The following are prayer requests for a few situations around the world where Christians and churches are suffering for the cause of Jesus Christ. These are shared by Voice of the Martyrs; Pray for "Abdul" Facing Hostility from Muslim Neighbors After "Abdul" and his family came to Christ in a predominantly Muslim area of Uganda, …
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Prayer is something many people talk about. Prayer: just what is it? Is prayer not one speaking with God? Can an unredeemed individual pray to a holy God; and get an answer? The Psalmist has written, "If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me." (Psalm 66:18). How important is prayer? …
Jesus on trial before a wicked, mob of Jewish priests, and haters of the Gospel of God stands with confidence in His Father and in the fulfillment of the promises, and prophecies of the Word of God. As He is being questioned He stands boldly; not answering the questions which are baited to condemn Him, …
Jesus came unto His own and His own received Him not (John 1:11), The following verses answers who Jesus is for those who doubted who He was. If they would only believe the Scriptures. "And Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of …
It seems that there are many people who are for the keeping of the doors to worshipping God open. They are open as long as people come to God God's way; rather than our own way. That was the problem in Malachi's day; and this message is to his own people. They were offering polluted …
Jerusalem is the city of peace. Yet there has never been a much peace seen for that city of God, and city of David. The battle seems to be ongoing; never ending. The Scripture we look at today even shows further battles set against the city as the nations of the world gather against her …
Now, before anyone goes ballistic on me concerning the title the word is a good word. In this case it means to vindicate or punish, but justly get it done. From the prophet Zechariah we read a prophecy he is telling the people of the message of the other prophets without the text of it. …
The prophecy of Haggai the prophet is taking place in the time they are trying to gather the needed materials for the rebuilding of the temple after some of the people have started returning to Jerusalem. The people have rebuilt homes, and have lined them with luxurious cedar ceilings (Haggai 1:4), and neglecting the house …
I have never thought much about it until this morning reading the prophet Zephaniah; but God does sing. I would think that He is a masterful singer, because He would be the Master of music. Hear the words of the prophet Zephaniah: "Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with …
"Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will …
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Many people spend much of their time trying to perform religious duties. Religious duties that help them feel as though they are doing something that really obligates God to bless them, or to save them. They may have it in their mind or heart; If I just help this neighbor build that fence, then God …
Are you running from God today? Do you really think that you can hide from Him, and get away from doing that task, that calling which He has commanded you to do? Better think again. Today we look at the prophet Jonah. Jonah is first mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25 as having delivered a message …
"Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again the captivity of My people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, …
God loves those whom He knows and disciplines us when we get out of fellowship with Him. He can make us miserable when we sin against Him. Hear what the prophet Amos says... "Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up …
"O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help." Hosea 13:9 (KJV) Today we will be looking at the words for this verse from the past... The first of these verses is the summary, or contents, of all the rest (v. 9), where we have, 1. All the blame of Israel’s ruin …
