Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 5 February 2024 THE REAL STORY IS YET TO BEGIN! “At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered”. Acts 8:1 Ponder. Acts 8:1 was recorded as the first persecution that scattered the first century Christians, BUT the Gospel […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted 4 February 2024 ALL FOR THE LORD “For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.” 1King. 18:4 Ponder. Obadiah was a man […]
IN GOD’S HANDS “For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.”1King. 18:4 Ponder. God rules over everyone. Even our enemies are in His hands. So, we need not fear […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted, 2nd February 2024 WONDER WORKING POWERS “For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water.” 1 Kings 18:4 Ponder Obadiah’s story, told in just a few […]
THE LORD OF ALL CREATION “And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 1King 17:4 Ponder. God commands ravens to feed Elijah! Ravens by character only preyed but never provided! At God’s command, they acted contrary to their natural instincts. Remember, the lions […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted, 31 January 2024 HIDING TO BE CLOSE “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.” 1Kings 17:3 Ponder The Lord God had told His prophet Elijah to declare a famine to punish the idolatrous Israel. Elijah had much […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted, 30th January 2024 THROUGH CHERITH TO CARMEL “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith.” 1Kings 17:3_ Ponder It was God’s plan that Elijah had to drink from the brook of Cherith before he could ascend to Mt. Carmel. God knew Elijah’s faith […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted, 29th January 2024 A MIGHTY TURNAROUND “and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem” Acts 13:13 Ponder Just a line here tells us that the young John Mark begins his missionary journey but soon turns back discouraged. So later, Paul refuses to give him a second chance. However, […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted, 27th January 2024 FROM A COWARD TO A HERO “Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member,… taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.” Mark 15:43 Ponder Sometimes God calls us to do the remarkable, and this will always involve risks. Joseph of […]
Persecution Relief Daily Manna for the Persecuted, 28th January 2024 SEE THE GLORY, NOT THE PAIN “Then they all forsook Him and fled”. Mark 14:50 Ponder Every one of them deserted Jesus in terror. Even those who promised to stay left Him to face it alone. Jesus was headed for suffering, but with a difference. […]
NO TURNING BACK! “But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” Ruth 1:16 Ponder. The story of Ruth is a typical reflection […]
VOICES THAT ECHO IN OUR EARS! And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” Ruth 1:15 Ponder. “Go back with her”—the enemy can whisper similar words repeatedly in your ears, especially in times of your suffering. It is during suffering, we often start thinking […]