DAY 28 LIVE|DEAD PIONEERING

From today's reading:

Martin, Sheikdon, Christine, Colin, Libaan, Farah—all died for their faith.
All died violently. When our dear friend, Martin Utzi, was questioned about
the safety of taking his wife and young children to Somaliland, he answered,
“If what we are doing is not worth dying for, then it is not worth living for.”
Only a short time later, as his 3-year-old son looked on, sweet, gentle Martin
died from a gunshot to the head. Our friends won’t have biographies written
about them. Few people know of their sacrifice. Yet, in dying, they show us
how to live.

The author ends by asking who will go to these people?  Who will go?  Will one of us go?

As we draw nearer to the end of the Live|Dead Journey, I sense in my spirit that God is speaking to someone to go - maybe not to the Somalis, but to go somewhere. 

These hero's of the faith - Martin, Shekidon, Christine, Colin - in their death they have shown us how to live.  Is the person God is putting in my heart you? 

Lord, I pray the courage to go.  Lord, I pray the strength to surrender to your plan and your will.  Lord, I pray that the individual you are speaking to will reach out and step out in faith.  Lord, send one of us I pray.  Amen.

DAY 27 LIVE|DEAD TEAM

Team.

Who are you working with and for?  What team are you on? 

Today in the comment area - let's pray for the teams we are on.  If you need a team to be on - ask about it.  Maybe someone on here will have the team - that's right for you!

DAY 25 LIVE|DEAD HUMILITY AND AFAR

So what does it mean to be humble in the biblical sense? We need look no further than the characteristics of Jesus. He had every right to see Himself as special, privileged, and worthy of honor. But instead, He displayed a deferential attitude and became subservient to those He sought to seek and to save. Should I not emulate Him in those very characteristics? Had my recent salvation experience taught me nothing? Through it, did I not recognize that my knowledge, influence, and power were very limited? Doesn’t the Bible urge us that “whoever exalts himself will be humbled” (Matthew 23:12)

Today watch this Afar Video and pray that they might receive Christ:

DAY 24 LIVE|DEAD GIVING

Today's author shared a video prayer request in his area in the Prayer Meeting yesterday.

We can't post it here because of the nature of the video and the area he is in...but I feel like we should all pray together for this particular need.

Their school in Sudan needs 7 teachers to go teach English.  This is the primary way they impact people with the message.  Would you pray that someone would go to Sudan? 

Would you pray and ask God if He wants you to go?

DAY 23 LIVED|DEAD

Nancy's questions are strong:

Do I find that I am inconvenienced by unexpected things that come my way, or do I see them as something God may be orchestrating and seek to join Him in what He is doing?

Do I see my home as a powerful place to affect a life for God?

What is the attitude of my heart in regard to the value of people?

Am I impatient with the “smallness” of serving?

Then from the video - "Great men/women of God become that choice by choice..."  WOW!

See you at the Live Dead Prayer meeting in the Sanctuary

DAY 22 LIVE|DEAD FLEXIBLE

Anticipate an interruption and welcome it as an opportunity, an event God has scheduled for you—even if it makes you late or it means that something you planned does not happen. In
the days to come, look for ways you can be flexible.

Today's a good day to talk about some of the lessons you've learned so far in the Live|Dead Journey.  This whole month is about being "flexible."

Share some of the flexible moments you've had - what are you learning?  What has God been doing in you?

See you on Saturday at the prayer meeting.

DAY 21 LIVE|DEAD

Thanks to those of you who have been so open and shared yesterday of what God is doing and has done in your lives.  Wow!  God's faithfulness is truly inspiring.

Today's author sent this message to us - it's one of the best one's yet.  It's about family and what role their children play in the work they are doing.

Please listen to her words.  They are powerful.

Then in the comments section - would you post a prayer for the MK's of the Live|Dead teams?  Many are facing hard times and difficult situations.  The enemy will attack them, if they cannot defeat their parents.  Let's believe God together for them!

If anyone feels a specific burden to pray for these children, email me - rjumper@firstnlr.com and I'll send you some of their first names to pray for them.

So glad we are on this journey together!