The Remedy - News from New Zealand

01/05/2021

New Zealand

The Remedy - News from New Zealand

I recently prayed for a beloved sister in Christ from mainland China. She unfortunately has been struggling with a life time issue of depression, which has become quite debilitating in her life. Praise the Lord that He has helped her with this issue. Afterwards I started to reflect on how people’s hearts and minds can be affected by illnesses so strongly. I have had so many kiwi friends and family members that have been affected by depression and other sicknesses. It seems to be that regardless of race, ethnicity or culture, the human race faces the same problems whether you be from New Zealand, China or any other country in the world. Sicknesses and diseases as we have seen with Covid 19 knows no boundaries and they affect us all.

Regardless of who we are and where we come from, we all face the same enemies of sin, sickness and death. Thankfully because of Jesus and His atoning work on the Cross, we also have the same remedy for all these things, the Blood of Jesus Christ. Covid 19 is one of the diseases that have been caused by man’s original sin in the garden. Whether our neighbours, friends and families realise it we are facing the enemies of sin and disease in a team of 7.6 billion.

My heart’s desire is to see as many people in China and around the world to enter through the gate of Jesus and be saved from disease, sin and death. So let’s stand united in prayer for China and its people, and also support the Chinese Churches both here in NZ and abroad to show them “The Way The Truth and The Life”. So that many Chinese like my beloved Chinese sister can be set free and have life and have it to the full.

“Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.  All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.  I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”                                                                                                                                    [John 10:7-10 (NIV)]




Prayer Points:

Pray for the churches in the world to stand as one in the fight against sin, disease and death.

Pray for the Chinese Churches to be strengthened to deliver the precious gospel to the Chinese people.

For the hearts of the Chinese people to be opened and softened to hear the gospel and enter in the gate of Jesus Christ.