#23 His Next Verse: Was your Christmas joyful, prayerful, thankful?
December 29, 2007 on 9:40 am | In General | No Comments“Lydia” (see prayer journal article for Philippians for more background) was playing her guitar when we came to her house. She excitedly communicated how God recently had given to her not one but three songs while she was dreaming.
A few months earlier the following verses had been translated into the Shan Dai language: 1 Thessalonians 5:16,17,18: “Always be joyful. Keep on praying. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” Lydia sang with contagious joy about God’s will for the Shan Dai people. Praising God for you who are prayerful on behalf of the Shan Dai we are thankful…and that can’t help but circle back around to joyfulness. Yes it has been a joyful, prayerful, thankful Christmas!
For those of you who enjoy completion, turn to 1Thessalonians in your prayer journal for the SD Bible translation and put a big “Praise the Lord!” Here is how
1 Thessalonians 5:16,17,18 looks in the Dai script:
#22 His Next Verse: Imperishable Gifts
December 15, 2007 on 12:33 am | In General | No Comments
Merry Christmas to all who pray for the Christ of Christmas to be made known among the Shan Dai of China.
In this wonderful season of gratitude, often our desire is to bless those that we love with a special meaningful gift. I think we do this because we are created in the image of God and He is the best gift giver of all. Take a minute to look up the article in His First Bible on 1 Peter. The photo is of a Shan Dai monk outside of a temple that houses idols of silver and gold. Silver and gold in themselves are not bad but what God has for us is BEST. He gave, bought us back, redeemed us with the very best there is and provided to us what every man, woman and child needs: Peace. Let’s praise Him like the angels, “Glory to God in the Highest and Peace to his people on earth!”
Please pray for the Shan Dai and for those sharing the good news of Jesus among them this Christmas…may many open God’s best gift! Thank you. And many thanks to all who have given through the Lottie Moon offerings to help contribute to the expansion of God’s Kingdom among the Dai.
“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ… “(1 Peter 1:18-19)
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