Does your faith need strengthening? Are you confused and wondering if Jesus Christ is really "The Way, the Truth, and the Life?" "Fight for Your Faith" is a blog filled with interesting and thought provoking articles to help you find the answers you are seeking. Jesus said, "Seek and ye shall find." In Jeremiah we read, "Ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall seek for Me with all your heart." These articles and videos will help you in your search for the Truth.
A lot of conversations & misunderstandings have arisen as a result of the Reveal study done by Willow Creek Church. Because the study can be so helpful, I thought I would set the record straight. No, Willow is not abandoning its long-standing concern for the seeker. No, Willow has not been a failure. No, Willow is not changing course & recreating itself. No, Willow is not suggesting that churches drop all their programs. No, Willow is not going to stop measuring how many people show up. So what is Reveal about?
Reveal is a survey to uncover the depth of spiritual growth in a congregation & what triggers that growth. They defined spiritual growth as “an increasing love for God & for other people.” So far the survey has been taken in over 200 churches & with more than 100K people, making it a reliable research. Willow has discovered what most of us have known for some time – participation in church activities does not make spiritual giants. So Willow is going to also start measuring the heart. They are now asking of everything they do: “Will this make & grow disciples.” Not a bad question to ask. The study divides the church into 4 groups of people – explorers of faith, growing in Christ, close to Christ, & Christ-Centered. The study showed the most important thing the church can do to move people from one level to another is to provide opportunities to study & reflect on Scripture. Several other insights were gained through the study.
• Involvement in church activities does not predict or drive long-term spiritual growth. The only predictor of that is a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• The study also shows that spiritual growth isn’t linear. You could couple this insight with Larry Osborne’s concept that people grow in spurts – when they need to know something or when they need to grow.
• As people grow in Christ they depend less & less on their church, but at the same time want their church to challenge them & hold them accountable.
• The more one grows the more one donates, serves, & evangelizes.
• As one grows in their relationship with Christ, public worship becomes less important. This doesn’t mean they don’t attend church. It just means they receive more of their spiritual growth through personal disciplines.
• The most effective outreach strategy by a mile is to motivate the most Christ centered people. They are the best evangelists, givers, & servants, both in & out of the church. Whereas before the study Willow was more focused on the seeker than their most committed folks, now they are focusing more on the Christ-centered group. What they learned is that this group is the one that makes or breaks the church.
• Willow also found that the Christ-centered group is the most likely to leave their church because the church isn’t providing them enough challenge & taking them deep enough into the Scriptures. The study supports my recent article _“People are Being Programmed to Death.”_ Most churches have too many programs that are never scrutinized. Every program should be evaluated regularly by asking one question – “Is this program making or growing disciples?” If not, drop it. That way you can focus on those programs that do make & grow disciples. The study also supports the 2 questions we have been asking now for more than a decade – “What is it about my relationship with Christ my neighbor needs to know?” & “How do I share my faith without coming across as a bigot?” The study also supports the use of 3 other metaphors we’ve used for some time now – Spiritual Incubator, Spiritual Midwife, & Equipper.
Our churches need to be a safe place (incubator) in which people can grow, birth their gifts (Spiritual Midwife) & be equipped to share their story. That’s why it’s so important to lovingly confront dysfunctional people before they get the church in an uproar. One of the key recommendations in the book is that leaders need to coach people to take the next step along the continuum of spiritual growth. Instead of doing so many programs, church leaders need to function more as coaches & guides. As the midwife coaches the woman through the birth process, so the spiritual midwife coaches the person along the spiritual growth continuum.
The way the survey works is church members take the survey online & then Willow analyzes it & sends the church a report. I’ve only used Reveal with one church, but I am very disappointed in Willow’s report to that church. Other than the excellent graphs, the report didn’t give much guidance or recommendations for the church. You’re mostly on your own to figure out how to proceed. Would I recommend Reveal? Yes, but you may need a consultant to help you figure out what you’ve got.
