Remember
Psalm 116:15 (ESV)
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
Psalm 72:14 (ESV)
….. precious is their blood in his sight.
….. precious is their blood in his sight.
On May 14, Pastor Faye Pama, Secretary of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) Borno State and Senior Pastor of Rhema Assembly
Church, was murdered by Boko Haram militants. The attackers reportedly followed
Pastor Pama to his home in Maiduguri after he left a Bible study at his church.
The gunmen dragged Pastor Pama out of his house and shot him to death in front
of his 17-year-old daughter as she pleaded for his life. Pastor Pama was a
husband and father of four children, ages 19, 17, 11 and 6. He served in
ministry leadership for more than 26 years and believed that Muslims could be
won to Christ only by showing them love, rather than through fighting.
NIGERIA—Pastor Murdered by Muslim
Militants VOM Sources
Hebrews 13:3 (NLT)
……Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
……Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
Father, when I think of such a noble
sacrifice by one of your saints who in love reached out to share the Gospel
with friends and enemies alike…..when I think of the grief his family is
suffering in agonizing bereavement…..when I think of the loss his Church will
endure without their beloved Pastor’s shepherding…….when I think of his
community that will miss his dynamic and faithful ministry, I too am grieved,
and distraught by the death of a brother unknown to me yet a fellow believer in
Christ.
Father, when I think of so much
suffering in the world today I am reminded that none of it is without your
knowledge, your concern, and your sovereign will. And I am reminded of Romans
8:28 which tell us of your purpose. So we do remember our brothers and sister
in Christ today and in remembering them we pray for your blessing on them
mindful that….”those who suffer
according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and
continue to do good. 1 Peter 4:19 (NIV)
Because we love and trust you Father,
amen.
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