Put your trust in the Lord...

Matthew 5:16 – ‘…let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.’ (NIV)

If you are really serious about letting your light shine, do you know that you have to be plugged in? I am talking about being plugged into the greatest power source in the entire Universe. Our God!

God’s holy word tells us that David was plugged into God. David tells us in his Psalms many times that the LORD was the source of his joy and strength. There are many examples of this in the Old Testament.

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 28:7 (NIV)

David faced many battles throughout his life. But, with the LORD’S help, he overcame all of his enemies. You can too! Put your trust in the Lord, just like David did.

Trusting in the LORD,

Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4-U Ministries

He is GREAT like that...

Beloved…You can count on the LORD to reach down and pull you up as you call out to Him as He so answers prayers. He is GREAT like that. He will keep you as the apple of His eye and hide you in the shadow of His wings as He is a mighty fortress in whom you can take refuge.

We have been made by the spirit of God and the breathe of the Almighty has given us life. Nobody loves you like He does. His mercy, grace and forgiveness goes unmatched throughout the Universe.

All of my days I will praise Him for giving me victory over my enemies. He is my LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. He is faithful and I know that he lives and is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Thank You King Jesus!

Shalom,

Rick Hawbaker

Pray for each other...

Being in the business of getting people to pray for one another, I believe in the power of prayer and I see the LORD working in me and around me every day.
This week I created an event to pray for a person heading into surgery to have an unknown growth removed from their lungs.

Facebook friends around the world offered up prayers to the good LORD. I copied and pasted the prayers to an email and sent them to the person to read the night before surgery.

The one that touched her the most was from a friend of mine half way around the globe. The friend wrote, “I have been in the hospital 23 days with complications of appendices. I am praying from my sick bed for your friend facing surgery on the 15th.”

Wow! Here was someone who was certainly dealing with a lot on their own having been in the hospital so long, but they took the time to respond to me and to lift up someone in prayer to the LORD that they did not even know.

I am a believer in the more a person needs prayer the more they need to be praying for others. In James 5, God's holy word tells us to "pray for each other" and that..."The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."

You are so loved by a God that so answers prayers. Pray for someone else today!

Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4-U Ministries
Co-founder 'Jesus Heals Today'
Global Scope Ministries Leader of 'I Love God'

Jewel for Jesus opens heart and home...

Join with me in praying for our born-again Christian sister, Carolyne Kerubu. Carolyne is a single mother who has on her heart to support and care for orphans who are affected or who are infected by HIV/Aids.

Carolyne opened New Hope Faith Centre earlier this year in her community of Kisumu, in western Kenya. She provides orphans with a safe and loving home environment, education and a future. This jewel for Jesus is also showing God's love to other disabled persons in her area and wants to provide health and nutrition to thousands.

She is a believer in “Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.” Psalm 82:3 (NIV). That scripture means something different to me now that I know someone who has taken a stand to do exactly what it says..."defend the poor and fatherless".

Carolyne says that when a father of a family dies of AIDS, the mother is also often living with HIV/Aids and dies shortly thereafter, leaving the children as orphans. Usually the parents do not make any alternative living arrangements for their children, eventhough their know their lives are ending very soon.

The children are left behind in the households with limited, or no, resources. This deprives their childhood and opportunity to get an education. This leads the children into child labor, substance abuse, sex work and their vulnerability to HIV infection increases.

Carolyne is a vegetable seller and is in need of food, beds and beddings, cloths, books, pens and sanitary pads for the older children. She currently has 40 orphans but can accommodate only 30 children.

She is another example of God using odinary people to do great things. She has moved off of the dime and has taken on a huge project which is touching many of God's dear children.

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

Carolyne is living on faith that God will strengthen and help her. She believes this scripture to be true and knows God will uphold her as she is the hands and feet of our LORD.

I encourage you to pray for her and for her non-profit organization, New Hope Faith Centre. If you would like to help her more, you can contact her on facebook or visit her blog at http://newhopefaithcentre-kisumu.blogspot.com/

Serving A Living God,

Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4-U Ministries

Glorify God...

Beloved…Our Sovereign Lord set up the entire universe and everything in it. He did it all without consulting our pea brains. God does not really need us. So, why were we created?

In Isaiah 43:7 (NIV), God talks of mankind, “Whom I created for my glory”. God tells us in 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV), "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

So we were created to glorify God. We can glorify the Almighty One through what we say, how we act, and what we are thinking. We should acknowledge how glorious He is and put Him above all things.

We glorify God through our desire to know Him. The more we rejoice over Him "so will your God rejoice over you." Isaiah 62:5 (NIV).

Be grateful, rejoice and have a desire to know and obey Him.

Shalom,

Rick Hawbaker
Praying 4-U Ministries

May God Arise...

"May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him." Psalm 68:1-2 (NIV)

Rise up body of Christ! Satan has been in charge way to long. Satan is clearly the God of this age. Let’s join together and stomp on Satan. Enough is enough!

Father God - You are the King of Glory. We shout praises to your name. How awesome you are as we are bound together through you. Thank You, King Jesus! Your power is so great that your enemies cringe before you. Let us not forget that you defeated Satan at the foot of the cross. Thank You, O'LORD, for being gracious to us and for blessing us. May your face forever shine upon us and may your blessing rain down on us from heaven. All glory and praise goes to you, Almighty One. In Jesus name, Amen!

Rick Hawbaker ~ Praying 4-U Ministries

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Tentmakers hang on...

Beloved...Sometimes it seems that our job is our affliction. Could it be that your workplace is a mission field for God? I would have to have very clear direction before I walked out on the children of the Lord where I work.

My job is a struggle most days. I have often wondered if Apostle Paul liked tent making. He probably did not. He was human like us. But, he was apparently able to overlook trials and stand the test.

Paul earned some coins to survive as he made Jesus Christ known on the job and in his free time, he was all about advancing the kingdom. What a good example he was to us.

We too can integrate work and witness like Paul did. We need to be patient in our state of misery, holding on through mental or bodily pain. The light of Jesus needs to shine through us in the workplace and everywhere.

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” (James 1:12 NIV)


Shalom,

Rick Hawbaker ~ Praying 4-U Ministries

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