Psalm 35 – A Psalm of
David, with commentaries by Dennis Edwards.
35:1-2 Plead my
cause, O Lord, with them
that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of
shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
Jesus said that without Him
we could do nothing, John 15:5b, but with Him we can do all things because
He strengthens us, Philippians 4:13. Apostle Paul tells us we are fighting
spiritual powers in celestial places. Therefore, we need to put on the whole
armour of God to be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, and having
done all to stand, Ephesians 6:11-13.
Paul tells us to have our
loins girded with the truth. Walking in truth, being honest, truthful, speaking
the truth in love is part of the armour that God has given us. In Proverbs
we read, “Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write
them upon the table of your heart: So, shall you find favour and good
understanding in the sight of God and man,” Proverbs 3:3-4.
Jesus said that He was the
way, the truth, and the life, and that the Father wanted us to worship Him in
spirit and in truth. Apostle John tells us, “The law was given by Moses, but
grace and truth came by Jesus Christ,” John 1:17. Apostle Paul reveals
that in Jesus is hidden all the treasure of wisdom and knowledge, Colossians
2:3, in other words, all truth is found in Jesus. He Himself said that if
we obeyed His word, we would know the truth, and the truth would make us free, John
8:32. Truth, in all its aspects, is therefore an important part of our
spiritual armour.
Apostle Paul also tells us
above all to take “the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to quench
all the fiery darts of the wicked,” Ephesians 6:16. In Hebrews,
we learn, “Without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that comes to
God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek
Him,” Hebrews 11:6.
David in the present psalm is
praying and asking the Lord to take up shield and buckler in his defence.
Apostle Paul is telling us to take up the armour of God which includes the
shield of faith. Abraham became the friend of God and the father of faith,
because he believed God, and “staggered not at the promise of God through
unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,” Romans 4:20.
We, too, must have faith. Our
faith is encouraged by reading God’s word and following through on what He
shows us to do. Faith is the hand of the spirit that reaches out and receives from
God. It is our spiritual effort. Without faith we cannot please God. Lord, I
believe, help put away my lack of faith.
Psalm 35: 3Draw out
also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my
soul, I am thy salvation.
In the armour of God that
Apostle Paul describes, the only offensive weapon is the sword. What is the
sword representative of? The sword is the word of God. Again, in Hebrews
we read, “The word of God is quick (alive) and powerful, and sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and
the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart,” Hebrew 4:12.
We need to pick up the sword
of the spirit which is God’s word and cut the devil and all his doubts and lies
to the heart. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Read the word, quote
the word, sing the word, memorize the word, believe the word, and act on the
word. It is through believing and obeying the word that you receive power, for
God gives His Holy Spirit to them that obey Him.
Psalm 35:4-6 Let them
be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back
and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. Let them be as chaff before the
wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase
them. Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
David is asking the Lord to deal with his enemies for him.
In Psalm 1:4-6, we see that the ungodly are like the chaff
which the wind drives away. They shall not have a place in the judgment, in
other words, their lives will not be extended in the after-life, but rather
they shall perish.
At the Great White Throne Judgment Seat of God, after the 1,000-year
millennium and the final battle of Gog and Magog, all the souls of the unbelievers
who didn’t come to faith in Christ will be raised and brought before God for
the final judgment. They will all be judged according to their works, whether
they were good, or whether they were evil. Those not found written in the book
of life shall be cast into the lake of fire which is the second death, see Revelation
20:11-15.
Psalm 35:7-8 For without
cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have
digged for my soul. Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net
that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
Which is what eventually
happened to King Saul who had sought David’s life for many years. King Saul and
his sons died in battle against the Philistines, 1 Samuel 31.
Psalm 35:9-10 And my soul
shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall
rejoice in his salvation. All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto You, which delivers the poor from him that is
too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?
The day is coming when the
rich and powerful will be judged. In Revelation we read, “And the kings
of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and
the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the
dens and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks,
Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sits on the throne, and from
the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be
able to stand,” Revelation 6:15-17.
