Preach God’s Word with Conviction

January 16, 2014
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Preach God’s Word with Conviction
Kindly Pray for the Prayer Point at the end
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Today’s Scripture
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“For [God] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves” – (Colossians 1:13).
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Thoughts for Today
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Paul did not want Timothy to suffer the identity crisis that was spreading throughout the Christian community in Asia Minor.
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Just as Paul preached that there was only one Gospel, there were false teachers teaching that there were other ways to know God. Paul wrote to Timothy to admonish him not to be ashamed of God’s Truth. He was to preach the Word of God in season and out of season (2 Timothy 4:2). In other words, Timothy was to be prepared to teach God’s Truth regardless of the circumstances and without compromise. He was to teach it according to what had been given to him through the Apostle Paul. There was no provision for false doctrine. Timothy was to preach God’s Word with conviction no matter who stood up against him.
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Just like Timothy, we are certain to encounter false teachers among us today. There are people who claim to be teaching from God’s Word, but instead they speak falsely, saying that all religious roads lead to God.
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There is only one way to God and that is through Jesus Christ. We cannot work our way into heaven. We cannot buy salvation. It is a free gift given to us by God as result of His grace.
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Timothy understood that preaching God’s Truth would bring alienation, discrimination, and persecution. He was faithful to the call God had placed on his life. Are you faithful? Are you doing what God has given you to do?
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Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, please strengthen me to stand for the Truth no matter the cost. Please forgive me for the times I have strayed from the Truth. I pray that those who are being deceived by false teachers would repent and be set free by the Truth. 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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ALBANIA, SOUTHEAST EUROPE
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In 2013, the number of HIV cases reached record levels. Klodian Repaj, Deputy Health Minister, says, “The last eleven months saw the highest number of HIV infections ever reported since the first case was detected 20 years ago in 1993. Men account for 70 percent of the cases, and about 93 percent of the infections occurred through the sexual route, attributed through unsafe sexual practices.”
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Pray for HIV education and awareness in Albania.
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Pray that Albanian men would find fulfillment in a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Pray for the Gospel to spread in this European nation.
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MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA
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There is a Moroccan proverb that says: “I hear what you say with my eyes.” In October Moroccan young people protested online over the trial of three teenagers for kissing on Facebook. That was followed by a public “kissing” protest by Moroccans living in France. The younger generation is seeking, through Facebook and other social media, to stand up and say: We do not like all the laws of Morocco.
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Pray that the stability of Morocco would continue and the government would be wise as they care for people from the different generations.
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Pray for the younger generation, who desire more freedoms than the older Islamic forces, to find freedom in Christ.
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IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST
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Between them, the cities of Baghdad and Basra in Iraq have five to six million people. Within this area there is really no local Church and very few scattered Believers in Jesus Christ. This area is still a mess.
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Pray against the continual violence.
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Pray for God’s peace in this region of Iraq.
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Pray for more workers to bring the name of the Lord to these people.
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Pray for the few believers in Jesus to be strengthened in Him.
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SRI LANKA, SOUTH ASIA
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Action Against Hunger (ACF) is blaming Sri Lanka’s military for the murders of seventeen of its employees in 2006. All of the unarmed aid workers were Tamils who were shot execution-style. After discovering that the Sri Lankan government silenced witnesses and blocked the investigation, the human rights group is demanding an international inquiry. In response, Brig Ruwan Wanigasooriya, spokesman for the Sri Lankan military, said, “This is another instance of a pattern which has emerged since the end of the conflict where certain organizations level allegations against the government without providing sufficient details to enable the investigation.”
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Pray for the ACF victims and their families to receive truth and justice.
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Pray for those responsible for the killings to be found and prosecuted.
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Pray for the safety and growth of the Sri Lankan Church.
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