Prayer For Pastor Saeed

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Prayer for Pastor Saeed. Here is the latest request from his facebook page Pray For Pastor Saeed Abedini. 

Saeed's condition and health have worsened. His bleeding continues internally and he is now suffering kidney problems. Saeed was taken to solitary confinement where we know the beatings are more intense and brutal. He is no longer allowed visits from his family. We are calling on you to join with us and pray to the only one who can provide hope and conquer. Please join us in praying, sharing Saeed's story, making some noise! We need you to be louder than ever. Please pray and share this post! Thank you!

 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 NIV

 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

Please, let's join together and pray for this dear man of God who is being beaten and abused for Jesus.

Blessings,
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Spiralling Up Into God

Acts 8:1-4 NIV
And Saul approved of their killing him.
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 

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DEVOTION

What is it that God wants most out of us? He wants our devotion and our eyes turned on Him, worshipping and seeking out His will, always. What is God’s will? To have His gospel spread starting first with us in a close, personal relationship with Him, then taking what we are learning and sharing it with others who are in need of encouragement, weak in their walk with Him or those who do not know Him at all. How does God accomplish this? Most often He uses persecution to accomplish this task, something to shake us out of our cosy seat.

PURSUE

If our lives were always smooth sailing would we ever pursue God and tell others about Him? I don’t think I would have. I mean, I knew Jesus from a young age but I surly didn’t pursue Him or speak freely about Him. I was quite comfy where I was in my relationship with Him but He knows better than I and saw that my relationship with Him was very shallow and almost meaningless. It was when I was in trouble or having problems that I searched Him out. Sometimes I would just cry out for Him to help, and other times I would diligently seek His face by searching Scripture trying to see what His plan was. The more I knew about Him and centered my life around Him, the freer I talked about Him because, well, He was almost always on my mind.

SPIRAL UP

The more trials I face the deeper into God and His word I dive and the deeper I dive into God's Word the more persecution I would face. Almost like a spiral up into God resulting in the freer I am in talking about Him as my life centres around His Word. I believe this is God’s plan to allow persecution in order for His Gospel to be spread and Himself to be found by believers and non believers alike. Persecution of the flesh through sickness, terror, spiritual warfare or any other calamity will knock us out of complacency and into living a life spreading His Word.

SPREAD THE GOSPEL

When trouble comes your way look to Jesus, seek His face and spread His word. Give glory to God for His plans are always good. Trouble and pain may be coming your way because God loves you and wants you to seek Him. He wants you to get out of your cosy routine life and spread His Word.

Blessings,
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