Text: “The voice of the Lord breaketh (breaks, and continues to break) the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.”
Psalm 29:5.
Good
morning, politically oppressed Christian!
Unlike the author and many others here in the Western Hemisphere, you
are perhaps compelled to worship Christ in some secret place away from the eyes
and ears of political tyrants who in their rebellion against the Living Lord God
have embraced false religions, and now seek to persecute all those under their
tyrannical power who dare to call themselves Christian. Well, this morning I have a message of
encouragement especially for you: having read to the end of God’s Book - the Holy
Bible - I can fully assure you that YOU are on the winning side! Hallelujah!
The Lord will soon deal with all such persecuting tyrants. Amen.
Whether
it be the recent case of the Christian woman, Meriam Ibrahim in Sudan; or
Christian believers being burnt in their churches in Nigeria (see below) - one
thing is certain - political tyrants worldwide, in the highest of political
offices, are either encouraging the most violent persecution of Christian
believers, or turning a blind eye as others carry on this slaughter of
Christian innocents. Beware, tyrant! God
is watching you, and will not be mocked by your pathetic cruelties towards His
people!
True
Church, waken up! Pray fervently now for these our brethren! Lift the telephone! Write to your government! Sign email
petitions! Demand that all Christian Aid packages to oppressive countries be
suspended until Christian believers can worship Christ and practice their
Bible-believing Christian faith in freedom!
Act NOW!
“Persecution
of Christians in Sudan
Meriam
Yahia Ibrahim was sentenced to death in Khartoum on 11 May for 'apostasy'
(converting to Christianity), and up to 100 lashes for committing adultery. She
refused to renounce her Christian faith. According to reports, the judge told
her: "We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to
Islam. I sentence you to be hanged to death." Meriam calmly replied,
"I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy."
Nigeria: More Sunday attacks
30
June 2014
Four
churches were torched and worshippers killed during Sunday services when
suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kwada village close to Chibok in Borno
State on 29 June. Three other villages were also attacked; the bodies of at
least 40 civilians and six militants have been recovered from the region so
far.
Churches attacked
The
attackers sprayed gunfire at worshippers and torched four churches, including
the Protestant Church of Christ, the Pentecostal Deeper Life Bible Church and
Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa (Hausa for 'Church of the Brethren' in Nigeria). A witness
said the attackers then went on to neighbouring Kautikari where they shot at
villagers and burned homes. It is believed that suspected Boko Haram militants
delivered a letter to Kautikari in April threatening imminent attacks.
The
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
estimates that there are between 350,000 - 470,000 internally displaced people
and refugees who have left home due to the violence in northern Nigeria. Open
Doors is supporting Christians facing violence to stay and serve their broken
communities. Find out how you can strengthen widows and pastors in Nigeria
here.”
Source:
Open Doors; BBC; UN OCHA
Verse 5. “The voice of
Jehovah. It is a diabolical science, however, which fixes our
contemplation on the works of nature and turns them away from God.” (John Calvin 1509-1564)
Here
in Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK, we have a wise old adage that teaches, ‘The
bigger they are, the harder they fall.’; and this is especially true concerning
political tyrants, and physically powerful bullies of all description. No matter how powerful, or how physically
strong tyrants and bullies seem, there is always someone or some other entity
more powerful to overthrow the tyrants and humble their overbearing spirits.
“He
(the Lord God) shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children
of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.” (Psalm 72:4)
Verse 5. “…The cedars of
Lebanon. These mighty trees of God, which for ages have stood
the force of the tempest, are the first objects of the fury of the lightning,
which is well known to visit first the highest objects.” (Robert Murray M’Cheyne 1813-1843)
“The
voice of the Lord breaketh (breaks, and continues to break) the cedars; yea,
the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.” (Psalm 29:5)
Notice
it is ’the Lord’ that breaks, and continues to break, down these high tree
tyrants, but He often uses other human forces to do so. Look, for example, at the long list of
dictators throughout the world who have been suddenly renounced, deposed, and
brought down into the depths of death and Eternal doom: Hitler, Mussolini,
Stalin, Nicolae Ceausescu; Saddam
Hussein; Muammar Gaddaifi; etc.
Thought:
These tyrants - and many others from all over the world and throughout history
- rebelled against the Living Lord God, and dared to set themselves and their
political ideologies and regimes above the Lord God; and went on to persecute
His people. Yet, suddenly, the voice of
the Lord thundered from the Heavens, and down they came, and the fall of their
cruel dictatorships was terrible and devastating. God is not mocked! Christian, take heart!
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