Devotional for November 17, 2020

Good evening, Family!🔌

This week, we praise God for:☝🏽

Answered prayers and breakthroughs for Skylar and her family. May God keep working in all of their lives.
María, and her continued healing after knee surgery. May the same powerful God who knit her together mend whatever needs mending.

This week, we are praying for:🙏🏽

• Sori Cardona, widow of Pastor Cardona. She is a very dear person to so many of us who came from the Spanish church. She fell at home last week and needed emergency surgery and is also experiencing kidney failure. She can use our most fervent prayers!

• Virginia and her family as they move through the grief process for her mother, Soledad Rodriguez. Also keep Virginia's marriage and family in your prayers. Still asking for a miracle.

• Rose, who needs a miracle!

• Norma’s friend, Tracy, as she moves through her cancer treatment.

• Evelyn's cousin, Maribel. Her family is searching for an institution that can care for her needs. May God guide their search.

• Charen's aunt and uncle, still battling cancer. May every step in this journey bring them closer to Jesus.

• Our little brother, Alex, as he becomes a licensed driver.

• Charen's cousin, Elkie, who is battling cancer and needs healing.

• Awilda, Peter's mom, throughout her recovery. Please keep her in prayer.

• Our beloved SETH, that God would continue to shield and protect him while at school. Also for the Lord to touch Seth's legs with His healing touch.🦵

• Jordan Gonzalez and his puppy, Zeus; while he's away from home pursuing his ⚾️ career.

• Michael, Angelica's boyfriend, that the Lord will help him to find a job.

• All of the families who are grieving, including: The Guzman Family, the Bosques Family, Wanda's family, Mr. Bouchard and his family, Timmy's family, John's family.😢

• Lynn, as she continues to battle cancer while holding on to Jesus!

• Antoinette, also diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and is in need of a miracle.

• Skylar, and SUPERNATURAL healing of heart and mind for her and her family: Jackie, Heaven Lee, and Doris.

• Nelson's son, Santi, and his family as he seeks the Lord and His influence in their lives.

• Carole and her family as they wait upon the Lord for Elijah's custody resolution.

Today's extraordinary Devotional, submitted by Ashley Guerrero, will invigorate your witness and change the way you interact with your community!🗣 Thank you, Ashley, for reminding us that what Jesus has done for us has the power to change lives all around us!💪🏼🔋✨

Today I have the honor of sharing a devotional with my church family. I was inspired by a bible study I had recently done with Vanessa. We read John 4, and listened to a short review on an app called “Through the Word”, which I highly recommend.

In John 4, the story of the Samaritan woman is shared, Jesus reveals to her that He is the Messiah. The woman then runs into town and in verse 29 she says, “Come and meet a man at the well who told me everything I’ve ever done! He could be the Anointed One we’ve been waiting for.”

It is important to recognize that this Samaritan woman was at the well where Jesus had met her in the afternoon specifically to avoid the people of the town. Yet, when the Messiah is revealed to her, she runs without hesitation into the town and shares with everyone what she witnessed. Later in verse 39 it says, “So there were many from the Samaritan village who became believers in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony: “He told me everything I ever did!”

During these difficult times of the pandemic, people are desperate to hear a testimony of faith, more so than Christians are willing to share. But as for my church family, I do not see that problem! I am inspired by the constant reminders each and everyone one of you share in our daily devotionals. It is not always easy to share, but just like the Samaritan woman conquered her fears, each of you have done the same.

So I would personally like to thank you for sharing such uplifting ways God is working in all of your lives. My church family’s dedication is one blessing that will never go unnoticed 💛

Act 20:24, “It’s more important for me to fulfill my destiny and to finish the ministry my Lord Jesus has assigned to me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful news of God’s grace.”