Wednesday, October 23, 2013

AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for the Republic of Serbia and Kosovo in Europe

Oct 23: Serbia, Kosovo

Ezekiel 2 (New International Version)




Ezekiel 2

Ezekiel's Call

1 He said to me, "Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you." 2 As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
3 He said: "Son of man, I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against me; they and their fathers have been in revolt against me to this very day. 4 The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.' 5 And whether they listen or fail to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns are all around you and you live among scorpions. Do not be afraid of what they say or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious house. 7 You must speak my words to them, whether they listen or fail to listen, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you."

9 Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll, 10 which he unrolled before me. On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Seychelles both in Africa

Oct 22: Senegal, Seychelles

Monday, October 21, 2013

The Lord is Good!


AFWIS Joins Operation World in Prayer for the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Seychelles both in Africa

Oct 21: Senegal, Seychelles

It time to take a time out for our Schools and PRAY.

Here's a declaration that some have been using:

 We pray the PEACE, PROTECTION, PROVISION, PURITY AND PRESENCE OF GOD for ______________ school -- over every administrator, teacher, student and the families associated with this school, in Jesus Name.

Ezekiel 1 (New International Version)




Ezekiel 1

The Living Creatures and the Glory of the Lord

1 In the [a] thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin- 3 the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, [b] by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. [c] There the hand of the LORD was upon him.

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was that of a man, 6 but each of them had four faces and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had the hands of a man. All four of them had faces and wings, 9 and their wings touched one another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.

10 Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a man, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out upward; each had two wings, one touching the wing of another creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. 12 Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. 13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. 14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.

15 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 16 This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like chrysolite, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. 17 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not turn about [d] as the creatures went. 18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

19 When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22 Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked like an expanse, sparkling like ice, and awesome. 23 Under the expanse their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. 24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, [e] like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

25 Then there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. 26 Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, [f] and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. 27 I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Proverbs 21 (New International Version)




Proverbs 21

1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases.

2 All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!

5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. [a]

7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

10 The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.

11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man is instructed, he gets knowledge.

12 The Righteous One [b] takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

16 A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.

17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.

20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity [c] and honor.

22 A wise man attacks the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.

24 The proud and arrogant man-"Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.

25 The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!

28 A false witness will perish, and whoever listens to him will be destroyed forever. [d]

29 A wicked man puts up a bold front, but an upright man gives thought to his ways.

30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.

    Psalm 10 (New International Version)


    Psalm 10 (New International Version)

    Psalm 10

    1 [a]Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

    2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.

    3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

    4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

    5 His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.

    6 He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble."

    7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

    8 He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.

    9 He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

    10 His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.

    11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."

    12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

    13 Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?

    14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

    15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.

    16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.

    17 You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

    18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.

    Sunday, October 20, 2013

    AFWIS Joins Operation World in prayer for Saudi Arabia

    Oct 20: Saudi Arabia

    Lamentations 5 (New International Version)




    Lamentations 5

    1 Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.

    2 Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, our homes to foreigners.

    3 We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.

    4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.

    5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.

    6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

    7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.

    8 Slaves rule over us, and there is none to free us from their hands.

    9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.

    10 Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.

    11 Women have been ravished in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.

    12 Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

    13 Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.

    14 The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.

    15 Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

    16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

    17 Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim

    18 for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.

    19 You, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.

    20 Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?

    21 Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old

    22 unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.

    Proverbs 20 (New International Version)




    Proverbs 20

    1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

    2 A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion; he who angers him forfeits his life.

    3 It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

    4 A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.

    5 The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

    6 Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?

    7 The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him.

    8 When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

    9 Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin"?

    10 Differing weights and differing measures— the LORD detests them both.

    11 Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.

    12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.

    13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

    14 "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.

    15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

    16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

    17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

    18 Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.

    19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

    20 If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

    21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

    22 Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

    23 The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

    24 A man's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?

    25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.

    26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

    27 The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man [a] ; it searches out his inmost being.

    28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

    29 The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.

    30 Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.

    Psalm 9 (New International Version)




    Psalm 9

    For the director of music. To the tune of "The Death of the Son." A psalm of David.

    1 [a]I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.
    2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

    3 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.

    4 For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.

    5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

    6 Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.

    7 The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

    8 He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.

    9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

    10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

    11 Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.

    12 For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

    13 O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,

    14 that I may declare your praises in the gates of the Daughter of Zion and there rejoice in your salvation.

    15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

    16 The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion. [b] Selah

    17 The wicked return to the grave, [c] all the nations that forget God.

    18 But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.

    19 Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.

    20 Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.