SUNDAY REFRESHMENT: The Word of God in the Wilderness

[Cyber Saint]

Acts 12: 5-18 (NIV)

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. Then the angel said to him, "Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him. Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen." When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!" "You're out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, "It must be his angel." But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this," he said, and then he left for another place. In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

Peter’s imprisonment was a crisis that could have ended in catastrophe or victory. To the believers gathered in Mary’s house praying for his release, their primary concerns were most likely immediate. They were frightened that they would lose the great apostle who was also their friend and leader. They were probably empathetic with Peter’s suffering and the brutal execution he was facing. But there was a more enduring matter at stake — the eternal glory of God. The intercessors probably had no idea that through their prayers God would unleash His power in an extraordinary way that would be a testimony to many generations — including ours. How many thousands have been inspired by this amazing story? Yet, it might have been a tragic tale lost to history had it not been for the prayers of those few fervent prayer warriors standing in the gap.

God is primarily concerned with receiving glory from our lives. Perhaps the daunting circumstances you are facing are just a platform from which God desires to demonstrate a mighty miracle to an unbelieving world. The eyes of God are going to and fro throughout the earth looking for someone through whom He can show himself mighty. He wants to receive glory through your sickness. He wants to receive praise through your financial emergency. He wants to receive honor through your family situation. Call upon the Lord. Inquire of Him. Ask Him what He thinks and desires. Don’t deprive Him of the opportunity to be your “very present help in trouble.” Don’t lean on the arm of the flesh…don’t dig your own grave.[/b]

[Cyber Saint]

REFERENCE SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 57:15 (KJV), Revelation 4:11 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 6:20 (KJV), John 9:2 (NASB), Rev 20:12 (KJV)

We live in a physical world, where temporal material needs can often seem overwhelming and perpetual in our narrow view of reality. But in the grand scheme of eternity our problems are actually very small and insignificant.

Consider this: if you looked out of the window of an airplane at 30,000 feet on a clear day you would see how even the largest, most imposing man-made structures on earth would be hardly visible much less impressive at that altitude. But actually, in terms of the universe, it would still be an incredibly close distance (only about 5.7 miles away).

Looking up at the stars on a clear night, it is mind-blowing to think that the closest one (after the Sun) is 25 trillion miles from earth!

While that sounds like a vast distance, completely impossible for our finite minds to comprehend; it is actually relatively close…slightly more than four light-years away.

Compare that with other stars that are known to be more than 80,000 light-years away and there could be as many as 400 billion of them…just within our galaxy!

If you feel small now, hold on to your hat! There are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the observable universe, which spans tens of billions of light-years!

Just try for a moment to comprehend, how small you are. When you look down at the Earth from 30,000 feet, (not even a “nano-second” compared to the light-years we use to measure the universe) human beings are not even visible…and now we are talking about billions of light-years!

In the context of the universe, the earth itself is less than an infinitesimally microscopic speck of dust and we are the earth’s microbes.

But there’s more, because all the unfathomable vastness that makes up our universe exists in a tiny plane of time and space that we know as the physical world. Isaiah 57:15 says that God inhabits eternity; a realm of infinite scope in which our entire cosmos is only a drop of water in an endless ocean.

My friend, no matter how daunting your problem or need may seem right now, be assured that in reality, it is a small matter of very little true significance. Why should the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, eternal God intervene in our affairs of such utter triviality? Because God uses our lives as a platform from which He desires to receive praise and glory. From the day we are born until the day we die, our lives exist for one reason — to glorify God.

Why do our problems matter? Because through them God can be glorified. It is easy to become self-centered in prayer focusing on our own needs and desires, but ultimately, even if we benefit from an answered prayer, it is not about us…it is all about Him! The philosophy of the age is the spirit of humanism, which teaches that the chief end of all being is the happiness of man. We are led to believe that this also applies to our relationship with God; that His chief goal and purpose is to make us happy, healthy, wealthy and comfortable. But Scripture teaches the opposite. Revelation 4:11 says that we were created for God’s pleasure! I Corinthians 6:20 says, “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

Take divine healing for example; every person who is supernaturally healed is still going to die one day, so someone might ask, “What is the point?” The real purpose is that God might receive praise as a result. For this reason, our problems do matter and have eternal significance; because God’s glory is a matter of eternal importance.

