Today's Verse

VERSE:
  I know that through your prayers and the help given by the
Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for
my deliverance.
   -- Philippians 1:19
      

THOUGHT:
  Paul is possibly facing death. Yet he knows that his life, his
future, is securely in the Lord's hands. The Holy Spirit will help
empower him to be what he needs to be in the face of persecution
and hardship. The Spirit will also work for his deliverance; either
he will be delivered from prison and death to serve others, or he
will be delivered into the presence of the Lord he loves. Either
way, he awaits and expects deliverance!

PRAYER:
  O LORD, God Almighty, please give me the courage to never waiver
in my confidence in your deliverance. In addition, dear Father, I
have several beloved friends who are fighting for their lives with
physical problems. Please bless them with your deliverance, whether
it is your healing that restores their health or your grace that
insures their future is with you and your triumphant Son, Jesus, in
whose name I pray. Amen.