Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 10 April 2024 A DIVINE PEACE “_The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.” Acts 12:6_ *Ponder*. Peter, who is in a Roman prison guarded by soldiers and […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 9 April 2024 THE LORD’S HAND _The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. Acts 11:21_ *Ponder*. The killing of Stephen caused the church to scatter, and one may think that this is the end of […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 8 April 2024 BREAKING BARRIERS _Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus. Acts 11:20_ *Ponder*. This account is of men whose names are not even mentioned […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 7 April 2024 WITHOUT FEAR _”And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.” Philippians 1:14_ *Ponder*. Paul’s circumstances and imprisonment had an impact in two parts: firstly, […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 6 April 2024 PERSERVERENCE IN THE MIDST OF OPPOSITION “_But when the Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, some of them went there too, agitating the crowds and stirring them up. The believers immediately sent Paul to the coast, […]
*Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted* 5 April 2024 WHEN WE ARE HURT “_Alexander, the metalworker, did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.” 2 Timothy 4:14_ *Ponder*. In his final letter to Timothy, Paul gives a warning about a particular Alexander who has […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 4 April 2024 BAPTISM OF SUFFERING. _But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! Luke 12:50_ *Ponder*. The baptism Jesus speaks of is one of suffering, the suffering that He would endure on the cross, and until it […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 3 April 2024 FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT! _”Fight the good fight of faith.” 1 Tim 6:12_ *Ponder*. In the verse above, the word “fight” appears twice. Faith is undoubtedly the main thing that is attacked when persecution or trials occur. There is a natural tendency to […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 2 April 2024 LOSE LIFE TO FIND LIFE. _”… but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” (Matthew 16:25)_ *Ponder*. Jesus warns His disciples and us that, in the midst of persecution, temptations could come to turn us away from carrying the cross […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 1 April 2024 JESUS IN THE MIDST OF FEAR _“….when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” John 20:19_ *Ponder*. Sometimes we may find ourselves […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 31 March 2024 PERSECUTION: A BONUS. “_Who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life?” Mark 10:30._ *Ponder*. Jesus did not call His disciples, alluring them […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 30 March 2024 GODLINESS IN CHRIST “_Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” 2 Timothy 3:12_ *Ponder*. The fallen world in which we live is opposed to all things that are ‘godly’. This scripture is indeed a warning that those who desire […]