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From: "Bob Hoffman" <bhoffman@fmlynet.org>

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      The Mourner Comforted
      Robert Prodoehl
      Jul 14, 2005


July 15

The Mourner Comforted

"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted" (Matthew 5:4).

By the valley of weeping we come to Zion. One would have thought mourning and
being blessed were in opposition, but the infinitely wise Savior puts them
together in this Beatitude. What He has joined together let no man put asunder.
Mourning for sin -- our own sins, and the sins of others -- is the LORD's seal
set upon His faithful ones. When the Spirit of grace is poured upon the house
of David, or any other house, they shall mourn. By holy mourning we receive the
best of our blessings, even as the rarest commodities come to us by water. Not
only shall the mourner be blessed at some future day, but Christ pronounces him
blessed even now.

The Holy Spirit will surely comfort those hearts which mourn for sin. They
shall be comforted by the application of the blood of Jesus and by the
cleansing power of the Holy Ghost. They shall be comforted as to the abounding
sin of their city and of their age by the assurance that God will glorify
Himself, however much men may rebel against Him. They shall be comforted with
the expectation that they shall be wholly freed from sin before long and shall
soon be taken up to dwell forever in the glorious presence of their LORD.

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Prayers for July 12, 2005
From The Voice of the Martyrs


CHINA (VOM sources)
On July 7th, Pastor Cai Zhuohua, the leader of six Beijing-area house churches,
was put on trial for alleged "illegal business practices." Pastor Cai was on
trial with his wife, Xiao Yunfei; his wife's brother, Xiao Gaowen; and Gaowen's
wife, Hu Jinyun. Guards allowed only three family members inside, and Cai's
mother was prohibited from entering. Although there weren't enough seats for
family members, the judge invited more than 20 law school students as guests to
observe the trial. Cai and all three of the other accused Christians revoked
their written testimony because they were forced to sign the record under
torture. The lawyers tried to present evidence that the case involved Cai's
unregistered church activities, but the judge would not allow any arguments
about religious issues. Cai was arrested last September 11th, at a bus stop
where he was dragged into a van by state security officers. The pastor has
registered a business with the Chinese government, but the business does not
have a license to print religious material. Authorities found more than 200,000
pieces of printed Christian literature in a storage room managed by Cai. The
trial verdict has not been announced and may be postponed for as much as a
year. http://www.persecution.com/news/index.cfm?action=fullstory&newsID=329

Pray God will comfort these faithful believers as they await the outcome of the
trial. Pray their Christian friends will remain faithful to Jesus and fearless
in their faith. Pray that during this time of preparation for the Olympic
Games, the authorities will find it expedient to release these prisoners.
Polite letters of protest can be sent to the Chinese Embassy in Washington
D.C., at the following address:

Ambassador Yang Jiechi
Embassy of the People's Republic of China 2300 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington,
D.C. 20008

http://www.persecution.com/basic/prisonerList.cfm to visit our website and view
a sample letter to a government official.
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