In John 9:2 NASB the Disciples asked Jesus about a man who was born blind, “…saying, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?’” and in verse 3, “Jesus answered, ‘It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.’”

The disciples wanted to know if this situation was about the blind man or maybe his parents, but Jesus made it clear… it wasn’t about any of them. It was about bringing glory to God!

Scripture tells us about a few books that are in Heaven. One is called “The Book of Life.” Another is called, “The Book of Remembrance.” There are also other books mentioned in Revelation 20:12. I think one of God’s books must be a picture album. In this book there are thousands of small snapshots of moments in human history. I think there is a picture Noah building the Ark. There is a picture of God making His covenant with Abraham. There is a picture of Jacob wrestling with the Angel of the Lord. There is a picture of Moses leading the Children of Israel out of Egypt. There is a picture of Peter walking on the water. Perhaps there is a picture of something that happened in your life as well. All these pictures are snapshots of moments in time when a man or a woman dared to trust God. They are moments when someone obeyed even when they didn’t understand. They are snapshots of moments when someone was faithful even unto death. They are snapshots of when God’s strength was made perfect through human weakness.

A hundred trillion years after this earth has been melted down and everything we know as “reality” has vanished forever; your best and worst moments, your struggles and victories, your pains and pleasures will seem like a faded dream. In that day, the only memorial of our world will be the snapshots in God’s picture album and every one will have the same caption, “Unto the Glory and Praise of God.” These are the things that really matter. Our feelings, emotions, wants, desires and pleasures are ultimately meaningless compared to God’s eternal glory. This is why we pray. This is why we intercede. Not just so that our temporary lives can be enriched, but so that God’s enduring Kingdom may be advanced.

[Cyber Saint]

This Bible Study is taken from Chapter IV of Daniel Kolenda's new book "Your Kingdom Come". Daniel Kolenda is an Associate Evangelist, with Reinhard Bonnke, at Christ for All Nations.

In our mass Gospel campaigns where hundreds of thousands attend each meeting, multitudes of sick and needy people gather for prayer. It is physically impossible to lay hands on each person, but we have made an incredible discovery. There are no limitations with God. When we pray over the gigantic crowd, miracles and healings begin to pop up like popcorn, and from the front to the back the power of God flows equally to all.

Often, we have physically cut chains off of the hands and feet of insane people who have been delivered miraculously through the simple power of faith and prayer.

Do you have loved ones who are bound by the power of Satan? Do you want to see salvation come to your children, grandchildren, parents, brothers, and sisters? Do you have a friend who is addicted to drugs, alcohol, or a perverse lifestyle? Have you tried to reach them with no success? You have a secret weapon.

My friend, it’s time to pray. Through prayer the dunamis power of God can apprehend that person right where they are, shatter the chains that bind them, open their prison doors, and bring deliverance, freedom, and healing. You may be separated by thousands of miles, but distance is no difficulty for the omnipresent Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 59:1 NEB says, “The Lord’s arm is not so short that he cannot save….” Although Peter was imprisoned on the other side of town, through prayer in the name of Jesus, the physical chains on his hands were loosed and all barriers were removed.

Matis Nagi was in an asylum a hundred miles away, but through prayer, the chains wrapped around his mind were loosed, deliverance came to his soul, and his life was transformed.

When you pray, you have the power to bring deliverance to the oppressed. You can have a real impact that reaches to the ends of the earth without ever leaving home. What you bind on earth will be bound in heaven…what you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. No door, no chain, no barrier, and no distance is too great for the long arm of the Lord!

