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

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      Wilderness Communion
      Robert Prodoehl
      Jul 17, 2005


July 18

Wilderness Communion

"I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably
unto her" (Hosea 2:14).

The goodness of God sees us allured by sin, and it resolves to try upon us the
more powerful allurements of love. Do we not remember when the Lover of our
souls first cast a spell upon us and charmed us away from the fascinations of
the world! He will do this again and again whenever He sees us likely to be
ensnared by evil.

He promises to draw us apart, for there He can best deal with us, and this
separated place is not to be a paradise, but a wilderness, since in such a
place there will be nothing to take of our attention from our God. In the
deserts of affliction the presence of the LORD becomes everything to us, and we
prize His company beyond any value which we set upon it when we sat under our
own vine and fig tree in the society of our fellows. Solitude and affliction
bring more to themselves and to their heavenly Father than any other means.

When thus allured and secluded the LORD has choice things to say to us for our
comfort. He "speaks to our heart," as the original has it. Oh, that at this we
may have this promise explained in our experience! Allured by love, separated
by trial, and comforted by the Spirit of truth, may we know the LORD and sing
for joy!

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SAUDI ARABIA (Missions Insider)

An Indian missionary is suffering greatly at the hands of the police. Brother
Samkutty, who had traveled to Saudi Arabia earlier this year at the invitation
of Christian friends who had asked him to speak in Indian churches, was
arrested March 22nd, by Saudi religious police. They found on him the names and
numbers of other Indian Christians whom they arrested May 28th. Although five
of the eight who were arrested have been released, Samkutty remains in prison
where he and fellow Indian inmates are subjected to continuous beatings. They
join more than 40 others who have been arrested in recent weeks in what
International Christian Concern has called Saudi Arabia's largest crackdown on
Christians in a decade. The country's royal family has claimed individuals are
permitted to practice any religion in their own homes, but this was not the
case with the recently arrested Indian Christians. While spokespeople for the
Saudi government have firmly denied that any such arrests are taking place,
information received from Christian Aid's contacts in India speaks to the
contrary.

Pray the Lord Jesus will bring strength and comfort to Samkutty and his friends
in prison. Pray the Holy Spirit will guide and protect all Christians in Saudi
Arabia who are meeting to worship their Savior. Pray international pressure
will force Saudi authorities to follow their own laws regarding freedom of
worship in homes.
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