The meek shall inherit the
earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace, Psalm 37:11.
Until that day, we need to fight discouragement. We need to fight for joy, for it is the joy of the Lord which is our strength. "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice," Philippians 4:4. Don't let a cloud of sadness linger over you. "In everything give thanks," 1 Thessalonians 5:18. "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name." Psalm 100:4.
Psalm 35:11-12 False
witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. They
rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
Like David, and Jesus, and
other men and women of God, the enemy of our soul will anoint those who he will
use to rise up against the godly. Jesus said, “If they have persecuted Me, they
will also persecute you,” John 15:20. Apostle Paul wrote similarly, “All
that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,” 2 Timothy
3:12. We will be falsely accused by our enemies of things we are not guilty
of.
Psalm 35:13-14 But as for
me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with
fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom. I behaved myself as though
he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourns for
his mother.
Like Jesus mourning over
Jerusalem when he was about to enter it before His passion, Luke 19:41,
we see David treating his enemies with love and compassion. Jesus went further
and forgave the Roman soldiers who had crucified Him. “Father, forgive them;
for they know not what they do,” Luke 23:34.
Psalm 35:15-16 But in my adversity,
they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects (assailants
or persecutors) gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not;
they did tear me, and ceased not: With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they
gnashed upon me with their teeth.
We see Jesus under Annas and
Caiaphas getting stricken in the face and spit upon. “Then did they spit in his
face, and buffeted Him; and others smote Him with the palms of their hands,” Matthew
26:67.
Psalm 35:17-18 Lord, how
long wilt You look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from
the lions. I will give You thanks in the great congregation: I will praise You
among much people.
Praise is the victory.
Apostle Paul advises us to give thanks in every situation. When he and Silas
were imprisoned for witnessing, it says that at midnight they “prayed, and sang
praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them,” Acts 16:25. Paul and Silas served the Lord with gladness: they came into God’s presence with singing. They were able to make a joyful noise in spite of the seemingly difficult situation. God miraculously intercedes
for them and frees them. Their praying, praising, and singing were the
vehicle that helped bring their deliverance.
Psalm 35:19-21 Let not
them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with
the eye that hate me without a cause. For they speak not peace: but they devise
deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. Yea, they opened
their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.
It hurts when we are being
wrongly accused and slandered. All we can do is to cry out to the Lord to rise
up in our defence and leave it in His hands.
Psalm 35:22-23 This You have
seen, O Lord: keep not
silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Stir up Yourself, and awake to my
judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
God will respond when we call
and send help of some kind. "Before you call, I will answer; and while you are yet speaking, I will hear," Isaiah 65:24. He may send a sympathetic lawyer or doctor or psychiatrist
to stand up for your cause, or an organization or club to defend you.
Psalm 35:24-26 Judge me,
O Lord my God, according to
Your righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. Let them not say in their
hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. Let
them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let
them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
In the midst of persecution our cry should be like David’s. We should pray against those that are
persecuting us, and against the spiritual entities, the demonic spiritual forces attacking us in our minds or in our emotions.
Psalm 35:27-28 Let them shout for joy, and
be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let
the Lord be magnified, which has
pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue shall speak of Your
righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.
David ends his psalm with praise. He knows God will answer and
send him victory, and confound and defeat his enemies. We do the same. Lord, bring
victory out of seeming defeat. Deliver us from the hand of our enemies and
those too strong for us. Be our defence against all the wiles of the enemy. In
Jesus’ name, we pray.
Salmo 35 – Salmo de David, con comentarios de Dennis Edwards.
35:1-2 Defiende mi causa, oh Señor, con los que me combaten; lucha contra los que me combaten. Echa mano del escudo y de la broquel, y levántate en mi ayuda.
