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Faith's Checkbook

November 11

The LORD's Free Men

"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but
under grace" (Romans 6:14).

Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place below the
throne of the heart. We sometimes fear that it will conquer us, and then we cry
unto the LORD, "Let not any iniquity have dominion over me." This is His
comforting answer: "Sin shall not have dominion over you." It may assail you
and even wound you, but it shall never establish sovereignty over you.

If we were under the law, our sin would gather strength and hold us under its
power; for it is the punishment of sin that a man comes under the power of sin.
As we are under the covenant of grace, we are secured against departing from
the living God by the sure declaration of the covenant. Grace is promised to us
by which we are restored from our wanderings, cleansed from our impurities, and
set free from the chains of habit.

We must lie down in despair and be "content to serve the Egyptians" if we were
still as slaves working for eternal life; but since we are the LORD's free men,
we take courage to fight with [our] temptations, being assured that sin shall
never bring us under its sway again. God Himself giveth us the victory through
our LORD Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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Prayers for November 08, 2005
From The Voice of the Martyrs

CHINA (Religion Today)

Although China allows "belief" in a religion, the Chinese constitution does not
guarantee the right to practice that religion. Adults often face severe
consequences for religious actions but generally are not required to deny their
faith. However, officials attempt to weaken children's faith by encouraging
them to deny Jesus altogether. According to Open Doors, Public Security Bureau
officers recently burst into a Sunday school room and herded 30 children into a
van. Despite the scary situation, one child started singing. The van soon was
filled with song. Upon arrival at the police station, the children marched
bravely into the interrogation room still singing to the Lord. Threatened with
having to write "I do not believe in Jesus" 100 times before they would be
released, the children instead wrote: "I believe in Jesus today. I will believe
in Jesus tomorrow. I will believe in Jesus forever!" Exasperated, officials
called the children's parents, some of whom denied Christ. When a widowed
believer came to pick up her twin sons, she refused to deny Jesus. The officers
threatened her: "If you do not deny Jesus, we will not release your sons!" The
widow replied, "Well, I guess you will just have to keep them, because without
Jesus, there would be no way for me to take care of them!" With no avenues left
open to them, the officials said, "Take your sons and go!"

Give thanks and praise to God for the faithful witness of these children. Pray
the light of their faith will brighten the spiritual darkness around them. Pray
God will continue to strengthen them as they face the pressures of adulthood.
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