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Faith's Checkbook

November 13

The Unfailing Watch

"Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep" (Psalm 121:4).

Jehovah is "the Keeper of Israel." No form of unconsciousness ever steals over
Him, neither the deeper slumber nor the slighter sleep. He never fails to watch
the house and the heart of His people. This is a sufficient reason for our
resting in perfect peace. Alexander said that he slept because his friend
Parmenio watched; much more may we sleep because our God is our guard.

"Behold" is here set up to call our attention to the cheering truth. Israel,
when he had a stone for his pillow, fell asleep; but His God was awake and came
in vision to His servant. When we lie defenseless, Jehovah Himself will cover
our head.

The LORD keeps His people as a rich man keeps his treasure, as a captain keeps
a city with a garrison, as a sentry keeps watch over his sovereign. None can
harm those who are in such keeping. Let me put my soul into His dear hands. He
never forgets us, never ceases actively to care for us, never finds Himself
unable to preserve us.

O my LORD, keep me, lest I wander and fall and perish. Keep me, that I may keep
Thy commandments. By Thine unslumbering care prevent my sleeping like the
sluggard and perishing like those who sleep the sleep of death.

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

GUINEA (ASSIST News Service)

A baptism ceremony in Nzerekore was attacked Wednesday, Ocober 19th, by
Muslims. They complained the music from the service disturbed their prayers at
a nearby mosque. Ten people were injured, two seriously, and several houses
were sacked. The Muslims rioted again that Friday evening and razed a local
video store. Elite soldiers had to be deployed to restore order. Several guns
were confiscated, and a curfew was imposed. During the weekend some 100 people
were arrested, with 56 still detained. Nzerekore is located in the Forest
Region of southeastern Guinea, close to adjoining borders of Liberia, Ivory
Coast and Guinea. The region is awash with bored ex-soldiers, illegal weapons
and illegal immigrants. The wider region, especially neighboring Ivory Coast,
is simmering with ethnic and religious tensions. Guinea is 85.4 percent Muslim,
9.7 percent African Traditional Religion (ATR), and 4.7 percent Christian.
After decades of Marxist, pro-Islamic persecution of the church, there is now
religious freedom in Guinea. The Guinean church has embraced missions, and in
the past decade, indigenous workers have begun witnessing cross-culturally to
previously unreached people groups. The Guinean church is growing. But in
recent years, as Islam has radicalized worldwide, the Christian minority in
Guinea has been increasingly on the painful end of a revived Islamic
intolerance.

Pray God will protect, preserve and strengthen the Christians of Guinea,
blessing their witness for His glory and His eternal Kingdom. Pray the Son will
set people free from the spiritual shackles that have kept them in darkness.
Pray the Lord will empower pastors, evangelists and all believers with His
wisdom, discernment and all-encompassing love as they deal with their Muslim
neighbors.
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