Joy Flows 11/21-22/18

21-22 November 2018 – Joy Flows - Verse for the Day by Dorothy & Tony

Philippians 1:3-4 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy." 

Philippians 1/6 "Being confident of this very thing, that He which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." 

I like the commentary to share in my own words.  Joy is very important part of our salvation in Christ.  It is an inner peace and delight in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and in the blessing that flows from our relationship with them.

The Scripture teaching about joy includes the following:

1) Joy is having partners, friends or companions with the salvation God provides in Christ and with God’s Words.

2) Joy is delighted in God’s nearness.

3) Joy flows from God as a gift of the Spirit. Therefore, it does not come to us automatically, but is experienced only as we keep an abiding relationship with Christ.

4) Our joy becomes greater when the Holy Spirit mediates a deep sense of the presence and nearness of God in our lives.

5) Jesus taught that the fullness of joy is connected to our abiding in His Word, loving others, and obeying His commandments.

Dorothy: What does this means to me? I’m learning something that I never thought about joy itself.  I checked the technology Bible and I was surprised to see 191 theme on joy.  I might as well study them as time goes on.

Prayer: Dear heavenly Father, I pray for my friends and my families that You would bless them and I thank You for them. I thank You that You have touched them with healing power flows from You. And also I pray for the joy that will flow into their spirits that they would know that it was Your touch of love. I pray for those who lost their home and loved ones that You would comfort them.  May Your love flows through the volunteers who are helping them tremendously. I thank You for the works that You are doing inside of us to grow in Christ and His Words of wisdom. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Song: The Joy of the Lord

The joy of the Lord is my strength

And He is my life.

The joy of the Lord is my strength

And He is my life.

He giveth me the victory

When my heart is filled with praises to Thee.

The joy of the Lord is my strength.

And He is my life.

(Inspiring Choruses)

May the Lord bless you today!

Dorothy

Press On 11/18/18

18 Nov. 2018 - Press On - Verse for Today by Dorothy and Tony Callies
Philippians 3:14 "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which 
God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (NIV)

The apostle Paul wrote to a group of followers of Christ in Philippi with 
the words of encouragement to take hold of that which Jesus has called us
to do.  Every day, in our ordinary duties, it's easy to get discouraged when
it becomes a daily grind. But keep in mind, we are moving toward "the
heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us"
(Phil. 3:14 NLT). 

Prayer: Dear Lord, when I get discouraged, help me to keep pressing on,
looking ahead to when I will be with You forever. In Jesus' name. Amen!

May the Lord bless you today!
Dorothy and Tony  

PS. Post from Deaf Prayer Partners Lifeline

Love Found a Way 11/16-20/18

16-20 Nov. 2018 - Love Found a Way – Manna by Dorothy & Tony Callies

Romans 5:8 “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Song: Love Found a Way

Love found a way to redeem my soul,

Love found a way that could make me whole;

Love sent my Lord to the cross of shame,

Love found a way, O praise His holy name!

(Lyrics: Avis Burgeson Christiansen, Sing His Praise)

Chorus: Yes, I know!

And I know . . , yes, I know . . ,

Jesus’ blood can make the vilest sinner clean,

And I know . . , yes, I know . . ,

Jesus’ blood can make the vilest sinner clean.

(Anna W. Waterman, Sing His Praise)

Prayer: Lord, I am amazed that You would love me so much that you would sacrifice Your Son for me. Teach me to be thankful and to embrace Your unfailing love.  Amen!

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.” I memorized John 3:16 when I was around 10-years-old when my mom encouraged me to.  I remembered one Scripture that says, ‘when you are old, the Word of God will not leave you.” 

Truly, John 3:16 has been with me for 65 years.  Love found a way for John 3:16 to stay in my heart and also to remember that Christ died for me while I was a sinner.  Truly, love found a way to redeem my soul.  Love found a way that could make me whole.  Love sent my Lord to the cross of shame.  Love found a way, O praise His holy name!

Oh, I could kiss You and hug You, Jesus!

May the Lord embrace you and give you peace!

Dorothy

Sowing Seeds 11/13-15/18

13-15 Nov 2018 - Sowing Seeds – Verse for the Day by Dorothy & Tony

Psalm 126:6 “He (you) who goes out . . . carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him (you).” (NIV)

Song: Bringing in the Sheaves

Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,

Sowing in the noon-tide and the dewy eve,

Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

Chorus:

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,

Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

2. Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,

Fearing neither clouds, nor winter’s chilling breeze;

By and by the harvest, and the labor ended,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

[Then Chorus]

3. Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,

Tho’ the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;

When our weeping’s over, He will bid us welcome,

We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.

[Then Chorus]. [Lyrics: Knowles Shaw, Sing His Praise]

Dorothy: What does this means to me, verse and a song?  I had written on 8x11 lined sheet on 38 pages of Psalms 119 from chapter 1 through 176 with KJV and NCV, one or few verses a day from August, September, and October for three months.  I used this to pray over families and friends that came from Prayer Calendar guide from DMW.

