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Posted by Dion Todd December 25th, 2024 1,696 Views 31 Comments
Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7 WEB.
I am a morning person. I like to get the most important work of the day done as early as possible. Then in the afternoon, I enjoy playing music, writing songs, gaming, and other pursuits. I like to spend some quiet time with the Lord in the morning before my brain is drained of all its energy.
However, I was called to pray every day at about 3 PM for a couple of months. It became a driving desire, a hunger, and the most important thing in my life for a season. Rather than doing the usual things that I would normally do, I would go into my room each day, close the door, and pray for one to three hours.
It wasn't your normal praying, either. I lay on the floor with my face on the carpet in tears, and the Lord's presence covered me like a warm blanket. There was such a sweet fellowship that it was all that I wanted to do. Eventually, it lifted, and life returned to normal. Then I returned to my morning prayer time.
It was a very rewarding experience, but it preceded a very dark time in my life when my faith was strained to the breaking point. I am unsure what I would have done if I had not spent the time in prayer leading up to it. When I finally came out of the test, He pushed me into full-time ministry. The time I spent in prayer brought the breakthrough.
The Lord is always with us, but there are special times when He wants you to come aside and spend some quality time with Him. These are times when He draws near to you, calls you to take a break from the daily routine, and to spend time with Him. He uses it to bring new fire into your life, inspiration, and to prepare you for what is coming. If you feel the Lord tugging at your heart and prompting you to come aside for a while, don't neglect Him.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You so much. Please have Your way in my life. Lead me, and I will follow. Call me, and I will come. Open the door, and I will go through it. I want more of You in my life today. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Note: "For unto us a child is born..." ~ Merry Christmas, y'all! We are so honored to have each of you in our lives as we celebrate the birth of The Savior! For those interested, we will be celebrating today at our Wednesday morning prayer service at the usual time of 10:30am EST! This is a short service, about 15-20 minutes, where we pray together for any needs you bring forth. Hope to see y'all there! As always, if you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network.
Site update #586: I completed a large update to the Audio Library on the left sidebar. There is now a live service archive of all past services, full-length in case you miss a service and want to catch up, as well as all of our original music. You can download the .mp3 files directly to your device now to listen when you don't have internet. I also added a pop-out player so you can listen without remaining on the page. Give it a try and let me know if you have any problems. 😀
Post from Sherry Mccosh
7 months ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You so much. Please have Your way in my life. Lead me, and I will follow. Call me, and I will come. Open the door, and I will go through it. I want more of You in my life today. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful day yesterday for Christmas. I had an amazing time spending time with my daughter, her husband, and my two granddaughters who ae 7 and 10!!
Post from Marisa Jackson
7 months ago
Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope your day was filled with much love ❤️, joy, peace and happiness. God Bless 🙏❤️!!
Post from Deng Tembreza
7 months ago
MERRY CHRISTMAS RHM FAMILY.
Post from Mari Kaufmann
7 months ago
Amen
Merry Christmas all ✝️❤️
Good morning, y'all, merry Christmas!!! May you all have a joyful and very blessed celebration! 🙏🎄💝☃️
❣️ Merry Christmas, everyone! Wishing you a day filled with joy, love, and abundant blessings! ❣️
Amen!
Post from Wesley Paulus
7 months ago
Amen!
Amen!
Post from Schalk de Beer
7 months ago
Yes, amen Lord.
Merry Christmas all of RHM
AMEN Good Afternoon Everyone I Praying Everyone Have A Blessed Christmas 😀
Post from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
7 months ago
AMEN and thank YOU LORD from the bottom of my heart!!!🙏 A very Merry and Blessed CHRISTmas to each and everyone!!! ❤️
Amen! Merry Christmas RHM family! May God bless you and your family.❤️
Post from Donald Woodard
7 months ago
Merry Christmas! God Bless!
Post from Bella Colliander
7 months ago
Thank you Pastor Dion and Sylvia for your love and truth through in service to God and RHM. A blessed and happy Christmas. Hugs🤗🕊️
Post from Bella Colliander
7 months ago
Merry Christmas to all and Happy Birthday Lord Jesus. Such a precious time.💜🕊️
Post from Theresa Bright
7 months ago
Amen 🙏🏻 Merry Christmas to all of my RHM family.
Post from Celeste Strenn
7 months ago
Amen❣️❣️Merry Christmas everyone 🎄❣️
Thank you Pastor Dion and Sylvia🎄for the best gift of all💖your precious gift to us of faith and hope and so much Love 💖
Post from Craig Mondello
7 months ago
Amen and may everyone have a blessed and joyous filled CHRISTmas!
Amen! Merry Christmas
Post from Deborah Blackshear
7 months ago
Merry Christmas Pastor Dion and Sylvia. 😗
Merry Christmas, everyone! Praying for this to be a blessed day and new year! God is sooo present and so good to us in every season. Thank you, Jesus for your priceless gift of life through Your love and peace. In Your name we pray, Amen!
Post from Elena Vasquez
7 months ago
Amen, Merry Christmas pastor Dion, Sylvia and every one in the RHM family. Thank you and God bless you all
Heavenly Father, I thank You so much. Please have Your way in my life. Lead me, and I will follow. Call me, and I will come. Open the door, and I will go through it. I want more of You in my life today. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! ❤️🤟🏻🎄
Post from Bella Colliander
7 months ago
Merry Christmas to all and Happy Birthday Lord Jesus. Such a precious time.💜🕊️
Amen
Post from Mark Williams
7 months ago
Amen.
I wish you a Merry Christmas to everyone in RHM ! Have a blessed day! 🎄
Post from Candy Laventure
7 months ago
Amen!
Post from Kay Collinsworth
7 months ago
Amen
Comment from Cathy Webb
11 hours ago
What a blessing, Pastor Dion! The audio library page is easy to navigate and I truly appreciate the pop-out player, as I have many tabs open during my computer sessions and this allows me to keep the music flowing. Well done! 😊🎶
Comment from Gloria Nebarez
19 hours ago
Thank you
Comment from Tyler Velau
3 days ago
Thank you for your continuing work on the site and your efforts to bring the truth of the Gospels to people around the world via the internet. Your hard work and dilligence is appreciated.
Comment from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
3 days ago
Thank you so much, Pastor Dion, for all that you do, it sounds to me like non-stop "24-7"! God bless you and Sylvia abundantly, above and beyond! 🙏🤗
Comment from Nell Neathery
3 days ago
sounds great. I know that will be useful for me...need to write that down. Hope the Todd family have a blessed Saturday and Sunday. I do believe God gave us those 2 special days for His sake and our sake! Work hard or volunteer (myself) hard through the week. We get our rewards here on Earth and rewards in Heaven.
Comment from Lynn Brown
4 days ago
That sounds amazing Pastor Dion, thank you!!!