Shan Dai Advocacy

Jude

March 23, 2007 on 1:36 pm | In His First Bible, New Testament, PrayerGrams |

“I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (Jude 1:3 NIV). This is a ‘fight for the faith’ battle cry. The godless not only revel in their evil ways but they entice others to join in their decadence so we can not remain silent. Heretical teachers are treacherous to all societies. The finale is certain destruction for all the godless—for those that change God’s grace into a license for immoral, self-centered living and deny Jesus Christ as our Sovereign Lord. Many among the Shan Dai deny Jesus Christ as Lord. Content to figure out life on their own, they live godless lives. Lord, we pray for Christians living among the Dai to have Your mercy and peace in abundance and out of love, fight for the faith. May they use Your strength to rescue others. Jude closes with what may be the most powerful doxology in the Bible. “To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen” (Jude 1:24-25 NIV). Only You Jesus are able to keep us from falling and You promise to present us to the Father without fault and with great joy. That will indeed be a glorious day. Until then, we pray for the Shan Dai to win the battle over self and trade in their godless lives for godly ones.