I was in the kitchen standing by the counter and I looked up at Heavenly Father and said, “Now that I’ve stored the whole chapter of Psalm 119, the words of God into my heart …  and now, Lord, where’s the complete healing for Tony’s body and mine and our friends’ and families’?”  I paused a moment.  Then my eyes fell on the Bread verse, Psalm 126:6 on the counter as if God pointed His finger toward the verse.  Not understanding what this was about. 

Then I took a jar filled with Bread Verses and pick up another verse. What? Another Psalm 126:6 Bread Verse? There are two of them. I put it on the counter and looked at two verses. One interpret in NIV and another in KJV. “He that goeth forth . . . bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”I asked God, "Are you trying to tell me something, these two verses?"

Then God spoke to my spirit, “You wrote a lot of My words into your heart, you will reap a lot of harvest of blessings and harvest of healing.  Again, a lots of harvest of blessings . . . So nothing is wasted.”  I thought, “Wow!” I never thought of that verses before and I remembered the song that comes with it.  I was impressed and thank God for answering my question. God is truly an All-Knowing-God (God of Omniscient)! 

May the Lord encourages you as well. 

Veterans Day 11/11-12/18

11-12 November 2018 - Veterans Day – Dorothy and Tony Callies

The Veterans Day causes me to remember the song, Onward, Christian Soldiers and also thought of the verse, John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.”  NCV: “The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends.”  My heart goes out to the soldiers who were so willing, gave their lives to keep America’s democracy alive.  My heartfelt for families’ comfort who lost their loved ones. May God comforts their hearts in Jesus' name.

Song: Onward, Christian Soldiers

Onward Christian Soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before;

Christ the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See His banners go!

Chorus:

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

[Lyrics: Sabine Baring-Gould, Sing His Praise]

May the Lord bless you today!

Dorothy

Hedge of Thorns 11/9-10/18

09-10 Nov 2018 - Hedge of Thorns – Verse for the Day by Dorothy & Tony

Hosea 2:6 “Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy (your) way with thorns, and make a wall . . .” Ezekiel 22:30 “I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Me . . .”

“So we pray and ask God to put up the hedge of thorns around the person. I start with that for families and friends.”  I copy this from Manna, To You that Overcome. I want to share a testimony.  Lucy Schmidt of Milwaukee, Wisconsin called me on Video Phone asking for a special prayer for a Deaf lady going to the court vs a Deaf man who was abusive to her for two years, refusing finance support and to release her.

I thought, O Lord, Lucy’s been praying for that Deaf man for two years and there was no improvement with his terrible abusive languages and temper, and he kept refusing to support her need and kept her poor.  It was a desperate situation so I prayed and quoted Hosea 2:6 that God speaks, “Look, I will hedge up his way with thorns, and make a wall.” So I asked for “hedge of thorns” around his thought against the influences of the Satan into the deaf man’s mind, and to leave him alone in Jesus’ name.  I asked for the ‘Hedge of thorns” over the Judge for wisdom how to resolve this problem that the Deaf Lady had faced.  The court was expected “a battle” to last all day until 3 p.m. and if not resolved, the next two days was reserved in case.

Later that day, Lucy texted me that she was surprised that it went well and smooth and the court was finished by 1 p.m.  I called her to find out what had happened? She explained that the Deaf man just accepted everything very calmly, he signed the papers to release her and agreed to support her financially.  It was such a shock after all those two years of an abusive character, refusing to do anything, then suddenly, he calm down and agreed to do everything to meet a deaf lady’s need.

Lucy and I discussed the power of prayer with Hosea 2:6 and Ezekiel 22:30.  I shared two testimonies from the booklet.  The one talked about family problem and another about the pastor over his people in the church and how they used “hedge of thorns” prayers and they saw answered to prayers. 

Later on, I googled the topic, “Hedge of Thorns” and I was surprised there were a lot of coverage on this. So if you want more information, just simple google them. 

May the Lord bless you today!

Dorothy

New Morning! 11/6-8/18

06-08 Nov. 2018 New Morning – Verse for the day by Dorothy and Tony

“The Lord’s compassion fail not.  They are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-33).

*Lamentations chapter 3 reminds us that “the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end” (Lam. 3:22 ESV) and that God is faithful to the end even when everything seems to be falling apart. This means that in the midst of our pain, even though we may not feel His presence, He is there as our trusted companion who will never walk away and let us down! [*Quoted by Joe Stowell]

Dorothy: It was an encouragement to me to remember that Lord’s compassion never fail and His mercies are new every morning. It is like a water flowing fresh in the Spirit, brand new mercy.  And I remembered the song.

Song: At Calvary

Mercy there was great and grace was free;

Pardon there was multiplied to me;

There my burdened soul found liberty,

At Cal – va – ry.

[William Reed Newell]