My Redeemer Lives!

Job 19
1 Then Job replied:

2 "How long will you torment me
and crush me with words?

3 Ten times now you have reproached me;
shamelessly you attack me.

4 If it is true that I have gone astray,
my error remains my concern alone.

5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me
and use my humiliation against me,

6 then know that God has wronged me
and drawn his net around me.

7 "Though I cry, 'I've been wronged!' I get no response;
though I call for help, there is no justice.

8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.

9 He has stripped me of my honor
and removed the crown from my head.

10 He tears me down on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope like a tree.

11 His anger burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.

12 His troops advance in force;
they build a siege ramp against me
and encamp around my tent.

13 "He has alienated my brothers from me;
my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.

14 My kinsmen have gone away;
my friends have forgotten me.

15 My guests and my maidservants count me a stranger;
they look upon me as an alien.

16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
though I beg him with my own mouth.

17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
I am loathsome to my own brothers.

18 Even the little boys scorn me;
when I appear, they ridicule me.

19 All my intimate friends detest me;
those I love have turned against me.

20 I am nothing but skin and bones;
I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth. ^[a]

21 "Have pity on me, my friends, have pity,
for the hand of God has struck me.

22 Why do you pursue me as God does?
Will you never get enough of my flesh?

23 "Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,

24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool on ^[b] lead,
or engraved in rock forever!

25 I know that my Redeemer ^[c] lives,
and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. ^[d]

26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet ^[e] in ^[f] my flesh I will see God;

27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!

28 "If you say, 'How we will hound him,
since the root of the trouble lies in him, ^[g] '

29 you should fear the sword yourselves;
for wrath will bring punishment by the sword,
and then you will know that there is judgment.

July 3rd & 4th, Solemn Assembly @ Harvard University

This is a call to prayer not a regular prayer meeting, but a Solemn Assembly.

The difference between our regular prayer meetings and a Solemn Assembly is the way we approach God. When we, as a community or a nation, come to a great situation of despair, trouble, sin, it is most necessary at such a time as this to face the situation head on, presenting it to God--all the facts--with a contrite heart and with repentance. A Solemn Asembly is a time and season of desperate crying out to God for His mercy and forgiveness, in order to be free again (Joel 2:12-18). Personally, I don't believe we can reverse the curse that sin has brought over the land (Deut. 28:15), without Solemn Assemblies around the country. The land is contaminated by all kinds of sin. There is no short way to get God's grace back. We have to recognize that we and our country have sinned against him, and we must confess and repent of our wicked ways.

Why Harvard University?
Harvard University, the first college established by Christian leaders in this country in 1636, is a historic location and a strategic institution for our prayers. The early history of Harvard shows us that one of the most serious subjects in the lives of the students was the morning and evening prayer meetings. Next to Harvard University's campus is the Cambridge Common, where George Washington established the Continental Army on July3rd, 1775, one year before Independence Day. As we do every year, we are going to use the same location for a Solemn Assembly and prayer, spending time under the same tree that Washington and his army met under on July 3, 1775. We are inviting you to pray with us on behalf of higher education in America. Please help us to PRAY and mobilize intercessors to dedicate July 3rd and 4th for Jesus. These dates are very important and are very prophetic dates, as we will be proclaiming total dependence upon and submission to our Lord Jesus. Our cities, towns, communities and institutions should be taken from the dominion of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of Light (Col. 1:13-14), in the name of Jesus Christ as we pray, "Then your light shall break forth like the morning. Your healing shall spring forth speedily. And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call and the Lord will answer, YOU SHALL CRY AND HE SHALL SAY, HERE I AM." (Isaiah 58:8-9) "Those from among you shall build the oldwaste places; You shall rise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach; The restorer of Streets to dwell in." (Isaiah 58:12)

Where: Harvard Square (Cambridge Commons, next to Geo. Washington monument), Cambridge, MA
12 noon, July 3rd - 12 noon, July 4th, 2007

Preparation: Please increase your daily prayers and ask God to honor us, releasing protection, anointing, revelation and grace.

• Increase your Bible reading on a daily basis and ask God to give you scipture passages and prophetic words.
• The Daniel Fast starts June 27th and ends on July 17th. (Vegetables, fruits, natural juices, water, no meats, no milk, no sodas). Other options, skip one meal a day; stop drinking coffee, sodas, sweets or something very important to you. Under medication or special diet? Ask your doctor.

What to bring: Bible, notebook, prophetic words and verses God gave to you. Instruments you like to play. Blanket, water, food. God bless you for your prayers and for your desire to usher in the glory of God and to build a spiritual climate for Revival and Transformation.

Edson & Eneida Porto Joshua Project - Reclaiming Colleges for God
Cell# 617-642-9549
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Stand with Israel

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."

2 Our feet are standing
in your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built like a city
that is closely compacted together.

4 That is where the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD,
to praise the name of the LORD
according to the statute given to Israel.

5 There the thrones for judgment stand,
the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be secure.

7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."

8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be within you."

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your prosperity.

New Wave of Christian Persecutions in Iran

IRAN – On June 19, 2007, The Voice of the Martyrs confirmed reports that believers in Iran are being detained, interrogated and in one case, imprisoned because of their faith in Jesus Christ.

According to VOM sources, this new wave of persecution is coming against Christians that meet to worship God in the privacy of their homes. VOM sources said, “We have confirmed reports that several believers have been interrogated and one house was stormed by an elite police team that confiscated a computer, several CDs and Christian materials. A Christian was arrested in this attack, and remains in prison.”

Christians in Iran are concerned about these recent incidents. Pray believers in Iran will remain steadfast in their faith despite this new wave of persecution. Pray for the release of the believer in prison and for protection for all Christians in Iran.

“Clearly, Iran’s government is alarmed at the growth of the Christian faith there,” said VOM spokesman Todd Nettleton. “This is a key time for the church in Iran. We call on Iran’s government to release this Christian believer who is being held, and we call on Christians around the world to pray for our brothers and sisters in Iran.”

-Stacy L. Harp - VOM

Isaac Newton deeply spiritual, decodes scriptures

His famously analytical mind worked out the laws of gravity and unravelled the motion of the planets.

And when it came to predicting the end of the world, Sir Isaac Newton was just as precise.

He believed the Apocalypse would come in 2060 – exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire, according to a recently published letter.

....The exact words from the Book of Daniel that inspired his prediction are not clear.

But he got at least one thing right – in another document, he interpreted biblical prophecies to mean that the Jews would return to the Holy Land before the world ended.

The Truth About Israel & Jerusalem