Good Morning,
The sunshine is coming in through the window to our den. The Door County Chocolate Cherry Coffee is filling the room with a sweet aroma and it is time to write.
Last night I attended (led) the monthly prayer meeting at our church. We hold it after the church service every last Saturday of the month. It was very well attended and of course the Ukrainian people were prayed for in abundance. We also followed Scripture and prayed for Russia. Those of you in Russia who might read this, please note that you were prayed for also.
One prayer request that was taken, I felt was more like a praise to God. My good friend who has battled one ailment after another for two years now, raised his hand to voice his prayer request last night. As with all situations like this we have been praying non stop for this fella. He has been unable to work during these last two years and because of the ailments, and he lost his job. As he raised His hand and began to speak, his request was for himself. This is out way off normal for him. Most of the time he requests prayers for others and now and then would request prayer for his situation. My friend was requesting prayer to find a job. He is at the point where he feels he can go back to work and perform a job and do it well once more. I listened to the request but in my heart while listening, I was saying a short prayer of thanks. This has been a long time coming, and it was awesome to hear that our prayers for him were answered. To God be the glory.
Luke 17:11-19 Now on His way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border of Samaria and Galilee. As He was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and cried out. "Jesus master, have pity on us."
When He say them he said, "Go show yourself to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back and in a loud voice was praising God. He threw himself at the feet of Jesus and thanked him This man was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed and healed? Where are the other nine? Has no one else returned to give praise God, except this foreigner?" Then He said to him, "Rise and go. Your faith has made you well.".
In my mind and heart it was very important to show an attitude of gratitude. It would have been wrong for us to go on to his request without being grateful for him being back in a place of seeking employment. The Saturday night flock was smiling and grinning, more than happy to have heard the good news and move on to that employment request. My friend was humble as well as the rest of us. He was very grateful to God, giving Him the glory and honor for bringing him to this next step.
Prayers sometimes take a long time to be answered. I will be the first to admit that there were times during this battle where I thought our prayers were not being heard. But God, in his own time decided the when, and where, we would hear a request like this. I am not sure what my friend learned during this time of pain and anxiety, I might not ever know. But I know this, for sure, it was a privilege to be able to be there and turn the chapter to a new request.
Friends, when heaven is silent and we don't see light at the end of the tunnel, we still need to keep praying and then pray some more. I always welcome comments to this blog. You can leave prayer requests in the comment section anytime and I promise you they will be taken seriously and prayers will be lifted up for you. Please, always to remember to thank God for your request and what He does on that request.
God bless,
Marty
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