1. #Prayer update on Brian, 36yo whose parents, sibs, and family are members of @LivingWaterLC. Brian has #COVID19. He's had some rough days. Still in critical condition, on a vent, and sedated, he began inexplicably vomiting. Thinking it might be the issue, the med...
2. ...team took him off his feeding tube for a time. He's back on the tube now.
His parents were able to see him today for the second time since his hospitalization began three weeks ago. He's in a regular ICU and is able to receive one visitor at a time. When...
3. ...told by the nurse that his mom had walked into the room, Brian briefly opened his eyes.
The infection in his right eye is improving.
There is a large sore on his face that will have to be addressed surgically later.
The med team wants to perform a tracheotomy...
4. ...But that can only be done once he is 50% or less-dependent on the ventilator. Brian has been on the vent for three weeks now.
Please pray for his healing. Pray for wisdom and protection for healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients...
5. ...Please pray too for Brian's family that God will give them encouragement and comfort.
Pray for an end to this scourge.
Thank you.
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A more literal rendering of the risen Jesus' words to Thomas is: "Do not be unbelieving, but believing." (John 20:27) Faith, says the Bible, is a gift, not something we can decide to have. But it won't come or grow if we refuse to stand under, listen to the witness about Jesus.
I'm a former atheist who, for a decade, refused to listen to or believe in the witness for Jesus, as God the Son, Who died and rose for us. Then, in the fellowship of an amazing congregation, I started to listen: to the down-to-earth Christians who loved and were...
...grateful to Jesus for God's charitable love, His grace; to the Word of Scripture and the Word shared in sermons and gatherings. As I began to stand under this witness, I began to understand. More than that, God gave me faith...
"I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness." (The Apostle Paul, 2 Timothy 2:1-2)
Today, I'm praying as I have every day of his term that, as he completes a term as president, God will give @realDonaldTrump wisdom and the faith and courage to act on that wisdom and faith.
Today, I pray that God will give @JoeBiden, the president-elect as he prepares to become president, wisdom, and faith and the courage to act on that wisdom and faith.
1. By all means, Christians are meant to be engaged in the political process. Through the prophet Micah, God continues to tell His people, "To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." But our hope is in the God revealed in Jesus alone. #Election2020
2. Remember Psalm 146:3-7: "Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing...
3. (Psalm 146:3-7, cont'd.) "Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever...