Protect Me From Deception

January 23, 2014
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Protect Me From Deception
Kindly Pray for the Prayer Point at the end
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Today’s Scripture
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“Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” – (1 Corinthians 15:58).
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Thoughts for Today
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With the stroke of a pen, Emperor Constantine issued the edict of Milan in 313 A.D., and Christianity became fashionable instead of a source of persecution. Suddenly, church membership rolls grew as thousands joined churches after professing faith in Christ. However, many of these professions of faith were not sincere. Only God, the searcher of hearts, knows how many remained pagan at heart. However, their harmful influence in the church soon became apparent.
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A life lived for Jesus Christ is not usually outlined with popularity or ease. Salvation cannot be earned or received by any other way than by coming to the Lord and seeking His forgiveness of sin. You can do nothing to earn God’s gift of grace.
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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; not by works, so that no one can boast(Ephesians 2:8-9).
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Are you, like Asaph in Psalm 73, feeling as if you are the only person suffering and sacrificing for the cause of Christ? Be patient. Don’t give up. God will reward your faithfulness and honor your perseverance. Paul said:
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“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. … We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Timothy 4:7, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9).
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Be content to trust God for your deliverance. Trust Him to keep you safe in the palm of His hand.
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Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, may I fight the good fight of faith. Thank you for never leaving or forsaking me and for the grace you have given me in the gift of Your salvation. I pray I will never take my salvation or Your Truth for granted. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, In Jesus Loving Name I Pray, Amen.”
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Have a Blessed Thursday 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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LIBYA, NORTH AFRICA
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In the country of Libya there are three large groups of people: Arabs, Berbers, and Tuaregs. All three would like to see more governmental power given to the people. Pray for stability; pray for a government that can bring unity to these different peoples and bring honor to the Arabs, Berbers, and Tuaregs.
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Pray for God’s Word to become alive and active in all the different languages spoken in Libya. The country needs more Arabic Bibles. The Berbers and Tuaregs have available very limited portions of Scripture.
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Pray that more Bibles and Scripture in all local languages would be available in Libya.
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MALAYSIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Authorities confiscated 2,000 copies of a Christian newspaper at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Officials from the Home Ministry did not cite a reason for the seizure. According to Reverend Hermen Shastri, general secretary for the Council of Churches, “This is shocking. It is unacceptable. It is a denial of rights of the church to distribute its newsletter, which is meant for its own members. If there are no grounds (for the ministry’s order), we will definitely strongly protest.”
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Pray for the Malaysian government to stop harassing Christian Believers.
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Pray that the Ministry officials who impounded the newspapers will read about the Gospel and believe in Jesus Christ.
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Pray for the growth of the Malaysian Church.
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OMAN, ARABIAN PENINSULA
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Teachers in Oman went on a strike which affected half a million students. The government is now considering standardizing pay grades, as well as banning strikes in essential services that include oil companies, refineries, ports and airports. Oman has also been working to increase Omani people in the workforce, thus relying less on foreign laborers.
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Pray for the government of Oman as it seeks to help its own people find employment.
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Pray for the creation of new jobs and economic prosperity.
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Pray for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to move forward in Oman.
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KAZAKHSTAN, CENTRAL ASIA
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In 2013, the Kazakh government fined 119 people for practicing religion without government permission. The fines are around two months’ wages. If the fines go unpaid, the individuals are banned from leaving the country. According to Forum 18, some of the violations include “leading or meeting for worship without the compulsory state registration, selling or distributing religious literature which has not undergone state censorship and in a place which does not have a state license to sell religious materials, sharing one’s faith with others without being personally registered as ‘missionaries,’ and inviting others to attend religious meetings.”
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Pray for freedom of religion in Kazakhstan.
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Ask the Lord to provide financial blessings to those being fined.
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Pray for government officials to hear the Gospel and believe in Jesus Christ.