Friday, May 2, 2014

14 Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

Day 10 Nigeria:

Read - Hebrews 11:32-40
32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. 37 They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated-- 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. 39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. 40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

Think - What is the difference between persecution and dislike?


Pray - Pray for healing for Christians in Jos, Nigeria: that they will
continue their work of telling people about Jesus.

Act - Share today’s readings with a young person in your life. Ask them what they think it means to be persecuted for your faith.

3 comments:

Madison Joy said...

todays think is - What is the difference between persecution and dislike? I think if you are persecuted you are hurt in some way,

Madison Joy said...

today's act is - Share today’s readings with a young person in your life. Ask them what they think it means to be persecuted for your faith.
I asked my little brother Isaac and he said "It means getting hurt physically or not physically"

Amber said...

I think that dislike doesn't always mean that a person does anything to you but persecution means that you are hurt in some way (physically, mentally or emotionally)

I asked Hannah what it means to be persecuted for your faith and she said that if a person is killed for refusing to say that they don't believe in God then they are persecuted for their faith.