Good evening, Family! 🙇🏽♀️🙇🏻
This week, we praise God for:
💟 The Vega Family’s GREAT NEWS that John is doing much better and has has a clean Bill of health on the test results they've already gotten back post radiation. They praise God for healing and strength! We will continue to pray for a full recovery and for John to feel God's presence by His side.
💟 Carole praised God in the storm for her brother-in-law, Harry. Though he does have bladder cancer, his family is grateful that the cancer is contained to his bladder and has not spread. Let's continue to pray with Carole and her family for Harry's healing and for God's Perfect Will to be done in Harry's life and the lives of those around him through this difficulty.
💟 Seth thanked the church family for all the love showered upon him during his special Week.🥰 He also introduced us to his amazing new robot!🤖 Reminding us all (DON'T MISS IT!) to be grateful for a church family who loves deeply, and is always willing to go above and beyond for one another! ♥️ THANK YOU JESUS! 😘
💟 We ALL raise our hands in solidarity and praise with Kristina and Andy, as they shared the wonderful news that they are expecting a miracle! We are also grateful that God has given Kristina the courage to share her news and her burdens with the church family. Let's surround this family, who is so precious to us all, with our love, faith and strength. We are also a church who lovingly shares one another's burdens...may they walk lighter knowing that you are each committed to lifting them up in earnest prayer for a safe and healthy pregnancy. 🙏🏽 (And please remember Seth doesn't know. 🤫 Let's be careful about mentioning it on the Zoom line.) 🙂
We are also praying for:
🛐 Each and every silent prayer request lifted.
🛐 ALL of the children connected by love to The Lighthouse as they begin a new school year. May God grant them a year filled with learning, friendships, memories and new MERCIES, available to them each and every morning! 🌅
🛐 The Edmond Family; that God would grant them traveling mercies as they are away for the long weekend. May God keep them safe and bless their time together.
🛐 Catheryn, Connor and growing Baby Llibre. May the Lord watch over and protect them, their new home and their future plans as they continue to walk with Him.
🛐 Protection and intervention on Elijah's behalf while he is in Florida. May God grant him and his family resolution on his custody case, that he might return to his family soon.
🛐 Our Bible Study groups on Sabbath morning and our Prayer Ports during the week. May they lead to stronger and healthier relationships with Jesus.
🛐 Matthew, as he deals with the pressures of the academy. May God strengthen and protect him as he continues to pursue his dreams in law enforcement.
Tonight's Devotional is the Third and Final installment of a powerful 3-part series, shared by Ruth. 😇
What a powerful premise...to speak His scriptures back to God. Go ahead, Family...PRAY THE WORD. 🙏🏽
Thanks, Ruth, for sharing this fantastic series with us! What a blessing ! 💖
PRAY THE WORD
Scripture : Psalm 23:1-6
Prayer is more caught than taught. The best way to learn to pray is by praying (especially with others). That being said, the Scriptures are a powerful tool to learn how to pray. When we pray, we talk to God. When we speak his Scriptures back to him, we know that we are praying in line with what he has already revealed. As we do this, his peace, which transcends all understanding, guards our hearts and minds in the Lord. If you don’t know what to pray or how to pray, you are in luck because God has provided a whole book of spiritual prayers and songs for us in the Bible, the Psalms!
After doing your SOAPS (c.f. Days 1 and 2) through today’s reading, try this during your prayer time.
• Read a verse or a phrase.
• Reflect on what you read in silence for at least 30 seconds, asking God to impress it on your heart.
• Rewrite the phrase in your own words as a prayer back to God. Make it your own!
• Repeat that process until you go all the way through the section of Scripture.
My favorite psalms ❤️