July 24, 2014

“The Lord always keeps his promises; He is gracious in all He does. ¹⁴ The
Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.”  Psalm 145:13-14

 

The news reports are confirming what many of us feared would happen in Iraq.  The second largest city of Mosul is being purged of Christians by the Islamic terrorist group
ISIS. Christians are being given three choices: leave, pay them a tax that financially destroys them or die.  Some of these Christian communities have been in Mosul for the last two-thousand years.  These are our brothers and sisters in Christ. I am asking for us to pray for them. They are indeed “bent beneath their loads.”  What we know is that God has not abandoned them and is currently with them.  He will “never leave nor forsake them.” 

 

Our prayers:

- We can pray for their protection and guidance as they flee their homes. 

- We can pray for safe places to go and start over.

- We can pray that their families remain intact and not have to be divided.

- We can pray that the Spirit of God will comfort and lead them to strength they did not know they possessed.

- We can pray that the evil that is ISIS will come to ruin.

 

It seems hopeless for these Christians but I know it is not.  “The Lord always keeps his promises.”  These are the moments our faith engages and grows.

 

Now we turn to this coming Sunday and our series “We Believe.”  We are in Exodus 3:1-15. This story is going to help us as we seek to know about the Nature of God. Dig in before Sunday and see what you glean from the passage.

 

We can hardly wait to see you as we gather with friends to celebrate the goodness of God, catch up with one another and find ourselves challenged by God’s Word.  We love you.

 

Pastor Craig, Becky, Seth, Hannah and Riley the dog.