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1733 - The Raybourn's
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 10:21

My devotional says this today:

As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the Lord alone led him (Deuteronomy 32:11,12)

Out of our Nest:

Moses had never forgotten the metaphor of the eagle that the Lord had given him at Mount Sinai. "You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself" (Exodus 19:4). Subsequently, during the wilderness wanderings, we suspect that every time Moses watched soaring eagles or observed how they cared for their eaglets, he thought of the Lord and how He was training His people.

In his final message to the people, Moses draws on his observations of the training of the eaglets to fly to remind the Israelites of the Lord's methods with them.

After an eaglet is born, it is totally dependent on the parent eagle for food. Like the eagle, the Lord had cared for His people. But eaglets will stay in the nest unless the eagle stirs up the nest and forces them to fly. If in their first efforts to fly they are in need of rescue, the eagle catches the eaglets on its wings.

The thrust of the metaphor is that the Lord stirs up our safe nest and pushes us out of our comfortable conformities. The Lord is constantly disturbing us, pressing us on to new challenges He has prepared for us.

This gives us a different perspective on change. Whenever new opportunities are given us, or problems and difficulties make new demands on us, or people around us trouble us, or even when our carefully constructed little world falls apart, we can be confident of this: The Lord will use the disturbance to help us on to a new stage of growth and new discoveries of His Delivering Power!

Lynette and James,

I picture you lifting Sydney on your wings, comforting her through her pain, your family comforting you and giving you strength for the day, and all of us out here praying for all of you to be held up by God's great eagle wings.

We are all growing in faith and love through your love of the Lord and steadfast faithfulness.

We love you, Susan, Kyle, Zach, Scott and Michelle

Dear Thweatt Family,

Please know our hearts are full of prayer for Sydney every minute of every day. God bless you!

-Kim

James and Lynette, My prayers are with you and Sydney. We are praying for deliverance for you from this cancer! This morning I read 1 Cor. 12:7 "Each person is given something to do that shows who God is." Clearly, He is using you to show His love and presence. I am always encouraged by your faithfulness and know that you must be an encouragement to other patients and families fighting this same battle. Continue to be strong - God is with you, this is His!

"That's what Immanuel means. the prophet Isaiah foretold Jesus' birth and said He would be called Immanuel nad Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. No longer would we walk through life alone with God watching us from a distance; Jesus' birth, life, death and resurrection eliminated the barrier of sin and death and brought God to us - and us to God. In our darkest hours, in our sadest moments, when fear and violence and loneliness seem to rule the planet, let us take comfort that we are not alone. Immanuel. God with us."
by Rose Gallion

Our prayers are for you and your family first and last thing each day.

Dear Lynette, James and Sydney and boys...
We just wanted to say a simple, "I love you." Thank you for the latest update on the website so that we may pray specifically with you. James, you are a blessed husband, and you love your family well. Lynette, you are a wife of noble character....who can find one like you? Sydney, you are a miracle...showing the world how to run the race! Boys, you are to be appreciated for the love, patience, longsuffering and faithfulness shining out of your hearts. It is the fruit of the Spirit. We are specifically in agreement with you always. Love, The Fletcher's

Today we read w/the kids from Jermiah 10. It is such a beautiful testimony of God's strength & power ... so neat to be able to explain to the kids that false gods and the world's attempts to scare us are worthless and futile because we know "the only true God, ... the only living god, ... the King who rules forever". Then Jeremiah goes on to relay that it is God's (and God's alone) "wisdom and understanding" that sets the world in place.

I have to tell you that I have more than a lump in my throat, but almost a flood of tears as I read about Sydney's pain. I just can't imagine how you must be feeling. My heart goes out to you as you experience suffering that you can't fix.

Yet the words from Jeremiah, "wisdom and understanding" say so much. I can't imagine what you are going through, but God does like none other. Unlike you, or any of us, He could have stopped the pain His Son experienced ... He didn't have to endure the cries for help ... He didn't need any help from doctors or any wise men. It was all at His fingertips to begin and end, to allow and to heal... yet He endured for our sakes. And He, unlike any other, "understands" what you are feeling and the agony a parent goes through watching their child suffer.

Your faith is amazing... awe-inspiring. Just your faith alone is a testimonly to His Truth ... that He does what He said He will do. He is sustaining you. Thanks as always for your updates. We go to sleep praying for you and start the day praying for you.

Much love. -K

We continue to pray and stand in amazement at your faith. Thank you for sharing so honestly this incredible burden. I know of no words of encouragement sufficient for the need, so will have to leave that in God's hands - we continue to specifically pray for peace and comfort for Sydney, for grace endurance and a sense of God's touch for each of your family, wisdom and compassion for the doctors.

Dear Thweatts,

We are on our last week of shots for the baby but we still use that as a daily reminder to lift you all up! We saw the baby it is the size of a shrimp now and it was waving!
I keep listening to the hymn "It is well with my soul" and you always come to mind. Your unwavering faith and soundeness comes through in all your updates and I know it is well with your soul even in the pain and uncertainty and that is the greatest honor and testimony to your faith and God's greatness. We continue to be encouraged and only wish there was something we can do, and then we go back to our knees. Please know we are still praying her in Kentucky and thinking of you constantly and asking God to continue to bear you up and give you peace and strength.
Much love
James, Dawn and Bailey

Thank you so much for the update, I have been checking daily for your faithful news. Know you are being held up by so many. You are all amazing, bless your sweet baby girl.

Sydney,

I am praying for you right now!

Kelly Clements

Sydney,
I can't tell you how much I miss you already. I feel so privileged to have been able to spend time with you. You are truly an inspiration to us all. I love you and I am always thinking of you and praying for you. I will try to get back there soon. Stay strong and know that so many people are praying for you and are so inspired by your incredible courage and strength. We are all blessed to have you in our lives. I love you,
Aunt Kamee

We just read a prayer request for Sydney. Are not sure of the current status, but are praying God has sustained and will continue to sustain you and Sydney with His great love and power. My sister was given 1-3 days to live about three months ago, due to apparent very extensive spreading of ovarian cancer.With much prayer and God's miraculous grace and power, she is still alive today, and is still fairly active,though dealing with side effects of chemo, and is confounding her doctors.May God's power be so strong in Sydney, that it gives new life to her mortal body,immune system and healthy cells, through His Spirit. (Rom. 8:11). We will continue to pray and trust that God's Spirit within Sydney is greater than he that is in the world.God's great wisdom and peace to each of you.

Dear Sydney,
We are praying for you constantly. Today my 4th grade students had so many questions about you, even though I've told them all about you, they asked me to tell them more "funny Sydney stories". They each asked me to write to you to tell you that they all pray for you every single day. You are loved!
Love, Mrs. Elledge

good afther noon james&lynette sydney and the thweatt family . we are having prayer tonight for complete healing for sydney. in spite of what she going thru god will provide strength for the family and try to keep your mind free. because will provide. whoever obeys his commands will come no harm, and the wise heartwill know the proper time and procedure. no what can predict the futureor what is to come . god will guide you thru and little sydney will be healed. because there is know better courage than your's and sydney , she is avery strong princess who will never give up .because of her mommy&daddy unfailing love they have for their children's and family.no man can predict anyone time because god has his hand on this beautiful family so let's not be discourage or dismazed god will take care of you i know he will. a man who loves wisdom brings joy to his family, love faye fuller.

May God heal your precious girl. God Bless you all.

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