[quophi aletse]

good to be back in the wilderness

how u dey cyber ...... i hope all is well with u ....

anyways this ur last post on praying for others and delivering others through ur prayers is serious business ......

are u saying that with prayer a christian can pray to god to convert an imam of the islam denomination into christianity???? this is serious business .....

there is a missing link though bra ...... u cannot change anybody against his/her will .... not even god can do that ...... when jesus healed people...... the healing occurred because the people were looking for healing and healing was part of their path and they believed jesus could strengthen the the love within them to heal themselves ..... they indirectly healed themselves through jesus .......

is that not wat jesus referred to as ur faith has healed you????

and yes while we can pray for others .... awareness of the idea that me praying for someone is just to strengthen his/her intentions if he/she really wants to bring about that change ....... other than that prayer for someone to change his ways without the person intrinsically desiring such changes is fruitless .....

[Kwame Nyame 64]

good to be back in the wilderness

how u dey cyber ...... i hope all is well with u ....

anyways this ur last post on praying for others and delivering others through ur prayers is serious business ......

are u saying that with prayer a christian can pray to god to convert an imam of the islam denomination into christianity???? this is serious business .....

there is a missing link though bra ...... u cannot change anybody against his/her will .... not even god can do that ...... when jesus healed people...... the healing occurred because the people were looking for healing and healing what part of their path and they believed jesus could strengthen the the love within them to heal themselves ..... the indirectly healed themselves through jesus .......

is that not wat jesus referred to as ur faith has healed you????

and yes while we can pray for others .... awareness of the idea that me praying for someone is just to strengthen his/her intentions if he/she really wants to bring about that change ....... other than that prayer for someone to change his ways without the person intrinsically desire such changes is fruitless .....

lt is a form of witchcraft.lm talking about using prayer or any occult means to change another or their belief without permission.
Since lve not allowed you into my house,you have broken in and tried to change eg my furniture arrangement according to your taste.

[Guest]

good to be back in the wilderness

how u dey cyber ...... i hope all is well with u ....

anyways this ur last post on praying for others and delivering others through ur prayers is serious business ......

are u saying that with prayer a christian can pray to god to convert an imam of the islam denomination into christianity???? this is serious business .....

there is a missing link though bra ...... u cannot change anybody against his/her will .... not even god can do that ...... when jesus healed people...... the healing occurred because the people were looking for healing and healing what part of their path and they believed jesus could strengthen the the love within them to heal themselves ..... the indirectly healed themselves through jesus .......

is that not wat jesus referred to as ur faith has healed you????

and yes while we can pray for others .... awareness of the idea that me praying for someone is just to strengthen his/her intentions if he/she really wants to bring about that change ....... other than that prayer for someone to change his ways without the person intrinsically desire such changes is fruitless .....

wa bin forkin!!!

[Q' lypse]

good to be back in the wilderness

how u dey cyber ...... i hope all is well with u ....

anyways this ur last post on praying for others and delivering others through ur prayers is serious business ......

are u saying that with prayer a christian can pray to god to convert an imam of the islam denomination into christianity???? this is serious business .....

there is a missing link though bra ...... u cannot change anybody against his/her will .... not even god can do that ...... when jesus healed people...... the healing occurred because the people were looking for healing and healing what part of their path and they believed jesus could strengthen the the love within them to heal themselves ..... the indirectly healed themselves through jesus .......

is that not wat jesus referred to as ur faith has healed you????

and yes while we can pray for others .... awareness of the idea that me praying for someone is just to strengthen his/her intentions if he/she really wants to bring about that change ....... other than that prayer for someone to change his ways without the person intrinsically desire such changes is fruitless .....

lt is a form of witchcraft.lm talking about using prayer or any occult means to change another or their belief without permission.
Since lve not allowed you into my house,you have broken in and tried to change eg my furniture arrangement according to your taste.

Ive always paid attention to this (you call it witchcraft). By force prayer paa and the analogy is correct.

