Modern Age in the Last Days

January 17, 2014
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Modern Age in the Last Days
Kindly Pray for the Prayer Point at the end
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Today’s Scripture
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“You then … be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” – (2 Timothy 2:1).
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Thoughts for Today
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A few years ago, a newly elected politician proclaimed, “We are the children of the modern age!”
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If this is true, a good question for us to ask is, “What has the modern age given us?” The answers that come to mind are disheartening: crack cocaine, satanic cults, instructions on safe sex, misdirected individuals who would rather save a spotted owl than an innocent baby inside a mother’s womb.
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The modern age has given us a liberal media that paints Bible-believing Christians as right-wing zealots and fanatics. It has given us the institutional church, which has become so entwined with the radical left that it is difficult to distinguish between the church and the modern age!
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Difficulties like these should not surprise us. Paul told Timothy that in the last days:
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People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient … ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control … lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; having a form of godliness but denying its power (2 Timothy 3:2-5).
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Then he cautions us, “Have nothing to do with them” (2 Timothy 3:5). Despite what the world is doing, we can live in victory because we serve a mighty God who provides the wisdom we need for every situation.
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Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, when the winds of adversity blow hard against my life, help me to take shelter in you. I ask that when hardship and difficulty come that I would grow spiritually and that I would not compromise on Your Truth. Help me to be a witness for You. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, In Jesus Loving Name I Pray, Amen.”
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Have a Blessed Friday and God Bless you.
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In His Service,
Daily Dose Devotionals Team
“Encourage one another daily” (Hebrews 3:13)
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Will you Pray for this
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Kindly Pray for the Prayer Point
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ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST
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The Israeli army recently reported gunfire from Syria aimed at Israel Defense Force soldiers in the central Golan Heights. Israel retaliated. Earlier that day, a mortar shell landed near Israel’s security fence. No injuries were reported.
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Pray for an end to the ongoing Syrian civil war.
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Pray that the war in Syria does not spill over into Israel and neighboring countries.
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Pray for Israeli Believers to share their faith throughout their communities.
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Pray for a large harvest of souls in Israel.
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TAJIKISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA
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After receiving over eighty-three percent of the vote, President Imomali Rakhmon was re-elected for another seven-year term. According to Aljazeera, “Rakhmon has increased the number and length of his terms by revising the constitution through a referendum.” However, unless Rakhmon revises the constitution again, this term will be his last.
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Praise God for a peaceful election.
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Pray for Tajikistan President Imomali Rakhmon to believe in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
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Pray for the Gospel to spread in Tajikistan.
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CHINA, EAST ASIA
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China recently declared a controversial new “Air Defense Identification Zone” over the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. The Chinese government now requires all pilots to file flight plans before entering the airspace. According to Colonel Shen Jinke, spokesman for the Chinese Air Force, “The country’s air force will remain on high alert and will take measures to deal with all air threats to protect national security.” Although Chinese officials claim the “establishment of the zone was completely justified and legitimate,” the move has received international criticism. Pray for tensions to ease between China and Japan.
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Pray for a peaceful, swift resolution to the dispute over the uninhabited islands.
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Pray for Chinese and Japanese leaders to hear the Gospel and believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior.
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DJIBOUTI, EAST AFRICA
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Al-Shabab radicals bombed a police station in Beledweyne, killing 15. Despite the assault, President Ismael Omar Guelleh remains committed to the African Union Peace Mission in Somalia. According to President Guelleh, “Al-Shabab is in its last days; it will die soon. The attack at the police station was shocking. Djibouti’s troops will be in Somalia to help their Somali brothers, and they will not change their decision.”
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Pray for the dissolution of Al-Shabab.
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Ask God to protect the troops fighting in Somalia.
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Pray for peace in Djibouti and Somalia.
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