Month: June 2024

Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10

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Scripture

They spoke of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven – Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgement.

Observation

Paul, Silas, and Timothy are writing to the church in Thessalonica. They thank God for this faithful group of believers. The Thessalonians are faithful in their work, deeds of love, and enduring hope.

God loves them and has chosen them to be His people. When Paul and the others took the Good News to them, it was not just with words, but with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Thessalonians responded with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

The word of the Lord is going out from them to people everywhere. People are talking about how they turned from idols to serve the living God how they look forward to the return of Christ.

Application

There is a judgement coming that every person must face. For those who live separately from God, it will be a time of terror. They will suddenly realise their sin as they are thrown into the fires of Hell.

There is a God who is alive. He is the one who created all things for His glory. He created every single person that has ever lived. We rebelled against him and worshipped false gods – whether literal idols or things such as wealth, success, and glory.

On the Day of Judgement, the Lord will divide everybody into two groups – sheep and goats. The sheep will enter eternal joy and fellowship with God. The goats will be separated from God for all eternity.

The only way into salvation is through faith in Jesus, whom God raised from the dead.

Prayer

Thank you Lord for saving me from Hell. You lifted me out of the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of your dear Son. I pray that everybody reading this reflection will give their hearts to you. Amen.

Quote for the Day

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If we do not give thanks daily for the Christian fellowship in which we have been placed, even where there is no great experience, no discoverable riches, but much weakness, small faith, and difficulty; if, on the contrary, we only keep complaining to God that everything is so paltry and petty, so far from what we expected, then we hinder God from letting our fellowship grow according to the measure and riches which are there for us all in Jesus Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Mark Virkler: How Prayer Turned Around El Salvador

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El Salvador went from the murder capital of the world to one of the safest nations

Even though El Salvador was the murder capital of the world a decade ago, with a murder rate of 103 per 100,000 inhabitants, it is now much safer there than it is in the U.S. The U.S. murder rate in 2023 was 13 per 100,000, while the murder rate in El Salvador was 2.4 per 100,000.

So how was this done? They accomplished this in 3 years and took 70,000 gang members off the streets.

Nayib Bukele is the 43rd President of El Salvador. He was re-elected in February 2024 with 85% of the vote. He shares the story in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

He relates that his entire cabinet was in prayer and took authority over the satanic MS-13 gang, winning the battle in the spiritual realm first, and then it was possible to win it in the natural realm. He states that it was easier to win the war over the gang BECAUSE they are (literally) satanic. (Human sacrifices to satan are part of the gang culture.) That was an incredible encouragement to me as I see the spiritual forces behind the evil attempting to take over our nation. Because it is a SPIRITUAL battle, we KNOW we are on the winning side! We just need to obey the instructions of our Commander and not give up!

Here are a couple of powerful free video clips of the Tucker Carlson interview:

You want to listen to this interview. It will inspire faith in your heart as well as knowledge. For example, I was completely unaware that this transformation has happened in the last few years in El Salvador. This is likely one of the greatest victories over satan and murderers in world history, and it happened right next door in just the last few years. I had not even heard about it until today!

If I ever wondered if the news media was reporting the important stuff, this should drive the nail in the coffin for good.

Here is an example of how the U.S. media reported this story: https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-president-reelection-ef04e20d901908099f4f787b841aca89

You will need to sign up with Tucker Carlson to watch the full interview, but I highly recommend doing so. True news of true miracles taking place is worth the small price you will pay, and right now, if we don’t access this type of news, we could easily succumb to despondency and depression rather than hearing and seeing that God IS moving today and we need to be excited about this and pray for a revival of righteousness to sweep all nations of the world.

Come on! Get excited! The link to the FULL interview: https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-interview-bukele