Pastor Saeed From Iranian Prison: Thanks for Praying & Fighting for my Freedom
http://aclj.org/iran/pastor-saeed-iranian-prison-thanks-praying-fighting-freedom American Pastor Saeed Abedini’s family in Terhan was able to visit him again earlier this week. Pastor Saeed was able to get a new letter out this week to his wife Naghmeh. He sent her this letter to be shared with supporters who gathered recently, on the Christian day of Pentecost, to pray for him. He shared that despite what he has to endure on a daily basis – the beatings and internal bleeding – he has hope. The 33-year-old U.S. Citizen wrote, “I will also be freed from my chains though prayer and strength of the Grace of God.” His full letter to supporters is below. Spending Pentecost in Prison and in Chains When the Day of the Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. (Acts 2:1-2) One special day, one heart, one place -- All of these come together, to emphasize one thing, the importance of unity. I heard that the persecution, my arrest and imprisonment has united churches from different denominations, from different cities and countries, that would never come together because of their differences. That the churches have united together in prayer to put one request (my freedom) on one day (Pentecost) before God. You don’t know how happy I was in the Lord and rejoiced knowing that in my chains the body of Christ has chained together and is brought to action and prayer. When someone’s life like mine is in danger, we realize how different we are in our opinions (although some of those differences might be correct), but that we are still united in one goal of praying for my freedom. I am thankful for that. It is though your prayers and the Grace of God that the Lord is using me here in my chains. Many have been freed from the chains of Satan here and have been saved and added to the Church. Now, how beautiful it will be if the Church would be united and fight for the salvation of the world whose life is in danger and who are bound in chains of Satan and to fight for the salvation of the world, a world that is heading to the way of destruction. With the same passion and the same way that you are praying and fighting for my freedom, we need to be praying and fighting for the salvation of the world. When the Church is united (with one heart, in one place, on one day) that is when the joy and strength of God (Holy Spirit) wants to come in that unity and pour out and the Lord be exalted. Although this unity is the result of direct involvement of the Holy Spirit that is able to bring many different characteristics to make one. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me (Acts 1:8). And only when the Holy Spirit comes can you get strength. Without the strength of God it is impossible to do the will of God. And when we receive strength, then we can be transformed. And when we are transformed, that is when the Church is transformed as well. And when the Church is transformed, then the world will be freed from the chains of sin and will be saved and transformed. When we are all united and chained together, united in our hearts, in one place in one day, and we pray, then we will receive the power from on High and will receive strength and the world will be changed and will be freed from the chains of bondage and will be saved. The same way that I will also be freed from my chains though prayer and strength of the Grace of God. So dear sisters and brothers let us be united in prayer for freedom and salvation of the world. Let us be united so that the Holy Spirit might fall on us and the Glory of God would be revealed through us and through the church. Welcome to the chains that have bound me and have bound us together. Happy Pentecost. God Said and it was. Chains were broken. Our sins were forgiven I am free You are free We all have freedom With many thanks for your continued and faithful prayers. Servant of our Lord in chains for Jesus Christ, Saeed |
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Conservative MP describes 'chaos' after Boston Marathon explosion | CTV News
Conservative MP describes 'chaos' after Boston Marathon explosion | CTV News
Please pray for all those that are injured and their families. Also for those that have lost loved ones in this vicious attack. Let us cover Boston and the United States of America in our prayers. Also that Father God would touch all hearts that have been wounded by this attack.
Please pray for all those that are injured and their families. Also for those that have lost loved ones in this vicious attack. Let us cover Boston and the United States of America in our prayers. Also that Father God would touch all hearts that have been wounded by this attack.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Intercessory Alert
Intercessory
Alert
A lot of rhetoric is going on as North Korea's spoiled son
now leads the country. Rumors of nukes
being fired and the revving up of an old nuclear reactor have much of the world
worried. Joel Rosenberg's book
"Dead Heat" may very shortly coming to pass if we do not get this
right. The United States can ill afford
to read the signals wrong and we need intercessors on the wall on high
alert. It is not easy to bend ones knee
and seek the face of the Lord but one needs perseverance and a willing heart to
watch and seriously pray and intercede.
If the church would truly learn to do so it could avert much of what may
shortly come to pass. Alas, many are busy about much and not busy about their
Fathers business.
The Lord has such love for us and wants to help us to do His
will in the earth as it is in heaven. We
cannot walk out our salvation alone but need Him each moment of every day to
lead, guide and direct our lives. Jesus
is the answer! The only answer to mans
dilemma. Sin is rampant and Jesus is the
only one that can eradicate sin. He is
the only one that can truly change human nature and bring to death that old
man. Ceasing to sin is not possible in
ourselves but when Christ truly lives in a man or woman and they allow Him to
be Lord it brings forth lasting change.
Let us as the church cry out to the Lord. Let us take time in the secret place to hear
His voice. Let us walk with our Father
and not stop crying out day and night till we see change. The Lord puts in leaders and scripture says
He removes them too. This is definitely
being allowed by the Lord but how America and the world handle it is going to
determine the outcome.
How we as the church
take our position in the body as intercessors and pray through will determine
our future. Let us life up our voices
and cry out to the Lord and repent of our sin and then we will hear from heaven
and He will heal our land. A spirit of
repentance needs to fall on each one from the least to the greatest and the
church needs to walk as it did in the beginning. We need pure hearts to truly intercede and
bring forth change. Today we are being
challenged to come up higher and allow Father God to do a lasting work in our
lives. None of this worldly stuff
matters at all and for myself in fifty years none of this will be
remembered.
What will count is what one does with the prayer needs that
cross our path. Will we say, another
will pray or will we take up our cross, deny ourselves and come to the place of
being the intercessors the Lord wants us to be.
The choice is ours. Will we stand
as the body of Christ together and be light in this ever darkening world. Will we let our light shine before men and
glorify our Father in Heaven. Let us
change history by how we respond to the call of the Lord to watch and pray.
Pray for our Nations leaders that they come to know the Lord and bend their
knee before Almighty God. The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much and much can be delayed, lives
spared and demonic acts averted by our intercession. The gates of hell will not prevail against
us.
14 If my people, which are
called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and
turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Patricia Hamel
04/04/2013
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