[Q' lypse]

wa bin forkin!!!

brotha minister anaa, wo y3 bue

[quophi aletse]

wa bin forkin!!!

brotha minister anaa, wo y3 bue

ede3b3n?? mede3 let us keep our eyes on the concepts being preached here in the wilderness

[4th_Official]

wa bin forkin!!!

brotha minister anaa, wo y3 bue

ede3b3n?? mede3 let us keep our eyes on the concepts being preached here in the wilderness

so, how do you "exercise" your spirituality? Do you pray, meditate, do yoga ? What materials do you use ex, some kind of book, candles, etc.,

[4th_Official]

wa bin forkin!!!

brotha minister anaa, wo y3 bue

He be the minister and you be the....?

[quophi aletse]

wa bin forkin!!!

brotha minister anaa, wo y3 bue

ede3b3n?? mede3 let us keep our eyes on the concepts being preached here in the wilderness

so, how do you "exercise" your spirituality? Do you pray, meditate, do yoga ? What materials do you use ex, some kind of book, candles, etc.,

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fred i exercise my spirituality by living life and doing my best to be mindful of my highest truths and also doing my best to approach life from my highest truths .......

there are times and situations where i do not choose my highest truths and side with the ego construct ....... i do my best to realize these lessons and teachings also and contemplate why i made such a choice ...... etc etc .......

prayer, meditation, yoga(stretching) are an affirmative .... a on and off thing ......
prayer means thought control to me ....... rather than worshiping or asking some entity for supplication.

there are moments where i naturally slip into mindfulness(meditation) and also i mindfully stretch my body from time to time .... not so much these day due to getting stuck in the mundane life drama .....

i read and come into contact with books that resonate with me ......
some moments in the "past" i read the quran, the buddhist teachings, the bible, etc and contemplated the deeper meanings contemplation revealed to me ...... etc etc

i dont use a candle for anything ..... ..... im not into occultism or any other exclusivity agenda movement ..... fred paa .....

i just interact with like minds on the multifaceted aspects of life in person and on forums .... etc etc .......

[4th_Official]

fred i exercise my spirituality by living life and doing my best to be mindful of my highest truths and also doing my best to approach life from my highest truths .......

there are times and situations where i do not choose my highest truths and side with the ego construct ....... i do my best to realize these lessons and teachings also and contemplate why i made such a choice ...... etc etc .......

prayer, meditation, yoga(stretching) are an affirmative .... a on and off thing ......
prayer means thought control to me ....... rather than worshiping or asking some entity for supplication.

there are moments where i naturally slip into mindfulness(meditation) and also i mindfully stretch my body from time to time .... not so much these day due to getting stuck in the mundane life drama .....

i read and come into contact with books that resonate with me ......
some moments in the "past" i read the quran, the buddhist teachings, the bible, etc and contemplated the deeper meanings contemplation revealed to me ...... etc etc

i dont use a candle for anything ..... ..... im not into occultism or any other exclusivity agenda movement ..... fred paa .....

i just interact with like minds on the multifaceted aspects of life in person and on forums .... etc etc .......

oh I see. so you've read the Quran, Bible, Buddhist teachings? I'm assuming you fast too?

that's an interesting take on life.

I thought you did some of those spiritual exercises similar to Kwame Nyame's.

I see prayer as communication. The Bible helps prayers in my opinion. WHen I don't pray in a long time or read the Bible I feel weak spiritually

[quophi aletse]

oh I see. so you've read the Quran, Bible, Buddhist teachings? I'm assuming you fast too?

that's an interesting take on life.

I thought you did some of those spiritual exercises similar to Kwame Nyame's.

