Dear Beloved Friends,
Blessed greetings in Jesus Name, the Name above all Names (Phil. 2:9).
Forty-nine years ago today - September 1, 1972 - I began a ministry journey that has taken me to every continent of the world except Asia (even though our books are there). I have had the privilege of writing some 50 inspirational books with millions in print, as well as preaching the Gospel to thousands over the years.
Yet, when I began I had no idea of what I was doing or where I was headed. I simply knew I was responding to the call of God for my life, and I had no other choice in the matter. The mandate to follow God was the only thing that was particularly clear. I had to follow Him!
A few weeks before I began this journey, a woman across the hall from my office told me one day she'd had a dream about me. At the time, I was a public relations executive with a large aerospace company headquartered at an Air Force Base near Cape Kennedy. "You were in a very large building preaching the Gospel to people of all races," she explained.
I didn't quite understand that woman's dream in 1972. As far as I knew, she was just a nominal Christian - not given to prophetic words, and certainly I knew very little about God speaking through dreams. Yet, I have lived out that dream many times over the last forty-nine years! The Lord seldom tells us everything we need to know for the journey we call "life". We must simply learn as we live close to Him.
I believe there is no greater level of guidance available to us than following a precisely-given word of wisdom and/or knowledge from God. Because God's Word often carries "light and understanding", we can find direction and guidance even in the midst of adverse situations. When I began I stumbled quite often in making mistakes...but I also set my heart to learn from the mistakes. Praise the Lord!
In these critical days of confusion and increasing deaths from this pandemic, Psalm 65:9 contains a remarkable prediction. "You visit the earth and water it; You enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water; You prepare their grain for thus You have established it." Notice that God "prepares" and "establishes" through visitation. He empowers each of us with gifts, talents and abilities which are released in greater measure and usefulness in visitation! The simple clue with visitation is: Spend time with God, and He will visit with you!
As always, your faithful prayers and financial help make all of our efforts in the USA and in foreign nations a living reality. Thank you for helping us so that we can reach others for the Lord Jesus. Also, we are requesting special prayers for my brother-in-law, Rabon Marchman, his two grown children, and their grand children in the "home-going" of my precious sister, Catherine. She was a brief three years older than me but a great encouragement all of my life, especially when I was called to ministry!
You are a vital part of everything we do in God' ever-growing Kingdom!
With love and prayers,
Robert Paul & Debbie
If you have a special prayer request, we can be reached at 706-219-1018 or at P.O. Box 922, Cleveland, GA 30528. We would be delighted to hear from any who need special prayer.
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The Golden Secret
Psalm 16:5-6
The Passion Translation
Lord, I have chosen You alone as my inheritance.
You are my prize, my pleasure and my portion.
I leave my destiny and its timing in Your hands.
Your pleasant path leads me to pleasant places.
I'm overwhelmed by the privileges that come with following You,
for You have given me the best!
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THE POTTER'S HAND
Beautiful Lord, Wonderful Savior
I know for sure all of my days are
Held in Your hand
Grafted into Your perfect plan
You gently call me into Your Presence
Guiding me by Your Holy Spirit
Teach me, dear Lord, to live all my life
Through Your eyes
I'm captured by Your Holy Spirit
Set me apart
I know You're drawing me to Yourself
Lead me Lord, I pray
Take me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me
I give my life to the Potter's hand
Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me
I give my life to the Potter's hand.
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Waiting Upon God!
Psalm 27:14 (Amplified)
Wait and hope for and expect the Lord, be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.
Psalm 37:8-9 (Amplified)
Cease from anger and forsake wrath; fret not yourself - it tends only to evildoing. For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait and hope and look for the Lord [in the end] shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 37:14 (Amplified)
Wait for and expect the Lord and keep and heed His way, and He will exhalt you to inherit the land; [in the end] when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Isaiah 40:31 (Amplified)
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power...they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
Isaiah 64:4 (Amplified)
For from of old no one has heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and shows Himself active on behalf of him who [earnestly] waits for Him.
Lamentations 3:25 (Amplified)
The Lord is good to those who wait hopefully and expectantly for Him, to those who seek Him [inquire of and for Him and require Him by right of necessity and on the authority of God's Word].
Hosea 12:6 (Amplified)
Therefore return to your God! Hold fast to love and mercy, to righteousness and justice, and wait [expectantly] for your God continually.
Micah 7:7 (Amplified)
But as for me, I will look to the Lord and confident in Him I will keep watch; I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
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The Golden Secret
Psalm 16:5-6
Lord, I have chosen you alone as my inheritance.
You are my prize, my pleasure and my portion.
I leave my destiny and its timing in your hands.
Your pleasant path leads me to pleasant places.
I'm overwhelmed by the privileges that come with following you, for you have given me the best!
~The Passion Translation
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God's Blessing Is Upon My Home
~The Passion Translation
God's Presence gives rest to all who enter this home. (Exodus 33:14)
The favor of God abides upon this home. (2 Samuel 6:12)
This home is a place of healing and wholeness. (Exodus 15:26)
The doorways of this home are thresholds of blessing. (Exodus 24:31)
Every visitor in this home is received, appreciated and celebrated. (Romans 15:7)
This home is filled with love and kindness. (Galatians 5:22)
God's Word is spoken with joy in this home. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
God's eyes are upon this home. (2 Chronicles 7:15)
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Psalm 91 (NASB)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!"
For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper,
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.
A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not approach you.
You will only look on with your eyes,
And see the recompense of the wicked.
For you have made the Lord, my refuge,
Even the most high, your dwelling place.
No evil will befall you.
Nor will any plague come near your tent.
For He will give His angels charge concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways.
They will bear you up in their hands,
Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.
"Because He has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him,
And let him behold My salvation."
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PRAYERS OF DEVOTION
Declare these Verses Daily in 2020 & Expect Great Answers in Prayer
PSALM 26:1,3. "Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [expectantly] trusted, leaned and relied on the Lord without wavering, and I shall not slide...For Your loving-kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth [faithfully]."
PSALM 32:8. "I, the Lord, will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you."
PSALM 91:11. "For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you, to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service]."
PROVERBS 16:3. "Roll your works upon the Lord - commit and trust them wholly to Him; [He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed."
ZECHARIAH 9:12. "Turn...to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope, even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you."
MARK 11:22,24. "Have faith in God (constantly)...For this reason I am telling you whatever you ask for in prayer, believe - trust and be confident - that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]."
LUKE 10:19. "Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and (physical and mental strength and ability) over all the power that the enemy [possesses], and nothing shall in any way harm you."
1 CORINTHIANS 15:58. "...My beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast) immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord - that is, always being superior (excelling, doing more than enough) in the service of the Lord, knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile - never wasted or to no purpose."
2 CORINTHIANS 9:8. "...God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need, be self-sufficient - possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation."
EPHESIANS 3:16. "May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the (Holy) Spirit [Himself] - indwelling your innermost being and personality."
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