Matthew 18:15-20
15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed [1] in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed [1] in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Footnotes
1. 18:18 Or shall have been bound . . . shall have been loosed
Our family is expecting our third child, a daughter, in November. This week, we had news that our infant daughter, Isabelle, may not live long after birth. Please agree with us in prayer that we will seek a complete miracle for Isabelle. We will agree in prayer, in the highest name of Jesus, that she will be healed. And we will thank Father God for His answer.
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And the phone rang, people called to pray. Flowers arrived. People took us to prayer/healing meetings. At one of them, about 10 members of our Church family were there waiting for us at another Church's service, Wednesday night at Woodsedge. I cried, they cried. The minister prayed. And... our daughter Isabelle leapt for joy. I could tell she really liked the prayer and the beautiful music. She was less and less active, but at that prayer meeting she was dancing.
Because Isabelle died while she was being delivered, it is one of my beautiful memories of her.
Our prayers did receive an answer. We have a daughter who lives in Heaven. Isabelle knows the highways and the mountains of Heaven. One day we will have the joy of holding her again.
Isaiah 49
8 Thus says the Lord:
“In a time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
to apportion the desolate heritages,
9 saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
They shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
10 they shall not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them will lead them,
and by springs of water will guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a road,
and my highways shall be raised up.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar,
and behold, these from the north and from the west,
and these from the land of Syene.”
13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.
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And the phone rang, people called to pray. Flowers arrived. People took us to prayer/healing meetings. At one of them, about 10 members of our Church family were there waiting for us at another Church's service, Wednesday night at Woodsedge. I cried, they cried. The minister prayed. And... our daughter Isabelle leapt for joy. I could tell she really liked the prayer and the beautiful music. She was less and less active, but at that prayer meeting she was dancing.
Because Isabelle died while she was being delivered, it is one of my beautiful memories of her.
Our prayers did receive an answer. We have a daughter who lives in Heaven. Isabelle knows the highways and the mountains of Heaven. One day we will have the joy of holding her again.
Isaiah 49
8 Thus says the Lord:
“In a time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
to apportion the desolate heritages,
9 saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
They shall feed along the ways;
on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
10 they shall not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them will lead them,
and by springs of water will guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a road,
and my highways shall be raised up.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar,
and behold, these from the north and from the west,
and these from the land of Syene.”
13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.
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