Reading about the horrors of the ISIS and their angry persecutions and acts of pure brutality,
I think of the old testament,
and even about Paul.
"Still drawing his breath hard from threatening and murderous desire against the disciples....Saul (Paul) shamefully treated and laid waste the church with cruelty and violence, and entering house after house, he dragged out men and women .......and committed them to prison... - Acts 8
But eventually, He was transformed from the inside out by God.
It occurs to me that there is nothing more important that we can do than to run to our private place with God and be praying for those being persecuted and those doing the persecuting. We need to be praying for our leaders as well!
And when I ask, Lord, teach me to pray, show me to pray.......
"But I tell you. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. -Matthew 5:44
Go into your room, privately.
Close the door.
Pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, will reward you in the open.
......Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need. Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.' -Matthew 6:9-13
Throw away all that is not important. Cast aside all the hindrances, the past imperfections of others, the sense of failure. If you have resent, ask for God to help rid you of it.
When we gossip, are busy bodies, saying things we should not say and talking of things we should not mention, then we give those who don't believe in God more occasion for slander or reproach, further reason not to believe. 1 Tim. 5:13-14.
If you forgive people their RECKLESS and willful sins and give up resent against them, Your Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14
Which leads me to this thought.
There is a new T.V. show out now,
On one of the episodes, several times one person encourages another person to fulfill their lust by saying,
"No one will ever have to know!"
"No one will ever have to know."
This sentence churned up all kinds of emotions in me when I heard it.
The deceit, the lie, how many have fallen to those words!!
Nothing is hidden. The big lie, "No one will ever have to know."
Don't be duped. If you think what you do and say is hidden.
It WILL come to light.
All deeds,
whether good or bad,
are evident,
and even when they are not,
they cannot remain hidden. -1 Tim 5
I think of the old testament,
and even about Paul.
"Still drawing his breath hard from threatening and murderous desire against the disciples....Saul (Paul) shamefully treated and laid waste the church with cruelty and violence, and entering house after house, he dragged out men and women .......and committed them to prison... - Acts 8
But eventually, He was transformed from the inside out by God.
It occurs to me that there is nothing more important that we can do than to run to our private place with God and be praying for those being persecuted and those doing the persecuting. We need to be praying for our leaders as well!
And when I ask, Lord, teach me to pray, show me to pray.......
"But I tell you. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. -Matthew 5:44
Go into your room, privately.
Close the door.
Pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father, will reward you in the open.
......Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored; may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need. Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.' -Matthew 6:9-13
Throw away all that is not important. Cast aside all the hindrances, the past imperfections of others, the sense of failure. If you have resent, ask for God to help rid you of it.
When we gossip, are busy bodies, saying things we should not say and talking of things we should not mention, then we give those who don't believe in God more occasion for slander or reproach, further reason not to believe. 1 Tim. 5:13-14.
If you forgive people their RECKLESS and willful sins and give up resent against them, Your Father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14
Which leads me to this thought.
There is a new T.V. show out now,
On one of the episodes, several times one person encourages another person to fulfill their lust by saying,
"No one will ever have to know!"
"No one will ever have to know."
This sentence churned up all kinds of emotions in me when I heard it.
The deceit, the lie, how many have fallen to those words!!
Don't be duped. If you think what you do and say is hidden.
It WILL come to light.
All deeds,
whether good or bad,
are evident,
and even when they are not,
they cannot remain hidden. -1 Tim 5
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