Crisis in the Holy Land :: Tuesday E-Devotion

"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper." Psalms 122:6 (NLT)

This is surely a time of Crisis for the Middle East, Israel and the world. The area known as the Holy Land is in crisis. What place do we, Christians around the world, have in times like this? Some go overboard answering this question while others write it off as not important at all.

Americans as a whole will say little until gas prices soar to all time highs. Literally, "out of sight, out of mind." It ought to not be that way. What must we do?

Pray

The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention is asking you and I to step up our prayers for this area of the world. We still have workers and friends throughout that region who need divine protection and to know God's presence. Pray when God brings this to mind and after every news report you hear.

"I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God's mercy upon them, and give thanks. Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and quietness, in godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth." 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (NLT)

As we see the things of Bible Prophecy coming true, we need to talk about the things of God. Times like this open doors for the Gospel to be shared and accepted. It is also a wake up call for Christians who don't care about the lost or for fellow Christians we don't know.

"In the last days, God said, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. In those days I will pour out my Spirit upon all my servants, men and women alike, and they will prophesy. And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below— blood and fire and clouds of smoke." Acts 2:17-19 (NLT)

Finally, wake up!

By now you may be calling me a radical or think that I am off on a tangent, yet I ask you to wake up to what God is doing. First of all, wake up to the love of God for you. He desires you, your life, your presence and your heart. Second, wake up to what is going on around the world and how it impacts sharing about Jesus. Third, wake up to the times we live in. Jesus could return at any moment. Are you ready? I can not wait to see Him.

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