Jesús dijo que sin Él nada podrÃamos hacer (Juan 15:5b), pero con Él todo lo podemos porque nos fortalece (Filipenses 4:13). El apóstol Pablo nos dice que luchamos contra poderes espirituales en lugares celestiales. Por lo tanto, necesitamos revestirnos de toda la armadura de Dios para poder resistir las asechanzas del diablo y, habiendo acabado todo, mantenernos firmes (Efesios 6:11-13).
Pablo nos dice que debemos ceñirnos los lomos con la verdad. Andar en la verdad, ser honestos, veraces y hablar la verdad con amor es parte de la armadura que Dios nos ha dado. En Proverbios leemos: “No te abandonen la misericordia y la verdad; átalas a tu cuello; escrÃbelas en la tabla de tu corazón; asà hallarás favor y buena opinión ante los ojos de Dios y de los hombres” (Proverbios 3:3-4).
En este salmo, David ora y le pide al Señor que tome escudo y adarga para su defensa. El apóstol Pablo nos dice que tomemos la armadura de Dios, que incluye el escudo de la fe. Abraham se convirtió en amigo de Dios y padre de la fe porque creyó en Dios y “no dudó, por incredulidad, de la promesa de Dios, sino que se fortaleció en la fe, dando gloria a Dios” (Romanos 4:20).
Necesitamos tomar la espada del espÃritu, que es la palabra de Dios, y cortar al diablo y todas sus dudas y mentiras hasta el corazón. Resiste al diablo y huirá de ti. Lee la palabra, cÃtala, cántala, memorÃzala, cree en ella y actúa conforme a ella. Es al creer y obedecer la palabra que recibes poder, porque Dios da su EspÃritu Santo a quienes le obedecen.
Salmo 35:4-6 Sean avergonzados y confundidos los que buscan mi vida; sean vueltos atrás y confundidos los que maquinan mi mal. Sean como paja delante del viento, y el ángel del Señor los persiga. Sea su camino tenebroso y resbaladizo, y el ángel del Señor los persiga.
En el Salmo 1:4-6, vemos que los impÃos son como la paja que se lleva el viento. No tendrán cabida en el juicio; en otras palabras, sus vidas no se prolongarán en el más allá, sino que perecerán.
Esto es lo que finalmente le sucedió al rey Saúl, quien habÃa buscado la vida de David durante muchos años. El rey Saúl y sus hijos murieron en batalla contra los filisteos (1 Samuel 31).
Salmo 35:15-16 Pero en mi adversidad, se regocijaron y se congregaron; sÃ, los abyectos (agresores o perseguidores) se juntaron contra mÃ, y yo no lo entendÃ; me desgarraron, y no cesaron; con burladores hipócritas en festines, rechinaban los dientes contra mÃ.
Vemos a Jesús bajo Anás y Caifás siendo abofeteado y escupido. “Entonces le escupieron en el rostro y le dieron de puñetazos; y otros le azotaron con las palmas de las manos”, Mateo 26:67.
Salmo 35:19-21 No se alegren de mà sin causa mis enemigos, ni guiñen el ojo los que me aborrecen sin causa. Porque no hablan paz, sino que maquinan engaños contra los que habitan en paz en la tierra. SÃ, abrieron su boca contra mÃ, y dijeron: «¡Ajá, ajá! ¡Nuestros ojos lo han visto!». Duele cuando nos acusan y calumnian injustamente. Solo podemos clamar al Señor para que nos defienda y lo dejemos en sus manos.
En medio de la persecución, nuestro clamor debe ser como el de David. Debemos orar contra quienes nos persiguen y contra las entidades espirituales, las fuerzas espirituales demonÃacas que nos atacan en la mente o en las emociones.
Salmo 35:27-28: Griten de alegrÃa y se alegren los que están a favor de mi justa causa; sÃ, digan continuamente: «Sea engrandecido el Señor, que se complace en la prosperidad de su siervo. Y mi lengua hablará de tu justicia y de tu alabanza todo el dÃa».
