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Today is Friday August 28, 2009 and we will be continuing our studies in the book of Jeremiah, please read chapters 49-50 in your Bible or Click Here to read them. http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-august-28.php

Today's Message: Focus on God's Promises.
We will face many trials as Christian's, especially for our faith in Him, but we can overcome them all by keeping our eyes on the promises of God that have never failed.

As Christian's God expects us to study His Word in order to grow familiar with His entire plan, as we are in the latter days, we are expected to have sealed in our minds of the events that are going to take place so that we will not be deceived by them when they happen. Jeremiah prophesied about the events that will be taking place concerning the Gentile nations (those who are not Jews). “Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.” - Jeremiah 49:1-3. The Ammonites are the brothers to the Moabites, for they had the same father, who was Lot, the nephew of Abraham. Some of these prophecies were for years to come, if you take a look into what is going on in the world today you can see many of these events are happening right now. Gad was one of the tribes who's land was far to the north, and on the east side of the Jordan. It was geographically located where the nation of Jordan, and Syria are today. When the king of Assyria scattered the house of Israel, the ten tribes to the north, the Ammonites came in to occupy the cities of Gad, and their land. That land was a promised land to Israel from the Abrahamic covenant.

Our attention is turned to Edom, a nation that descended from Jacob's twin brother Esau. Edom had always been a jealous enemy of Jacob's descendants and had joined Nebuchadnezzar in plundering Jerusalem. They even expanded their territory into southern Judah, inhabiting an area later called Idumea, the birthplace of Herod, the king. Because of their actions toward Israel, Edom's fate was foretold, “But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not. Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.” - Jeremiah 49:10-12. God is saying that He is going to pick Edom to come up against the nations, which is known as Russia today. This prophecy has not happened yet to its completeness, His brethren are those state nations that made up the USSR. That binding force is gone now, but what is left is a nation that still has the weapons needed to fulfill this prophecy in the future. They have their advancements not by their own wisdom, but by coping it from other nations. Their spies have taken the technologies from our nations and our allies and they will come out of their secret places with force, thus fulfilling this prophecy. When Satan appears as the Anti-Christ, Russia will be strengthened just enough to fulfill this prophecy.

Between what we are learning from God's Word and the things that are taking place today it can be so discouraging and overwhelming. It makes you just want to run and not do anything, but we can expect the devil to discourage us in an effort to destroy our faith in God and that is exactly what he is doing. Satan thinks that if he can get God's elect to lose their faith and fight against God that he will not be destroyed. He must not know God very well because what God says always happens regardless of how many times he tres to get around Him.”And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” - Revelation 20:10. God is not glorified by our fears, doubts, or frustrations. There is never a valid reason to allow the pressures and problems of life depress or frustrate us, we can overcome all trials, tribulations, and fears through our continued faith in God. “Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” - James 1:3-6.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, because we are visually stimulated by that which surrounds us it is easy to become discouraged by what we see. Yet we choose to live by faith and not by sight. We want to rise above life’s visible circumstances to scenes invisible here on earth, but made known to us through Scripture. Lord, keep us planted in the foundation of Your Word so we know what to expect and will not fall into the deceitfulness of the devil, no matter what he does to try to wreck our faith. We will prevail and rejoice in the promise that You will never leave us nor forsake us. In Jesus' Name.........Amen.

God Bless You,
Christina

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