Devot. Upward Way

Hi Folks,

 

I hope you had a super week! 

 

The devot. for today is a throwback to our last devot.-pressing forward in life with faith in the Lord.

 

Pray the devot. and song link are a blessing to your weekend!  

 

Lord bless you and yours!

 

Devot. http://www.icr.org/article/upward-way   (Used by permission.   Taken from http://www.icr.org/homepage/)

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2emsPPCH4c

Petition: Free Pastor Andrew!!!!

Folks,

Pastor Andrew Brunson's trial in turkey resumes in 2 days-Monday 5/7/18.

Please sign the petition below calling on Turkey to release this servant of the Lord!

Pass the word along!

Petition:    https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-pastor-andrew-from-a-turkish-prison?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=d-05052018_top-O_seg-NLexNL20plFBR_typ-NL

Petition: Christian Mom on Death Row!

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Share     f   Share this on Facebook     A Christian mother has been sentenced to hang in Pakistan for her faith - but finally there's a glimmer of hope. Asia Bibi has spent nearly 8 years on death row in Pakistan, separated from her husband and five children. Her supposed "crime" - blasphemy, for offering a Muslim coworker a glass of water. It's not justice. It's barbaric. Sign the Petition Now Her stagnate appeal has been delayed time and again. Finally, the Chief Justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court has just announced that the Court will soon hear Asia Bibi's appeal. It's unfathomable what this ordeal has done to her horrified family, having her ripped away, knowing she faces execution, and desperately praying for any sign of hope. It is our sacred duty to act. At the ACLJ, we've mobilized our office on the ground in Pakistan. We've sent numerous legal letters to Pakistan demanding her freedom. We've made oral interventions on her behalf at the U.N. Now as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepares to hear her appeal, Asia Bibi needs YOU. Join over 700,000 people in demanding this Christian mom's freedom. Sign Our Urgent Petition: Save Christian Mom Asia Bibi. Jay Sekulow ACLJ Chief Counsel

Devot. Spring Forward Into Faith

HI Folks,

 

I hope you had a super weekend and are enjoying some nice spring weather in your area!

 

This devot. touches on spring, which is a renewal of life, but applies it to our spiritual lives

-how to spring into all God has planned for your life, not holding onto the past, and asking and

seeking what God has for you in the present.

 

The theme verse for the devot. is Isaiah 43:19, "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."

 

God's Word tells us in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."  (When we receive Jesus as our Savior, He gives us a brand new start in life, a fresh slate to work off of).

 

I pray the devot. is a blessing to your week!  Lord bless you and yours.

 

Devot. https://www.dayspring.com/articles/spring-forward-in-faith?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNANN20180408SundayDevoSpringForwardinFaith&utm_term=Most%20Engaged%20List%20Last%2045%20Days%20KEEP    (Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/)

 

Devot. Learning Lessons on Faith

HI Folks,

 

I hope you had a very blessed weekend and had a good start to your week!

 

I found this devot. about 2 weeks ago and thought this should be the next one:)

 

In the midst of trials, troubles, difficulties', the times when our faith is tested, God's love for us is woven through each experience.

 

This passage:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+pet.+1%3A3-9&version=KJV explains that our risen Saviour has prepared a wonderful home in Heaven for us.   And even though we go through trials and troubles, they are very spiritually precious times and we will be blessed for it enduring it when our Savior comes back for us.   We also love the Lord, even if we haven't seen Him yet.

I pray the below devot. is a big blessing to your week.   The song link below also ties in beautifully with the devot . 

 

Lord bless you and yours this week!

 

Devot.

Go to this website:   https://www.dayspring.com/

Scroll down to the bottom

Under More click on Stories

On this page, scroll down and bit and click on Circle 3-Our devot, "Learning Lesson On Faith: God's Love is the Common Thread" is the first devot. on the page.

 

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSYtycZMvsw

 

Free Pastor Andrew From Prision! Sign Petition and Spread the Word!

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Share     f   Share this on Facebook   Grace, It's unthinkable. Pastor Andrew is being returned to a horrible prison. The first day of American Pastor Andrew Brunson's trial was filled with secret witnesses for the prosecution. Their testimony was broadcast into the courtroom via video with their voices and appearances altered. In the U.S. such devious tactics would have been thrown out of court. But not in Turkey. Sign the Petition Now Then at the conclusion of a grueling, nearly 13-hour-long day of trial, the judge refused to release Pastor Andrew. But worse, he ordered Pastor Andrew be thrown back into the first prison he had been in – a notoriously overcrowded and grim prison. Then the Turkish court delayed the trial until May 7th. While his case has taken a bleak turn, these next three weeks are VERY CRITICAL. We have to turn up the pressure. Pastor Andrew is innocent. He’s on trial for “Christianization” – for his faith. We’re directly involved in directing his legal defense in Turkey. We are obtaining statements from nearly a dozen witnesses in defense of Pastor Andrew from across the globe. We’re fighting on Capitol Hill and at the U.N. But without your voice now, this innocent pastor could very well spend the rest of his life in a Turkish prison. Sign Our Urgent Petition: Free Pastor Andrew. Jay Sekulow ACLJ Chief Counsel

Devot. Surrounded

Hi Folks,

 

I hope you and a safe and super week!

 

This devot. is on one of my favorite topics-Grace=God giving us unmerited favor. 

 It's not given as a reward, or because it was earned,  but given in spite of the fact that we do not deserve it at all.

 

It's given to those who have trusted Jesus and even those who have yet to trust Him (Ephesians 2:8-9,

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.")

 

Grace is a word reminder to me that God offers me His undeserved favor at the times I  need it the most and least deserve it.

 

(As a FYI and throwback to Tuesday devot on Peace, "Grace and Peace" are two popular salutations, endings in many of the smaller New Testament books (after you get past Romans).   I remember one of our pastor's calling them  "The Siamese Twins of the New Testament."   How we need the Lord's grace coupled with His peace!)

 

I pray the devot and song link (from another one of my favorite Christian songwriters whose lyrics reflect the encouragement of the Bible) are a boost to your weekend.  

 

Lord bless you and yours!

 

Devot. https://www.dayspring.com/articles/surrounded?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEBNANN20180404PMRoyLessinEasterDevoSeries5&utm_term=DaySpring%20Newsletter

(These were sent to my inbox and labeled, Read and Share, so I think it is safe to send these without the usual round about way that I have shared Dayspring's devotionals. 

Taken from https://www.dayspring.com/)

 

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51LGsPMKeAE