needs are going to be taken away from us. This verse tells us God will never leave us nor forsake us, and godliness with contentment is great gain. We have something that can't be tampered with.
ACTION POINT:
Suppose someone were to go into your house and carry out all your material possessions. Could you still praise the Lord? If your delight is in the Lord, you could!
Thank-you for keeping us updated.
Our hearts are with them.
Leroy & Karen Loewen
We've been praying for you, Torry and your whole family. Your great auntie Tina Loewen has been praying for all of you very much and we will all continue to. Blessings, Sharon and Ron Friesen
Anchored
BIBLE MEDITATION:
“Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.” Isaiah 41:10
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
I was raised in South Florida, in what you might call hurricane alley. When we knew a hurricane was coming, my dad would say, “Boys, go out there in the back yard and tie things down,” patio furniture and things like that. Sometimes we would go out after a hurricane, and the thing we tied down was gone and the thing we tied it to was gone!
ACTION POINT:
Friend, you’d better be tied to Jesus. He won’t blow away. Where is your hope? Where is your security? What have you anchored your hope to? I hope it’s in the solid rock, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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