Serving Rascals, Clumsy Disciples, and Physically and Mentally Ill Believers with the Unconditional Love of Jesus Christ
It’s time to attach faces to numbers. In less than 24 hours, 1577 will commit suicide. If you look closely, you can see faces.
As believers, these are our business. They are God’s business. Be aware of this. And pray.
For more valuable information see:
http://www.facebook.com/puttingafaceonsuicide AND http://nami.org/
These are the numbers for just the last seven days!
If you scan the list you’ll see the teaching ministry/witness is penetrating closed countries. A couple of months ago, we added “a translation button” that makes its way into the viewers own language. (We even got a visit from the Vatican!)
At this point we are averaging between 500-600 views each day.
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| Country | Views |
|---|---|
 United States |
2,379 |
 Canada |
180 |
 United Kingdom |
176 |
 Australia |
113 |
 Philippines |
79 |
 India |
75 |
 Brazil |
49 |
 Mexico |
37 |
 Netherlands |
33 |
 South Africa |
29 |
 Indonesia |
27 |
 Singapore |
25 |
 Sweden |
21 |
 Turkey |
20 |
 Austria |
17 |
 Finland |
17 |
 Germany |
16 |
 Italy |
15 |
 Portugal |
15 |
 Greece |
15 |
 United Arab Emirates |
14 |
 France |
14 |
 Argentina |
13 |
 Ireland |
13 |
 Thailand |
13 |
 Malaysia |
12 |
 Spain |
12 |
 Hungary |
12 |
 New Zealand |
12 |
 Republic of Korea |
12 |
 Russian Federation |
11 |
 Israel |
11 |
 Pakistan |
9 |
 Slovenia |
8 |
 Egypt |
7 |
 Switzerland |
7 |
 Poland |
7 |
 Malta |
7 |
 Denmark |
7 |
 Peru |
6 |
 Ghana |
6 |
 Ukraine |
6 |
 Kuwait |
6 |
 Hong Kong |
5 |
 Croatia |
5 |
 Colombia |
4 |
 Romania |
4 |
 Albania |
4 |
 Serbia |
4 |
 Taiwan |
4 |
 Brunei Darussalam |
3 |
 Estonia |
3 |
 Chile |
3 |
 Japan |
3 |
 Guatemala |
3 |
 Haiti |
3 |
 Puerto Rico |
3 |
 Azerbaijan |
3 |
 Bulgaria |
3 |
 Latvia |
3 |
 Panama |
2 |
 Belgium |
2 |
 El Salvador |
2 |
 Maldives |
2 |
 Jamaica |
2 |
 Kenya |
2 |
 Moldova |
2 |
 Bangladesh |
2 |
 Jordan |
2 |
 Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic |
2 |
 Viet Nam |
2 |
 Georgia |
2 |
 Slovakia |
2 |
 Zambia |
2 |
 Cambodia |
2 |
 Nigeria |
2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2 |
 Macao |
1 |
 Norway |
1 |
 Bolivia |
1 |
 Costa Rica |
1 |
 Mongolia |
1 |
 Cyprus |
1 |
 Sri Lanka |
1 |
 Venezuela |
1 |
 Belarus |
1 |
 Senegal |
1 |
 Uganda |
1 |
 Bahrain |
1 |
 Qatar |
1 |
 Oman |
1 |
 Dominica |
1 |
 Barbados |
1 |
 Saudi Arabia |
1 |
 Lithuania |
1 |
 Nepal |
1 |
 Zimbabwe |
1 |
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:58
“For the Lord corrects those he loves,
just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.”
Prov. 3:12, NLT
Interesting. Some people get a double-dip. If you are a loved son/daughter you have the tremendous honor of being loved and also of being disciplined. My own son is disciplined because I love him so much. He’s my boy and I love him even more than my own life. When I do need to correct him, it is that love that makes it possible. If I didn’t really love him, I would let him do his thing without any discipline at all. It would be easier.
To be left alone, with no correction or discipline is to be in a difficult place. It smacks of abandonment. Or of being cast-off or sent away. It can be worse then abuse.
And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said,
“My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t give up when he corrects you.
For the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”Heb. 12:5-6
The connection between a loving and caring Father, and you will require you to cooperate with His correction. The writer of Hebrews knew the frail nature of people. The writer knew that people would be tempted to quit– it is so hard. “Don’t give up” in verse 5. That means we will be tempted do so, to walk away and quit. People do it all the time. It is easy.
“As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? 8 If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all. 9 Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?”
Heb. 12:7-9
God loves you. God loves you so much that He wants to change you. Understanding that you are a son or a daughter in His family makes life worth living.
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“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”
Hebrews 7:25
This defies reason. No matter how diseased your spirit, or black and vile your sin, Jesus reaches you. He takes extreme cases, and loves each person who comes. Mercy is the real currency of the Kingdom of God.
“Our Saviour kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, ‘I can clean that if you want.’ And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes our sin.”
Max Lucado
The Kingdom is thriving. “Where sin abounds, grace abounds even more.” The behavior of our Lord is astonishing. He cleanses us daily from the sin and darkness we commit. He stands in a place of intense intervention for us. He is a gifted intercessor and prays consistently and efficiently.
Dialysis is a medical procedure that works to cleanse and purify a person’s blood. Those with sick kidneys can hook up to a device that filters out toxins and wastes out. It is an intervention that exists until a healthy kidney can be found. Often, in times of prayer and worship, I picture my own heart being cleansed from sin. People sometimes miss their dialysis– this can lead to confusion and mental impairment. You might say that Jesus is God’s mechanism for healing my soul.
Being touched by Him is the only reason we live. We have no reason and there is no relevance without being with Him. Our issues (which some call weaknesses) are His way of blessing us. “In our weaknesses, we become strong”.
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Broken Believers 