Many questions are raised by believers in evolution when presented with the evidence for creation. This article addresses some of these common questions.
How did the marsupials get to Australia?
Noah was charged with building the vessel to safeguard certain animals during the first flood (a massive and complex worldwide disaster) not with distributing them afterwards. Once Noah released the animals on Mount Ararat, natural instincts and climatic conditions determined how the redistribution of the animal population took place. As subsequent generations of animals spread across the globe, territorial prowess or chance movements would send certain groups in certain directions.
Those animals least suited for or least able to defend a territory would either be forced further from the landing site or exterminated. A consequence of the worldwide flood was a brief but severe ice age which locked ocean water into vast ice fields. This lowered ocean levels and created a land bridge to Australia. A similar land bridge connected Asia to Alaska during this period of Earth history allowing for the free movement of man and animals between these continents. Land movements during the ice age or the subsequent melting of the ice cut off the connection between Australia and Asia effectively isolating the unique animal life to Australia.
How could worldwide coal deposits form rapidly?
The first effect of the worldwide flood would have been the ripping up of vegetation and erosion on an unimaginable scale. As the water receded from one area, vegetation would have been deposited only to be subsequently buried as the area sank and water brought in more sediment. Thus, layer upon layer of coal would have been formed. Furthermore, it has been shown in the laboratory that vegetation can be turned in to coal in as little as one hour with sufficient heat and pressure. A recent model of coal formation is provided by a study of the catastrophic explosion of Mount St. Helens in 1980. This explosion knocked down millions of trees which ended up floating on Spirit Lake. Underneath this floating vegetation mat is a thick layer of peat consisting of tree bark and organic matter. If that organic matter were buried by a subsequent eruption, the result would be a coal seam covered by sedimentary rock. Repeated cycles would rapidly produce a series of coal seams with sediment on top of each seam. It is perfectly reasonable to believe that an enormous global flood would have rapidly created the extensive coal seams we find today.
Is “Survival of the Fittest” part of the evolution ?
Modern evolutionists have tried to distance themselves from this concept due to the obvious negative consequences of applying the principle to the social realm. Denying that survival of the fittest is part of the evolutionary process is akin to denying that one type of animal will drive another to extinction given the right conditions. Contrary to the rosy picture of animal cooperation which evolutionists like to portray, one type of animal has no qualms wiping out another in its quest to propagate itself. Wild dogs introduced to Australia are endangering native species because they are more aggressive and have no natural enemies. Sounds like “survival of the fittest” doesn’t it? Survival of the fittest has always been an integral part of the evolutionary theory.
If we are also animals that have evolved according to this basic principle of evolution; why shouldn’t we extend this principle to the social realm? Why shouldn’t we eliminate weaker classes of humans that compete for what we feel we need? Evolution taken to its logical conclusion leads to a savage world akin to Hitler’s Nazi Germany when the strong determine what is right. It was no coincidence that Hitler was strongly influenced by the writings of Darwin.
It is a slap in God’s face and a distortion of Scripture to believe that evolution, with its driving mechanism of survival of the fittest, would be a loving God’s method for creating and preserving us.
Salmo 35 Um Salmo de David com comentários de Dennis Edwards
Salmo 35:1-2 Contende, Senhor, com aqueles
que contendem comigo; combate contra os que me combatem. Pega do
escudo e do pavês, e levanta-te em meu socorro.
Salmo 35:4-6Sejam envergonhados e confundidos os que buscam a minha vida; voltem
atrás e se confudam os que contra mim intentam o mal. Sejam como
a moinha diante do vento, e o anjo do Senhor os faça fugir. Seja
o seu caminho tenebroso e escorregadio, e o anjo do Senhor os persiga.
David está a pedir ao Senhor
que lide com os seus inimigos por ele.
No Salmo 1:4-6, vemos
que os Ãmpios são como a palha que o vento espalha. Não terão lugar no
julgamento, por outras palavras, as suas vidas não serão prolongadas na vida
após a morte, mas perecerão.
