My Comment: This breaks my heart. Please pray for these lost souls, pray for our Lord to show himself to them, pray for Him to send them someone to lead them to Christ.
Through the stench of human waste and charred flesh, a mass of priests and pilgrims pressed toward one of the holiest places known to their faith.
On this day of celebration for their goddess, religious devotees believed the river would provide physical healing and forgiveness of their sins. They brought their dead with them, and set fire to their bodies on pyres in hopes of providing their loved ones with a good afterlife. Ashes, bones and cremated bodies sank into the river.
But above the clamor of the crowds, Varghese heard a lone, wailing voice. Kneeling along the shore, a young woman beat her chest and sobbed uncontrollably.
As Varghese approached, she wiped away the tears and tried to compose herself, but when he asked what was wrong, her horrific story poured out.
Her husband was sick with tuberculosis and had been out of work for months. Without his income, the young couple didn’t know how they would survive—unless they could somehow make peace with their deity.
“The troubles in my home are so great, and my sins so many,” she said, “so I gave my goddess the best I had to offer: my firstborn son.”
With horror, Varghese realized the woman had just thrown her infant into the river. The practice is centuries old: parents sacrifice their children in the river out of desperation for forgiveness. They’ve never been told that salvation was already purchased by the Son of God.
(Hat tip to Lois)
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PreacherCarter……..It is disheartening as we try and get the good news of the gospel out,people seem to think they have no need for the truth.We will not be discouraged for that is the reason for the call on our lives! I never forget the passage when Jesus says…Remember they hated me before they hated you.So we face the same rejection.God Bless You.
Julia
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With all the groups that do missionary work,it saddens me to no end they did not minister in this area………..I pray they who travel to this area bring this truth to them from (Micah 6 V 7,8)Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,or with ten thousands of rivers of oil?Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He hath shewed thee,oh man,what is good;and what does the Lord require of thee,but to do justly,and to love mercy,and to walk humbly with thy God? Father please send your ministering people to this land void of your truth,give them a way where there is no way for you are able,I ask this in Jesus name Amen.
Julia
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Yes, Julia, I agree. I do agree with Preacher Carter also, rejection of the Gospel is a major player. That said, I’m praying for them, and that said I keep hearing the words, the harvest is plentiful and the workers few.
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All I can say with welling eyes is “wow.”
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Yes, me too. Praying for them. Praying for God to lead all soul’s to Him. I guess I was naive and didn’t think about these things still happening. After the missions push throughout the years, especially the 60’s and 70’s, but our job is not done.
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I had to do a study on unreached peoples of the world in seminary. Actually the idea of “unreached” is somewhat of a misnomer because most of these have rejected the Gospel. Still, there is a need to reach out to these people with the Truth. Unfortunately rejection is the greatest problem. That, rejection though, should not be a deterrent. You are right, our job is not done.
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