The
Readings
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
51:
Chapter 27 – A Sudden Change of Plans (p.314-318)
(Silly Disobedience)
(first
half of chapter)
1.
Why did Yun return to Myanmar
(p.314)
2.
What dream did Yun receive from the Lord? (p.315)
3.
How did Isaac get separated from them? (p.315)
4.
What did the students say about his leaving? (p.315)
5.
But what did Deling counsel? (p.316)
6.
Yet why did he reject her advice and ignore the dream? (p.316)
7.
What then happened at the airport? (p.316,317)
8.
What did Yun realise? (p.317)
9.
What counsel does he give Christian workers? (p.317,318)
Prayer:
- Acknowledge
your own vulnerability to relying on your own strength and your
own wisdom, and ask the Lord to help you learn the lessons that
Yun spoke about.
- Thank
the Lord that even though we get it wrong He is still there working
for our good in it (Rom 8:28) and He doesn't reject us. Thank Him
that Jesus intercedes for us (1 Jn 2:1) and is wanting us to be
restored.
- Pray
for Christian leaders, that the Lord will keep them from pride and
self-sufficiency.
Bible
Reading
:
Gal 6:1-3, Rom 12:3,
2Cor 4:6,7
Additional
Point to Ponder: I
am an earthen vessel. God has the glory.
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
52:
Chapter 27 – A Sudden Change of Plans
(p.318-324)
(Beaten)
(second
half of chapter)
1.
Why did they think Yun was a spy? (p.318)
2.
What did they do to Yun? (p.319)
3.
How was he comforted? (p.320)
4.
What did Deling feel about his arrest? (p.321)
5.
Why were they limited in their travelling? (p.321)
6.
How long were they on the run? (p.321)
7.
How did they eventually cross the border to Thailand?
(p.321-323)
8.
What special guidance did the Lord give Deling? (p.323)
9.
How did they eventually get to Germany?
(p.323,324)
Prayer:
- Acknowledge
before the Lord that, so often, we bring misfortunes upon ourselves
by our unwise actions.
- Recognise
that although our salvation may not be threatened yet we can bring
troubles upon ourselves by our own folly – yes, even as Christians!
-
Confess such things to the Lord if you are aware of them,
and ask for His forgiveness and restoration, which is just a second
away, even though there may be consequences that have to be worked
through with His grace.
Bible
Reading
:
Gal 6:7-10, Prov 11:18,
Prov 22:8a
Additional
Point to Ponder: I
am an earthen vessel and I get it wrong. Thank God that He never abandons
me.
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
53:
Chapter 28 – A Seed in the Ground (p.325-330)
(Prison)
(first
third of chapter)
1.
What documents helped confirm who Yun was? (p.325)
2.
How did Yun avoid contact with the Chinese embassy? (p.325,326)
3.
Where was he sent and what was it like? (p.327)
4.
How did he see this fitted God's plan? (p.328)
5.
What did they want him to do, along with the other prisoners, each
day? (p.328)
6.
How did he resist that? (p.329)
7.
What effect did that start having on the other prisoners? (p.329.330)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord that His wisdom is available to us, wherever we are, to
help us know how to respond to the current circumstances.
- Thank
Him that He has said He will never leave us or forsake us – wherever
we are and whatever is happening.
- Ask
for His grace – His resources to triumph – for any difficult circumstances
you may be facing. Expect and look for His supplies. Thank Him in
anticipation of them coming.
Bible
Reading
:
2 Cor 12:7-10
Additional
Point to Ponder: Is
it possible that I can learn to rejoice in weakness so that His strength
flows through me?
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
54:
Chapter 28 – A Seed in the Ground (p.330-336
)
(Positive Prison)
(second
third of chapter)
1.
What did Yun do for the other prisoners? (p.330)
2.
What did he eventually realise about his situation? (p.330,331)
3.
What was happening in his cell and how did it effect Yun? (p.331,332)
4.
What sentence did he receive and how was that ‘put in perspective'?
(p.332)
5.
How did contact with some Chinese speaking prisoners come about? (p.333,334)
6.
How was he able to bring them to the Lord? (p.334,335)
7.
How did his ill-health help him? (p.335,336)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord for His grace that enabled Yun to have a positive outlook
on his prison time.
- Thank
Him for enabling Yun to be His witness and draw others to the Lord.
- Ask
the Lord to enable you to reach out to those around you in your
life, with God's love and salvation.
- Pray
for the Christians in countries suffering persecution and imprisonment,
that they will continue to receive God's grace to bring salvation.
Bible
Reading
:
2 Cor 4:7-18
Additional
Point to Ponder: God's
grace is here for me today, whatever is happening, to enable me to
be His witness and glorify Him. Hallelujah!
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
55:
Chapter 28 – A Seed in the Ground
(p.336-341)
(Release)
(final
third of chapter)
1.
How did the Christian prisoners change? (p.336)
2.
How did Yun now feel about his prison sentence, and why? (p.337)
3.
What did he feel the Lord was showing him about his sentence? (p.338)
4.
How did he come to be released? (p.338,339)
5.
What additional blessing occurred? (p.339,340)
6.
How did Deling ‘see' that Yun was to be released? (p.341)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord that He rules over the affairs of men.
- See
your whole life as under His spotlight – the good and the bad –
and ask Him to open your eyes to have a new awareness of His hand
on your life.
- Commit
the good and the bad of your life to Him and be at peace in the
knowledge that He is the Lord of your life.
Bible
Reading
:
Psa 110, Acts 2:32
-36, Psa 2:6-9
Additional
Point to Ponder: Dare
I believe it, that whatever happens in life, Jesus is there ruling
over it and working to bring good out of it?