"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;" I Timothy 4:1-2

What a frightening statement! Does it not frighten your heart to think that you can reject the truth of the LORD enough that your inner conscience is seared? Imagine your skin being seared with a hot iron! All of the nerve endings would be destroyed and rendered useless. You would lose your ability to feel in that area. That is what is being described here. It is possible for a child of God to reject the truth of God to an extent that their inner conscience is seared and they no longer have the ability to feel on the inside the difference in what is right and what is wrong. When this happens we are no longer sensitive to the Spirit of the LORD. It frightens me to think that we can find ourselves departing from the faith... That we can be seduced by the doctrines of the devil and lose our heart for God. The Bible goes on to say here that when people find themselves in this situation, they begin to live a life filled with hypocrisy. They are soon filled with lies to justify their sinful actions.

How does this happen? It happens when we ignore the Spirit of the LORD over and over again. It happens when we continually take steps into what we know to be darkness. Don't let this be your testimony young people!

Are you sensitive to the Spirit of the LORD? Are you following His leadership? Is His voice precious to your heart? Maybe you are feeling distant from Him. Maybe you know you have taken several steps away from Him. Now would be a good time to pray and seek Him. This is the wonderful promise He has given us...

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:8-9

Draw near to Him!
Take specific steps
in His direction today!
MAKE IT PERSONAL!
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2
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REMEMBERING Martyrs, Ministering Today
Rashin Soodmand was 13 years old when Iran’s government executed her father, Pastor Hossein Soodmand, and buried him in an unmarked grave in a part of the cemetery reserved for “the cursed.” But killing this faithful pastor didn’t erase his legacy or stop the growth of the church in Iran.
Her father wasn’t the only martyr of the persecuted Iranian church that Rashin knew well. In this second part of our conversation, Rashin shares things she remembers about other martyrs she knew personally: Haik Hovsepian, who preached at her father’s funeral; Mehdi Dibaj, who encouraged her to attend Bible school; and Pastor Mohammad “Ravanbakhsh” Yusefi.