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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Monday, July 18, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Gospel Proclaimed Throughout the World Bible Verse:Matthew 24:9-14 (NIV) "Jesus said to his disciples, "They will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come." " Message:
The Church of South India
The music today is a Christian song in the Malayalam language, which is a language of coastal southeastern India. There is a large Christian population in this area, due in part to Portuguese influence.
Malayalam Christian map
About 20 percent of the population of the area shown on the map (the State of Kerala) is Christian. While these faraway and exotic names mean little to most Americans, consider that there are about as many Christians in Kerala as there are Mormons or Methodists in the United States.
The Church of South India, to which many Malayalam Christians belong, was formed from a rather odd conglomeration of protestant denominations: Anglican, Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, and some Baptist and Pentecostalist churches. It is structured with elements of all its primary component churches, although it is a member of the Anglican Communion. With roughly four million members, it is more than twice the size of the Episcopal Church in the US. (The largest organized church in India is Roman Catholicism, with about 17 million communicants.)
Christ said, “good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world”, and we must always remember that we have brothers and sisters in every culture in the world. When we get caught up in church politics, remembering the sheer number of Christians in all corners of the globe — even in the many countries dominated by atheism or by other religions (such as India) — helps bring our problems into perspective.
And while the music and dress of the people might seem strange, consider for a moment that, at the deepest level, they are more similar to us than the atheist or agnostic who lives next door.
We should also reflect that the charming hymn in today's prayers, which seems so minor, comes from a church that is larger than most Protestant churches in the US. Christ's message is being proclaimed throughout the world, and not just to tiny splinter sects. To put this in perspective, it has been reported that, on the average Sunday, there are more Anglicans attending church in Nigeria than in the U.K. There are more practicing Christians in Sub-Saharan Africa than there are people in North America.
So, we rejoice today; Christ's word is spreading to souls throughout the world. Most growth is in developing nations, but should we be surprised? Christ said, “The meek shall inherit the earth.”
Meditation : Prayer : Now all glory to God, who is able to keep us from falling away and will bring us with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time!.......Amen |
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