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I’m back from Africa- what a HS lead journey. The message was fully delivered there and my friend from carpet land got to witness how God does His thing with us in the way. She’s now gone back into her closed country and has opened a Quran / Bible study with me and others there
Prayers please for this family
@faith20 You spoke earlier about the situation in Italy, and it's quite shocking to hear. Sadly I don't believe it's going to get easier with time, instead it seems to be something they want to make happen in other European countries, too. I got a confirmation about this when we had covid in my family just couple of weeks ago. I haven't taken the vaccin, so I called a nurse to ask whether I should need a pcr-test to verify it's covid. She said that a verification showing you have had covid wouldn't be of any use, because they are preparing for a vaccine passport next.
And that means, you can get the passport only by taking the vaccine, not in any other ways. So it's obviously coming to Finland too. What they'll use the passport for is something we'll have to wait and see.
We are praying for you and your family. God bless you and give you hope and strenght to each day 🙏
@sarikorpi I agree with you. The situation is getting worse and worse. Probably what is happening in Italy will also happen elsewhere. Think I have another update that worries me even more. Just yesterday in Italy an intervention protocol in the event of nuclear radiation was approved. Yes, exactly. Nuclear radiation. Italy is preparing for this. Here are some provisions: "the invitation to the population to close themselves at home, for no more than two days, the blocking of traffic and iodine prophylaxis for children, young adults and pregnant women. Between 200 and 1000 km, with related variability factors to the weather, indirect interventions are planned on the territory, checks on all agri-food chains and on imports from abroad". These are difficult times and, as you wrote earlier, we have to learn a lot and quickly from the underground church. We Western believers have "slept" for too many years. But I believe that God will also help us and prepare us.
There are two main ways in which faith differs from hope.
The first is that hope is directed toward the future, but faith is established in the present.
Hope is an attitude of expectancy concerning things that are yet to be, but faith is a substance – a confidence, something real and definite within us – that we possess here and now.
The second main difference between faith and hope is that hope is anchored in the realm of the mind; faith is anchored in the realm of the heart.
This is very strikingly brought out in Paul’s description of scriptural armour required by the Christian soldier.
But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation (1 Thess. 5:8).
Derek Prince
Eric Foley, CEO of Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Korea posted this on Facebook 5 hours ago: 🙏 🙏 🙏
Prayer request from Sister Victoria from Ukraine:
"May God touch the hearts of soldiers, they too need salvation. It is very difficult for us, but we struggle with the feeling of hatred towards them, we try to forgive them. God has judgment and truth."
@faith20 Also in Finland the talks about the threat of nuclear radiation started when Russia attacked Ukrainian nuclear plants. In just couple of days all iodine was sold out at shops and pharmacies, even from the stock, when people became aware of it.
Cain left God's presence and "succeeded" in building a city. He never returned to God. The prodigal son left his father's house and was a failure in a far country. His failure made him to return to his father. May I never succeed if I ever wander away from God's presence or His perfect will for my life.
After the Nigerian civil war that lasted between July 06, 1967 and January 15, 1970, a great spiritual hunger and thirst was birthed, which gave birth to a mighty revival. The impact of that revival is still being felt in Nigeria today and other African countries. I believe that the Russia/Ukraine war will lead to a great spiritual awakening in Ukraine, Russia, and other parts of the world. Wars and natural disasters create in the hearts of people the desire to experience God's love.
"Spirit of truth and love,
Life giving holy Dove,
Speed forth Thy flight,
Move on the water's face,
Bearing the lamp of grace,
And in earth's darkest place,
Let there be light."
AMEN & AMEN!!!
@sinbach I will try to communicate what's on my heart:
"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." - Math. 24:12.
I believe we as believers should be careful not to become cold for the sufferings of this world. Although we see how this world is evil and how in many ways iniquity is growing, we are not to turn cold. EVEN if there would be wicked people working "behind the scenes" in Ukraine (as some people seem to think) these kind of things should NEVER make us cold so that we no longer feel for the sufferings of people, or that we think that THIS is the fight we need to fight (and start seeing Putin as a hero..!). No. We are not to forget why Jesus sacrified himself: for the sins of the world, for the sake of us human beings: for the souls of Man. This is what matters.
""One obvious solution would be for [Putin] to give up, but when a dictator loses face and gives up, he is in a weak position. Another alternative is for him to expand the war, making it a bigger conflict," explained Toveri, a former intelligence chief at Finland's Defence Command."
https://yle.fi/news/3-12346890?fbclid=IwAR3NY5EEBtNjrsljXiSmmBi73VVcJMfw-Y-SLMxtuT_e_ufUyQzkhxntSGk
With more than 70 percent of its surface covered by forests, Finland is – by far – the most densely forested country in Europe.
My friend said the other day: "Why would Putin want Finland, there is nothing here other than forest. We don't have the same natural riches, as Ukraine". It was comforting. The only reason he would want Finland back, is if he is a megalomaniac and wants back the old, great Russian/Soviet empire. We don't know what's going on in his head - there are so many speculations. So far Finnish leaders have managed to please the Russian Bear after our independence, but now we have trampled on its paws by sending weapons to Ukraine, and by our presidential visit to the White House. But all of West is backing up Ukraine, so we are not unique in that sense. (Picture from FB: "FInland in my heart")
Are we following God today?
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/03/08/following-his-lead/
@sinbach mewe.com/i/coffee_and_covid
Or
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/-coffee-and-covid-saturday-march?r=rru9z&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
This is a link to a newsletter from an attorney who deals mostly with covid issues.
However he had some interesting observations about Ukraine at the end of this Saturday's newsletter.
He is obsessed with the truth & has a team who checks the information before he uses anything in court.
I know personally one who does the checking.
He also wrote one of the White papers for the OSHA case presented to the Supreme Court.
Worth the read_ Ukraine is at the end of the newsletter.
Keeper
Sinner saved by grace. Christ in me, the Hope of Glory!!! Like Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand, I was Jewish-born but not practicing. Former Buddhist nun. The Lord delivered me out of darkness and I was born again at age 55 (am 67 now). I live in California. On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand - all other ground is sinking sand. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2Co 5:17