"The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble." (Psalm 9:9)
I received the "2015 World Watch List" today from Open Doors With Brother Andrew. There is an event in Washington, DC, this coming Thursday sponsored by FRC at which the US President of Open Doors will be presenting more info. I am coordinating this month's DC Mission with this event. I am also contemplating a local update on all of this at a spot in the Greensburg area. If you would be interested, let me know.
N orth Korea of course is in the number one spot of persecution of the Church. Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan are in the numbers 2-8 category, all nations which the United States has virtually abandoned. These countries are listed in the "Extreme Persecution" category. It was a little surprising to me that India is listed is the next category, "Severe Persecution," but no surprise that the nation which America abandoned because of the self-centered, self absorbed "Baby Boomers," Viet Nam, was also listed as "Severe Persecution."
" Now wait a minute," some may be saying. I wanted a devotional that would bless me." Well, if you are a servant of Jesus Christ, committed to obeying Jesus and living as a faithful servant of and to the Church of Jesus and His Kingdom, here it is. "It is more blessed to give than to receive," right?!? Yet if you peruse the "Christian Television," you get the idea that the opposite is true.
I encourage you today to take a moment to pray for the suffering, yet triumphant, Church of Jesus Christ around the world. As you may, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," pray for the peace of the global Church. Pray for the Brethren languishing in prisons, Brethren with little or nothing of which those of us enjoy, cut off from family, many of whom suffering torture for the Name of Jesus. So far, you and I have not had to go through this.
You won 't here this on pop religion television, but it is nonetheless the truth, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." I wonder what "ours" is.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You that You are my Refuge, and, "a refuge for the oppressed." Amen.
I received the "2015 World Watch List" today from Open Doors With Brother Andrew. There is an event in Washington, DC, this coming Thursday sponsored by FRC at which the US President of Open Doors will be presenting more info. I am coordinating this month's DC Mission with this event. I am also contemplating a local update on all of this at a spot in the Greensburg area. If you would be interested, let me know.
N orth Korea of course is in the number one spot of persecution of the Church. Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan are in the numbers 2-8 category, all nations which the United States has virtually abandoned. These countries are listed in the "Extreme Persecution" category. It was a little surprising to me that India is listed is the next category, "Severe Persecution," but no surprise that the nation which America abandoned because of the self-centered, self absorbed "Baby Boomers," Viet Nam, was also listed as "Severe Persecution."
" Now wait a minute," some may be saying. I wanted a devotional that would bless me." Well, if you are a servant of Jesus Christ, committed to obeying Jesus and living as a faithful servant of and to the Church of Jesus and His Kingdom, here it is. "It is more blessed to give than to receive," right?!? Yet if you peruse the "Christian Television," you get the idea that the opposite is true.
I encourage you today to take a moment to pray for the suffering, yet triumphant, Church of Jesus Christ around the world. As you may, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," pray for the peace of the global Church. Pray for the Brethren languishing in prisons, Brethren with little or nothing of which those of us enjoy, cut off from family, many of whom suffering torture for the Name of Jesus. So far, you and I have not had to go through this.
You won 't here this on pop religion television, but it is nonetheless the truth, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." I wonder what "ours" is.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You that You are my Refuge, and, "a refuge for the oppressed." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