I see prayer as communication. The Bible helps prayers in my opinion. WHen I don't pray in a long time or read the Bible I feel weak spiritually

wat are u on about ...... i read the koran(not in its entirety) and buddhist teachings(not in its entire) to get a satisfiable understanding of what is happening there and clarify what i kno about these religion from school in ghana and others who practise these religion ...and also to be aware of the beliefs they instil in people and the behaviours these beliefs can sponsor and do sponsor ...... that is all ...... i was brought up in christianity so im well informed in christianity as familiarity goes ....

fasting can be used to cleanse the body and remove psychological attachments ...... i have done media fasting and food fasting before when it was needed and will do it when it is needed ........ i dont fast as a muslim if that is wat u are referring to even though that ritual they perform every year can be very very good for the body and other aspects of the psyche. Some of them approach it as suffering for god though which is another thing all together

i sense u are mystifying stuff here fred ...... what about kwame nyame's spiritual exercises???

and good for u on praying and reading ur bible ....... ...... and i guess u are also doing ur best to live the highest truths found in the bible

[Cyber Saint]

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10


This Bible Study has been taken from Chapter VI of Daniel Kolenda’s new book “Your Kingdom Come” and is for those who desire to enter into a divine partnership with God and His purposes by joining the prayer revolution.

Charles Finney (1792-1875) is considered by many people to have been one of the greatest revivalists in American history. When Finney preached in a city, the entire region was powerfully impacted by the holy presence of God, which seemed to descend like a cloud. The tangible presence of God would be felt for miles around and multitudes of people would come to Jesus as if being drawn by a mysterious, magnetic force. Churches would be overwhelmed with new converts. Crime rates would plummet, and jails would empty because of the numbers of people who had come to Jesus. The moral nature of cities and regions would be impacted for decades to come because of the supernatural work that was done by the Holy Spirit through this man of God. Interestingly, approximately 80 percent of those people who came to Jesus in Finney’s meetings were still actively serving the Lord twenty-five years after their initial salvation experience16 – an extraordinary statistic.

The amazing revivals that followed the ministry of Charles Finney were much more than just the result of the eloquent preaching of this evangelist. There was an atmosphere that followed Charles Finney that reflected the holiness of God. When people encountered that atmosphere, their testimony was much the same as the prophet Isaiah who, encountering the holiness of God, cried out in despair, “Woe is me! for I am undone…” (Isaiah 6:5). People were stricken by the horrors of their sins and the deep offense that sin caused in the heart of God. A reverential fear of the Lord was experienced by many that caused them to turn to the Lord with true, heartfelt repentance, and they were never the same again.

Much has been written about the amazing ministry of Charles Finney, but very little is known about another man named Daniel Nash who was an associate of Finney. Very few people even knew that he existed. He was very quiet by nature and rarely, if ever, attended any of the revival meetings where Finney preached. Though he had been a pastor early in his life, he had been wounded by some church leaders who had fired him from his church thinking he was too old. He was forty-six at the time. This breaking of Nash’s heart was only a part of the preparation for a much greater work that God had prepared for him to do. Nash’s ministry was a ministry of prayer and intercession. Because of his hurt, he withdrew from public ministry but became a man of mighty prevailing prayer!

God brought Daniel Nash and Charles Finney together to form a team that was to be used by God in a most phenomenal way. Nash would precede Charles Finney’s arrival in a city for revival meetings. He would go to the city and check into a boarding house and begin praying for the meetings that were coming. Sometimes he wouldn’t come out of his room for days at a time as he devoted himself totally to intercession. Sometimes people reported hearing weeping and groaning coming from this man’s room as he prayed for the Holy Spirit’s power to be released and a mighty harvest to be reaped when Charles Finney came to preach.

Daniel Nash would pray for days before he felt that the work had been done in the spirit for the meetings to convene. Other times he would pray for three to four weeks in advance of Finney’s arrival, but he would not quit until he felt in his spirit that the preparation through intercession was complete. Nash prayed until he felt that the spiritual atmosphere had been prepared, and once he felt a release, he would send word to Charles Finney that the town was ready for him to come. Finney would follow, preach the Gospel, and the tidal floods of God’s holy, convicting, and saving glory would overwhelm the town and people would come to Jesus to be saved as a result.