Salmo 35:7-8 Pois sem causa me armaram ocultamente um laço; sem razão cavaram uma
cova para a minha vida. Sobrevenha-lhes inesperadamente a
destruição, e prenda-os o laço que ocultaram; caiam eles nessa mesma
destruição.
Foi o que aconteceu com o rei
Saul, que tinha procurado a vida de David durante muitos anos. O rei Saul e os
seus filhos morreram em batalha contra os filisteus, 1 Samuel 31.
Aproxima-se o dia em que os
ricos e poderosos serão julgados. No Apocalipse lê-se: “E os reis da terra, e
os grandes, e os ricos, e os tribunos, e os poderosos, e todo o servo, e todo o
livre, se esconderam nas covas e nas rochas das montanhas. E diziam aos montes
e aos rochedos: Caà sobre nós, e escondei-nos da face daquele que está
assentado sobre o trono, e da ira do Cordeiro; e quem poderá subsistir”, Apocalipse
6:15-17.
Os mansos herdarão a terra e
se deleitarão na abundância de paz, Salmo 37:11.
Salmo 35:13-14Mas, quanto a mim, estando eles enfermos, vestia-me de cilÃcio,
humilhava-me com o jejum, e orava de cabeça sobre o peito. Portava-me
como o faria por meu amigo ou meu irmão; eu andava encurvado e lamentando-me,
como quem chora por sua mãe.
Salmo 35:15-16 Mas, quando eu tropeçava, eles se alegravam e se congregavam;
congregavam-se contra mim, homens miseráveis que eu não conhecia; difamavam-me
sem cessar. Como hipócritas zombadores nas festas, rangiam os
dentes contra mim.
Vemos Jesus debaixo de Anás e
Caifás a ser golpeado no rosto e cuspido. “Então cuspiram-lhe na cara e
deram-lhe bofetadas; e outros o esbofeteavam”, Mateus 26:67.
Salmo 35: 19-21Não se alegrem sobre mim os que são meus inimigos sem razão, nem
pisquem os olhos aqueles que me odeiam sem causa. Pois não
falaram de paz, antes inventam contra os quietos da terra palavras enganosas. Escancararam contra mim a sua boca, e dizem: Ah! Ah! os nossos
olhos o viram.
Salmo 35:22-23Tu, Senhor, o viste, não te cales; Senhor, não te alongues de mim. Acorda e desperta para o meu julgamento, para a minha causa, Deus
meu, e Senhor meu.
Salmo 35:24-26 Justifica-me segundo a tua justiça, Senhor Deus meu, e não se regozijem
eles sobre mim. Não digam em seu coração: Eia! cumpriu-se o
nosso desejo! Não digam: Nós o havemos devorado. Envergonhem-se
e confundam-se à uma os que se alegram com o meu mal; vistam-se de vergonha e
de confusão os que se engrandecem contra mim.
No meio da perseguição
injusta, o nosso clamor deve ser como o de David. Oraremos pela salvação dos
nossos inimigos e pela sua condenação. Devemos rezar contra aqueles que nos perseguem e contra as entidades espirituais, as forças espirituais demonÃacas que nos atacam nas nossas mentes ou nas nossas emoções.
Salmo 35:27-28Bradem de júbilo e se alegrem os que desejam a minha justificação,
e digam continuamente: Seja engrandecido o Senhor, que se deleita na
prosperidade do seu servo. Então a minha lÃngua falará da tua
justiça e do teu louvor o dia todo.
David termina o seu salmo com
louvor. Sabe que Deus responderá e lhe enviará a vitória, confundirá e
derrotará os seus inimigos. Nós fazemos o mesmo. Senhor, faz surgir a vitória
da aparente derrota. Livra-nos das mãos dos nossos inimigos e daqueles que são
mais fortes do que nós. Seja a nossa defesa contra todas as ciladas do inimigo.
Em nome de Jesus, oramos.
