This is what the Lord of armies says, in this deserted place where no people or animals live and in all its cities, there will once again be pastures where shepherds can rest their flocks. In the cities on the mountains, in the foothills, in the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, in the area around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah. Shepherds will once again count their sheep, says the Lord. The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will keep the promise, I made to Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous branch to spring up for David. He will do what is fair and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live securely. Jerusalem will be called the Lord our righteousness. Now, I know I just reread a long passage, I could go on and on. This is God speaking as everything is falling apart and He is speaking a word of comfort and restoration and redemption. Because this is what our Gather is like. We make colossal messes of ourselves in our lives, and among our communities and our nation’s. God warns and then it happens and then God takes the blame. But God’s role in all of this is to come and restore and restart and redeem. And He even speaks of a branch from the line of David that is to come. Now, of course, as we are thousands of years in the future, we understand that God was going to come in person in the person of Jesus and make all things new again. So, it’s really quite beautiful what we’re reading in Jeremiah, but we can look at our own lives, we can look at the things that are falling apart all around us and understand that it’s kind of at that time that we usually start calling out to God. When God has been calling out to us for decades. And there may be some things that we have to walk through, and a lot of things may have to be dismantled. Things may have to fall down all around us, so that we can get to bed rock, a place to restart and be reborn and made new again. But even in the midst of that, we see God coming with words of comfort, through the words of prophecy spoken so long ago by the prophet Jeremiah, that are collected for us to read today.
Prayer:
So, Father, things falling apart, that’s never good. That’s never a good time. That’s never pleasant. It’s not something that we seek out and go after. And yet, on the other side of that is rebirth and restoration and renewal. So, we invite Your Holy Spirit, as we walk through these different seasons. Sometimes things that we can see and sometimes things are just falling apart inside of us, because we’re transitioning into new seasons of life, and we feel so alone in it. And we feel so attacked in it, we feel besieged like on every side our life is coming apart at the seams. But what You are saying is, there’s more going on here than you know, and if you call out to me, I will answer you. And on the other side of this is restoration, renewal and wholeness, if you will call out to me, I will answer you. And so, we call out to you God. In all of the things that are going on and it’s a different story for every set of ears that are hearing my voice. There’s plenty going on, but You are a plentiful God. And all of our hope is in You. So come, Holy Spirit, reinterpret for us what is happening, as we see the other side of the story, that as we move through this valley, we are moving into our wholeness and restoration. Come Jesus, we pray in Your mighty name. Amen.
Prayer and Encouragements:
Good morning, my dear family. It’s Susan from Canada, God’s Yellow Flower calling. And I wanted to pray for Victorious Soldier’s loved ones who are in the hospital, while they’re pregnant. I think one is being induced and they’re monitoring them both. So, Lord God, we just praise You for these little, these ladies with their babies. Lord God, we thank You for the gift of children. We just praise You God, there’s no greater gift in this world. We pray, Lord God, for safety over this mother, these mother’s and babies. Lord God, that You would deliver these babies into this wonderful world You created for us. That these babies would be a blessing unto You all the days of their life. That the labor and delivery would go smoothly, and the babies would be no less than perfect. We ask this all in the blessed and holy name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
We praise You Jesus. Hallelujah. I love You. Thank You Lord for using our friends at DAB to speak directly to our hearts. Beloved in Texas, you felt compelled by the Lord to be obedient and talk about your bipolar stuff going on. And what that perspective is for those family members and how it affects us as family. And it was a healing word. This is Eyes of a Dove. And right this very moment I’m driving to go pick my mother up to go see my dad at the Hospice Care. And this is the first time in a long time that I’m gonna be alone with my mom. My husband is out in the mountains with his daughter Izzy who’s visiting. And God has provided a way for them to come together and we’re just praying for Izzy and Billy and their reunification. It’s going really well today. So, thank you guys for praying for Izzy. And we never forget about Emma, we pray for her too. But going back to Beloved in Texas. I believe that word was for me at this very moment. It’s crazy because right before I left, I have a digital picture frame. And it goes through like 200 pictures, and I turned around and there was Jesus looking at me. And I was in prayer because I was by myself, on this Sunday afternoon. As my husbands out with Izzy. And the Lord’s just kind of speaking to me about loving my mother and a few days ago I got a random call from my mom asking, just asking if I would forgive her for the hurt that she caused me with her bipolar stuff when I was little. And it was a lot. I’m going through some trauma healing from that right now. And I do know that she loves me, and I know that she doesn’t, she wished it never happened. But just hearing you say that is a confirmation of that healing. And I’m thankful that she understood it. So, thank you for being obedient.
Hi, this is Lauriann from South Carolina. And I’m calling in today to pray for our Little Sharie. And if you will, please pray with me. Dear Heavenly Father, You are majestic and the King of kings and Lord of lords and there is no other as great as You. And we praise Your name. We praise You Father, and we praise Your son, Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. And I pray today for our Little Sharie in Canada, who is our sibling and who prays on our behalf all the time. And dear Father, I just pray that You minister to her, be in her heart, be in her mind. Just strengthen her. Let her know that You are so real to her. Be her husband to her. Be her best friend, be everything that she needs right now, dear Father. And we just pray for her healing, we pray for her discernment. We pray that she has the ability to know everything that she needs to do, and we will say, we praise You Father. We love You for everything that You’re doing in her life. And we praise You for allowing her to be our sibling. And if there’s anything that we can do as a community, as the DAB community, please Little Sharie, just let us know. We, put…put your address out there so that we can send you cards. And we are praying for healing and for strength. And we love you so very much. And we ask all these things in our Father’s name, Jesus Christ and our Lord of lords. Amen. And this is Lauriann from South Carolina. Thanks.
Hello this is Kindle Weaver speaking from Southern California. I just wanted to call in to pray for those who are searching for work or having a hard time searching for work right now. And I definitely wanted to add some value. Bow with me in prayer? Lord, Heavenly Father, thank You for being such a wonderful Father. Thank You for blessing all of us with being in this country, Lord Father. I pray for a revival in this country. I also wanted to pray for those who are suffering in the war in Israel, right now. I pray that the war ends soon. Pray that each and every one of us that are struggling for work, will find work very, very soon. And help us to be obedient during times like this. And help us to bring glory to You. Everything to Your glory. In Jesus name. Amen.