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(09/28/2000) understanding your calling


Hello prayer warriors, 1. Prayer note: understanding your calling [1 Samuel 13:11-14] 11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee. Many times I have wondered what God's calling is for me and why am I struggling in my job day in and day out. There must be something better for me to do. There are so many things to do in God's kingdom and here I am in the rat-race. One day, I will get to go into a ministry full time and serve the Lord. Saul's kingdom was taken away from him because he did not understand his calling. God had called him to be a king and not to be a priest. And due to pressure, he took on the job of a priest. The first thing Samuel asked him is "What have you done?" "You have not done what the Lord has commanded to be a captain over the people and you have not kept your calling." King Uzziah [2 Chronicles 26:18-23] became a leper when he insisted that he wanted to burn incense even when 48 priests tried to stop him. There are other examples in the bible when people went out of their calling and started to do something else other than what God has called them into. [Revelations 1:6a] And hath made us kings and priests unto God ... God has made us kings and priests unto Him. It is a divine appointment. Do you know your calling? I just heard Charles Nieman's message on this. The priests primary responsibility from the Old Testament times to the new Testament times has been to provide vision for the kingdom of God. The kings' responsibility is to provide provision for the vision. If you are a king, God has placed you in that position to make money and bring resources for the extension of God's kingdom. That is your life's calling. That is what God wants you to do. If you are a priest, God has placed you there to get the vision from God and plant that vision into the people. Both priests and kings need to work together for the good of the kingdom. Find out what is your calling and run with it. One tip: if you are not in full time ministry now, you are currently a king and your responsibility is to go into the marketplace (the battlefield) and bring in the resources for the fulfillment of God's vision. 2. New prayer requests: i. Judy & Tabitha -- bina Judy, 49, has recently been diagnosed with brain cancer she isn't undergoing treatment as of yet. Tumors in her head are worse on the left side however there are several on the right & in the back & they are deep in the brain which means they are inoperable (by surgeons on this earth). God has all power & can heal without the help of anyone. Judy is a christian! Tabitha, 16, goes for her second radiation treatment of her cancer. (waihun: read Judy's update on the site) http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=402&table=prayer ii. pray for friend's mother -- abrown i have a friend, this guy whom i am interested in, who has a lot of potential in my life. God fearing & church going. he informed me that a bee stung his mother & caused her sugar & blood pressure to rise & the doctors expect her to go into a diabetic coma. please pray for her fast recovery & pray for my strength to help him through this. http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=403&table=prayer iii. Tony & other family -- pamela Tony,41 is my husband & he isn't a christian.I really believe with all my heart that the Lord is dealing with him!I would appreciate any & all prayer requests for him! Paul, which is my dad & his wife Doris aren't christians either! Please pray really hard for them. I also need your prayers! I am a christian, Praise God but I also need you to pray for the Lord to give me strength & understanding! I want to be a good christian light unto everyone! http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=405&table=prayer iv. Healing for my mother -- crjstl Just found out my mom has pneumonia & severe anemia & has been given doctor's orders to stay home from work for at least a week, & to start eating better to build her system back up. Please pray that 1) she would be diligent in eating properly & resting herself 2) the Great Physician will heal her in His perfect time so that she has the strength to go back to work. Thanks to those of you who have been praying for my stepmom (kidney infection & ovarian cyst) -- I have not heard from her but trust that the Lord is healing her. http://mydevotion.com/logos/asp/viewpyrrep.asp?forumid=5&forumtype=2&topicid=407&table=prayer 3. Prayer update: i. Continue to pray for Ephlee -- waihun Continue to pray for complete healing from gout. 4. Number of prayer warriors: 451 We welcome janet, gdavis, ginger, debbie924, milkyway514, jtmedler, 0511, caecilia, jordan11, ashley, kissrn, yogi_bear_711, pdw, cjsmit, bsbentley, alice1 and thirst into our prayer group. One has unsubscribed. in Christ, waihun
Thursday, September 28, 2000 11:21:07 AM waihun

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