87 Cents

Last night while waiting at the Toronto airport, I read a quote by J. Hudson Taylor that thrilled me. I'm not quoting this exactly but the essence of what he said is this, "I only have 87 cents but I have all the promises of God." Yes, friends, God does provide and has always kept His promises. Be encouraged today!

Trust, Wait, Watch

Dear friends, please accept my apologies for not posting much in the last few days. I've been busily preparing for my pilgrimage to England next week. My long-awaited dream will become reality next Tuesday, Lord willing, when I board the plane in Toronto, bound for London, England. My flight leaves just before midnight on the 27th. Thanks for your prayers!

The following devotional on David Jeremiah's Turning Point site was worth sharing:

"He who did not spare his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" - Romans 8:32

Recommended Reading - Genesis 4:1-14

"Perhaps you have been an answer to prayer in someone’s life without even planning to. You drive down a street and encounter a friend whose car has broken down by the side of the road. Or you feel led to send a special financial gift to a missionary friend only to hear later that it paid for an emergency medical bill. It only takes a couple of those events to make you realize how active God is behind the scenes in meeting peoples’ needs.

Every child of God lives with the assurance that He who met our greatest need through the gift of Christ will also surely meet every subsequent need we have. In no one’s life is God’s constancy in meeting needs more apparent than in Joseph’s. For instance, Joseph needed to get out of prison. When Pharaoh needed someone to interpret his dreams, the only person on earth who knew Joseph could interpret dreams told Pharaoh about him. So Pharaoh ordered Joseph released—and he never returned. Joseph trusted God, waited patiently, and then watched as God miraculously met his need.

Imitate Joseph, for he had the order right: trust God, wait patiently, and watch expectantly. And don’t forget to give God time."

"Hurry is the death of prayer." - Samuel Chadwick

What More Do We Need?

Many thanks to Vicki at Windows to My Soul for posting the following list. If "He is" all these things...and He is...what more do we need? Rejoice in all that the Father is today. Be encouraged by everything He is and does! What a mighty God we serve!

He is:

Abba Father.............when we need fathering.
Acceptance..........when we feel unwanted.
Adequacy........................for our inadequacy.
All-sufficient...............in our hardest situations.
Amen...............when we need Him to be the last Word.
Answer.......................for our uncertainty and questions.
Author of faith.................for our unbelief or doubt.
Bread of life......................for our spiritual hunger.
Bridegroom......when we need companionship and cherishing.
Broken and spilled out for us..........when we've been used.
Burden bearer...................when we are heavy laden.
Before all things.................when we're surprised.
Cleansing.............for our defilement and shame.
Closer than a brother............when we are lonely.
Comforter who wipes away tears........in our griefs and sorrows.
Defender...............when we are under attack.
Deliverer, liberty..................for our bondage or captivity.
Door....................when it looks like there's no way out.
Sure foundation............when we're shaking and insecure.
Faithful friend................when friends fail us.
Fullness.....................when we're empty.
God of details..................when we're frustrated.
God of love.................when we feel unloved and need a hug.
God who is there..................when we feel alone or abandoned.
Guide and way..................when we're confused and need direction.
Grace...................when we're too hard on ourselves or others.
Healer............for woundedness, rejection, physical sickness.
Hope..........when we are discouraged and want to quit.
Humility.....................for our pride.
Joy..............................when we are depressed.
Keeper and Protector..............when we are vulnerable.
Lifter of our head.............when we feel oppressed.
Long-suffering, slow to anger........when we have blown it again.
Mercy............................for criticism and unkindness.
Mighty God, our strength..............for our weakness or temptation.
Never-failing, the same...............when we are fickle and faithless.
Overcoming victory...................for defeat and depression.
Prince of Peace..........when we are stressed, worried, and confused.
Provider...............................for every financial need.
Quieter of the storm...............for struggles without and within.
Reconciliation....................for breaches in relationships.
Rest........................when we're tired and can't go on.
Restorer of our soul............when we're bruised an beaten down.
Reviver, living water...........when we are depleted, barren, thirsty.
Satisfaction......................when we've tried everything.
Song, praise...................when we're joyless and heavy of heart.
Spirit of the Lord..................when we need to be set free.
Strong............................when we're weak.
Trinity unity.....................for mending separation.
Truth.....................in spite of what the world says.
True riches................when we covet the world's wealth.
Vindicator...................when we have been wronged.
Way-maker...............when a solution seems impossible.
Wisdom............................for our hard choices.

* The "I AM" list is taken from Prayer Portions Sampler for the Family by Sylvia Gunter .
* graphic courtesy of AskJesus.org

"He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?" - Romans 8:32 (ESV)