Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
The Lord Will Come
Today, the heat of temptation and compromise is many times hotter than it was a generation ago. For example, Satan has rigged the entire technology of our age, corrupting it with seduction, sensuality, lust, and temptation. Why do we face such a white-hot furnace of temptation today? Why are lust and sex being used to sell every conceivable kind of product? Why are there hundreds of porno websites on the internet? Who is the target of this flood of filth?
It isn't the secular world that has already been seduced. No, Satan's target is none of these. Rather, he has manipulated the media to snare the hearts of overcoming Christians. He wants to weaken and destroy the testimony of the gospel<.p>Right now the furnace is being heated seven times over in the lives of many believers. Satan has created situations in their homes, their jobs, and their relationships that are more intense than ever. Many once-strong Christians are giving up, quitting on God. They no longer pray for help. Instead, they think, "My trial is too intense for me to survive."
In Daniel 3, God turned the devil's scheme into an opportunity to expose the whole nation of Babylon to his testimony. Because the three young men would not bow, the Lord delivered them. They were instrumental in bringing the nation a clear manifestation of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, 'Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? ...Look!' he answered, 'I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.'"
Quickly the king nullified his first decree of idol worship and issued this new decree: "Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this" (Daniel 3:29).
Beloved, it all happened because of the testimony of three men, righteous lovers of God who were willing to lay down their lives in faith. Yes, things are going to get hot mentally, spiritually, and in every other way. God has already put his hand on godly men and women in every place, and his gospel will be preached as a testimony. Then the Lord will come!
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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