The greatest moves of God in American history occurred during this season of time. Entire regions were changed as a result of Finney’s ministry. Historians point to those meetings as having such a profound impact upon people and societies that the effects could still be seen a century or more later! The powerful preaching of Charles Finney that saw hundreds of thousands of people saved would have never had the impact it did had it not been for the spiritual partnership with the intercessory ministry of Daniel Nash. It is interesting to note that only four months after Daniel Nash’s death, Charles Finney left the itinerate revival ministry to pastor a church. The powerful revivals that characterized his ministry and changed a nation began to wane.

Daniel Nash is buried in a simple grave in an obscure cemetery behind a farmer’s barn in upstate New York. It was lost in history for many decades. On his small, well-worn tombstone are these words: “Daniel Nash – Prayer minister for Charles Finney.” Though he was virtually unknown to the masses, God used Nash in a most profound way to birth the revivals of Charles Finney which touched multitudes. Surely, Daniel Nash enjoys the same fruit of reward as Charles Finney in Heaven today because of the role he played in intercession and prayer! I believe that there are many Daniel Nash’s in the earth today. They are known only to God (and maybe a few family members or friends). They may never write a book. They may never have a television program. They may never have a large public ministry that draws money, popularity, and acclaim of the masses, but their unseen labors in the spirit through intercessory prayer are resulting in the work of God moving forward in the earth. They may be strangers while here, but one day they will be champions in Heaven.

The next great move of God will come as a result of Prayer & Obedience by the body of Christ. Discover how God made us partners with Him for the fulfillment of His purposes in the earth.

[quophi aletse]

eii boss ..... how u dey ..... e don tey since i heard from u on all forums ......
hope all is well

[Cyber Saint]

eii boss ..... how u dey ..... e don tey since i heard from u on all forums ......
hope all is well

Hey buddy, I dey kampe...just been a lil busy, but I'm back now.
Thanks for studying with us, bruh!

[Cyber Saint]

This one is for your Sunday Refreshment....Enjoy it!

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[Cyber Saint]

Food for Thoughts:

Sodom and Gomorrah - Bible Story Summary
Scripture Reference: Genesis 18:16-19:29.

When the two angels arrived at Sodom that evening, Abraham's nephew Lot met them at the city gate. Lot and his family lived in Sodom. He took the two men to his home and fed them.

Then all the men of the city surrounded Lot's house and said, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." (Genesis 19:5, NIV) By ancient custom, the visitors were under Lot's protection. Lot was so infected by the wickedness of Sodom that he offered the homosexuals his two virgin daughters instead. Furious, the mob rushed up to break down the door.

The angels struck the rioters blind! Leading Lot, his wife, and two daughters by the hand, the angels hurried them out of the city. The girls' fiancés would not listen and stayed behind.

Lot and his family fled to a tiny village called Zoar. The Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah, destroying the buildings, the people, and all the vegetation in the plain.

[Cyber Saint]

Dear Christian friends,


URGENT PRAYER NEEDED for cancellation of execution for Pastor Youcef in IRAN

This prayer chain is calling ALL Christians into action NOW on behalf of this Iranian pastor, who faces execution!

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani never practiced the Muslim faith and converted to Christianity at age 19, becoming a pastor later. But the courts say that since his mother and father were practicing Muslims, he must recant his Christian faith or die. So far, in three court appearances, he has refused to do so - RISKING EXECUTION AT ANY MOMENT. The Iranian Supreme Court often acts quickly in administering the death penalty.
According to a report, when asked by judges to "repent," Youcef replied: "Repent, What should I return to? To the blasphemy that I had before my faith in Christ?"

The judges replied: "To the religion of your ancestors - Islam." To which Yousef replied: "I cannot."

It's time for the body of Christ to act, to pray, to plead for the life of our brother before Christ so that His servant may be spared.

This is what you are asked/called to do. As soon as you receive this email, PRAY IMMEDIATELY. Forward to your church so that its members may all pray too. Then forward this PRAYER REQUEST to every CHRISTIAN you know so that they may pray also. The Bible states, "If God is with us, who can stand against us."