Dear Family of Jesus,
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior” (Isaiah 43:2-3 NIV)
Than you for stopping by for a CUP…….getting ready for Martha’s funeral. Please be in prayer.
Today Rene Dokken is your host on the CUP Today! It has been such a Godly pleasure getting to know her heart for the Lord.
Are you making yourself available for God today and all days?
Joyce Meyer Ministries
Complaining is sin, and it opens a door for the devil.
The Holy Spirit moved in a POWERFUL way last night at Holy Family Catholic Church as we remembered the life of Martha Montano-Vallejos Thank you Roger and Bernadette Montano for allowing me to share on the life of Martha and her walk with Jesus Christ and to share the Word of God, The King of Kings! Heaven is a prepared place….are you prepared?
Karen Rowe announced last night a location for the Revival in Orange County North Carolina. I will be taking part in the Revival. It begins Oct 12th. PRAISE GOD! Thank YOU LORD for people like Karen Rowe!
Karen Rowe Efland Ruritan Club
Po Box 250
3106 Highway 70 West
Efland NC, 27243
NOT Only is this a perfect location, but these guys are excited about this Revival too! oh my … too much good to put into words! I’ll get the flyer updated soon!!! and get it out!!!
Here is Rene………….
The Lord was awesome in His power and presence today. I give Him all the glory for such a special day.
I spent part of the day with a sister in the Lord who is going in for a breast biopsy tomorrow (Thursday at 1:00 pm CST please pray for her).
She called me on Tuesday and I was full of angst about the election. She listened to me rattle and prattle on about this and that. She then graciously reminded me that God is Sovereign over all of this. Yes, Yes, He is but… I went on a little more and then quit. She quietly told me that she had to go in for a biopsy on Thursday and she called me to pray for her. Oh….. Dear friend. Well she said I almost called to ask you to come over and pray for me. But of course I will pray for you I said. Oh, thank you. After a little more discussion we hung up and I went downstairs to tell Paul about the situation.
And then God said “call her and go over and lay hands on her and pray for her”. So I did call her and ask if she would like me to come over tomorrow and pray with her. Oh would you? I would like that. So I had an awesome time with my friend, Glenda, and the Lord today. We of course prayed. We prayed that the spot would be gone and that she would have a testimony not only for the Doctors but also for her family of God’s awesome and miraculous power. We prayed for her family and for God’s perfect peace for her. We cried and just shared our love for our Savior.
Then we talked about hearing the Lord. Taking the time in our busy day to listen and be available to pray for someone, or sit with them, or call or bring a meal. Whatever it is the Lord might put on our hearts. So often we both have fallen prey to I have to clean today, or I have a Bible Study I must go to, or an errand that has to be done. How much time do I waste doing, doing, doing? The story of Martha and Mary often comes to mind. I have always felt bad for Martha (I tend towards task completion in my theology!). She did miss the better thing.
Luke 10:38-42
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[a]Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
How often do we miss the better thing because of the busyness of life? The “great distract-er” uses busyness to keep us from hearing the Lord. How or where does he want to use us? If we are always busy and never take time to rest we miss not only opportunities to be with Him and hear Him but also to serve others and be Him to them.
Glenda also reminded me that all God really desires is relationship with us, intimate relationship. I remembered her telling me once that her life verse is Isaiah 43:10 and so we looked it up.
Isaiah 43:10
You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.
God want us to know Him and believe Him. We know Him through His Word and through spending time with Him. Listening to Him and praying. That still small voice that encourages you to write a note, or send some flowers or take someone to lunch. How can we share the gospel if we never take the time to love on someone enough that they come to trust us and view us as a person they can share their concerns with? Do we even exhibit the peace in our lives that causes them to wonder what makes us different? We should shouldn’t we? The Word of God says that we will be different. Are we because we are trusting in Him via His Holy Spirit to lead us? Or are we like Mary fretting, busy and trying to carry our burdens on our own?
The final verse I shared with Glenda follows. It is a word picture from our Awesome, Loving, Abba Father and it talks about us, the beloved of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 33:12
(About Benjamin he said)
“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.”
I did have a busy day today. But the Lord was keeping me busy; praying with a friend, talking with another on the phone and praying for them, having another couple over tonight for pie and praying again and then reading Dewey’s email asking if I would write for the cup. Only one of these activities was planned by me. They were all holy appointments and the Lord showed up.
Lord thank you for blessing me today with opportunities. It was a very good day. Help me to submit to you tomorrow for I wish to know you better and serve you more for I love you.
Thank you for sharing Rene on such a short notice! God Bless you! Rene makes herself available for God!
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