Hi Father
It has been a while since I have written here. I have been reading through the book of Kings in the last couple of weeks and really enjoying that. This morning I have felt so weary I've just enjoyed sittting and listening to music that just lifts me towards You. Right now I am hearing "Sitting at the Feet of Jesus" and just loving the sense of peace that is washing over me just by hearing it.
School is so busy at the moment and I am finding it extremely challenging to hang in there and get everything done. "He is all my righteousness..." so very true! Father please go with me, help me to sense your presence that is always with me. Open my eyes to the opportunities that come my way. Help me to be sensitive to the needs of those around me.
Plese let me experience Your power in my life today. Lord I am full of sin, and judgmentalism for my fellow peers. Please give me a spirit of love and compassion for them, let me see them through Your Eyes and Your Heart!
As we travel as a family to Jimmi's party tonight I pray that you will again help me to see other through Your eyes, if an opportunity comes my way to share You, please give me the courage to do it.
I love You Lord! Thank you for the fullness and completeness in my life only because of YOU!
Meli
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
2 Kings 5 - Story of Naaman & Gehazi - November 11
2 Kings 5:
Love this story, the witness of the maid, the faith of Naaman's wife, Naaman going to Elisha and getting offended by being asked to do a simple act. The encouragement of Naaman's servants, Naaman's acceptance of God as HIS God and taking back the soil as a symbol of worshipping the God of Israel and asking for forgiveness about helping his King into his temple to worship the idol, even though he bowed down he let God know it was only to assist the King, not as an act of worship but as an act of kindness to his master.
Prayer:
Prayer for Natalie today (Royce coming to watch her this morning)
Love this story, the witness of the maid, the faith of Naaman's wife, Naaman going to Elisha and getting offended by being asked to do a simple act. The encouragement of Naaman's servants, Naaman's acceptance of God as HIS God and taking back the soil as a symbol of worshipping the God of Israel and asking for forgiveness about helping his King into his temple to worship the idol, even though he bowed down he let God know it was only to assist the King, not as an act of worship but as an act of kindness to his master.
Prayer:
Prayer for Natalie today (Royce coming to watch her this morning)
Monday, November 9, 2009
2 Kings, Chapters 1 and 2, Monday 9th November
Chapter 1
What an amazing collection of stories. There highlighted for me is the faithfulness of Elijah and Elisha to the calling of God compared with the unbelieving, unfaithfulness of King Ahaziah, 100 Captains and soldiers and mockers of Elisha and Elijah. Ahaziah falls from a window and sends a delegation to a medium to find out of he will recover or not. God mobilises Elijah and intercepts the delegation to ask Ahaziah why he is doing such a thing and to let him know that he wil never recover because of the way he insulted the Lord. So Ahaziah reacts by sending out a delegation of 50 soldiers to arrest him. They mocked and taunted Elijah and fire came down and destroyed them. Ditto for group no. 2. Thankfully the third delegation had a wise captain (v13). This time Elijah went down with them to see King Ahaziah. Elijah told the king himself o how he had insulted God and his soon to be death. Very shortly later Ahazia died.
Chapter 2:
Elijah is taken up to Heaven. Before goin gup he tests Elisha's committment. Elisha sticks by his side and receives what he had asked for, a double portion of the Holy Spirit. So when a mob of young ruffians come to mock Elisha, he leaves revenge to the Lord - along comes a couple of mother bears and mauled them all. No ruffians ever bothered Elisha again!!
So what?
Elijah and Elisha lived faithfully as servants of God. They allowed the Lord to direct their paths completely and to reveal his sovereign will for them every day. The listened to His Spirit. Please Lord help me to live as your faithful daughter today!
The everyday:
Only a few more weeks of school to go. All teachers under pressure and you can feel it around the school. Everyone has been doing DRA2 testing, plus assessments with kids so can get reports done. I feel tired.
Prayer:
Lord please help me today to listen to your stil small voice and to live as your faithful daughter. Help me please to remember to seek to do your will and have courage to follow through!
Jethro Kingston passed away last Thursday, please be with his family and the kids at TVC
What an amazing collection of stories. There highlighted for me is the faithfulness of Elijah and Elisha to the calling of God compared with the unbelieving, unfaithfulness of King Ahaziah, 100 Captains and soldiers and mockers of Elisha and Elijah. Ahaziah falls from a window and sends a delegation to a medium to find out of he will recover or not. God mobilises Elijah and intercepts the delegation to ask Ahaziah why he is doing such a thing and to let him know that he wil never recover because of the way he insulted the Lord. So Ahaziah reacts by sending out a delegation of 50 soldiers to arrest him. They mocked and taunted Elijah and fire came down and destroyed them. Ditto for group no. 2. Thankfully the third delegation had a wise captain (v13). This time Elijah went down with them to see King Ahaziah. Elijah told the king himself o how he had insulted God and his soon to be death. Very shortly later Ahazia died.
Chapter 2:
Elijah is taken up to Heaven. Before goin gup he tests Elisha's committment. Elisha sticks by his side and receives what he had asked for, a double portion of the Holy Spirit. So when a mob of young ruffians come to mock Elisha, he leaves revenge to the Lord - along comes a couple of mother bears and mauled them all. No ruffians ever bothered Elisha again!!
So what?
Elijah and Elisha lived faithfully as servants of God. They allowed the Lord to direct their paths completely and to reveal his sovereign will for them every day. The listened to His Spirit. Please Lord help me to live as your faithful daughter today!
The everyday:
Only a few more weeks of school to go. All teachers under pressure and you can feel it around the school. Everyone has been doing DRA2 testing, plus assessments with kids so can get reports done. I feel tired.
Prayer:
Lord please help me today to listen to your stil small voice and to live as your faithful daughter. Help me please to remember to seek to do your will and have courage to follow through!
Jethro Kingston passed away last Thursday, please be with his family and the kids at TVC
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