When
The Lamb Broke The Fifth Seal,
I
Saw Under The Altar
The
Souls Of All Who Had Been Martyred For The Word Of God …
Scripture
Revelation
6
9 When the
Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who
had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their
testimony.
10 They
shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how
long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge
our blood for what they have done to us?”
11 Then a
white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a
little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters
—their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred—had
joined them.
Observation
I
happened to click on “World News” yesterday as I was trying to
see what was making the headlines and I saw that ISIS had beheaded
ten Christians in Nigeria and then I read that over 1,000 Christians
in Nigeria had been martyred this year alone.
It
rarely makes the news, but our brothers and sisters in Christ all
over the world are dying every day simply because they are
Christians. The 10 were beheaded in Nigeria as revenge for our
military causing the death of their leader, Abū
Bakr al-Baghdadi .
I
tried to look to see how many Christians were martyred last year for
their faith, but it is impossible to know the exact number. Thousands
die each year around the world because they acknowledge Jesus Christ
as their Lord and Savior … thousands!
Here
in the USA all we experience, at least right now, is nothing compared
to what is experienced by our brothers and sisters in Christ in many
other countries around our planet.
Application
I
will continue to pray for and financially support our missionaries
overseas, many who are serving in very dangerous places.
How
about you? Did you that you can send funds directly to IMB.org to
help support over 3,600 missionaries around the world.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for my brothers and sisters around the world who are
living out their faith in very difficult circumstances. Show me how I
can do more to help them. I pray for missionaries serving in
difficult places. Encourage them, Lord. I pray for my friends who
are serving you in different parts of the world. Help them to sense
Your presence today. Give them the strength they need and open up
doors of ministry for them to be effective where they serve.
Daily
Bible Reading: Revelation 5,6,7,8,9
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