DID YOU know that it is impossible to be a ‘perfect’ Christian? Still, we must pursue that goal into eternity, risking heartache along the way.

Those serving in First Nations ministry can experience hurt and frustration to the point of endangering their walk with Christ.

TODAY, I INVITE YOU to pray with me that our Native people and those serving in Native Ministry will be loving and patient, knowing they are imperfect servants reaching out to broken people.

Jeremiah 22:2-3 says, "I am the Lord, so pay attention! You have been allowing people to cheat, rob and take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners who live here. Innocent people have become victims of violence, and some of them have even been killed. But now I command you to do what is right and see that justice is done. Rescue everyone who has suffered from injustice."

Ask our Creator to encourage our First Nations people and those serving in Native Ministry, who strive to live right in a fallen world.

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURES (4 translations: The Scriptures, CEV, Amplified, KJV):
"The Scriptures" is a translation that includes the original Hebrew names and has the books in chronological order.  The Contemporary English Version (CEV) is a translation that is written for 'oral tradition' peoples and it flows well while reading it aloud.  The Amplified version is one where meanings of words and phrases are 'amplified' for better understanding.  The King James Version (KJV) is the translation that works well with Strong's Concordance. Please also note the links to Scripture in Cherokee.

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 22:1-3 - "Thus said , "Go down to the house of the sovereign of Yehudah. And there you shall speak this word, and shall say, 'Hear the word of , O sovereign of Yehudah, you who sit on the throne of Dawid, you and your servants and your people who enter these gates!  'Thus said "Do right-ruling and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor.  Do not maltreat nor do violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place." (The Scriptures)
Jeremiah 22:1-3 - (CEV)
Jeremiah 22:1-3 - (Amplified)
Jeremiah 22:1-3 - (KJV)

2 Thessalonians 3:5 - "And the Master direct your hearts into the love of Elohim and into the endurance for Messiah." (The Scriptures)
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - (CEV)
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - (Amplified)
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - (KJV)
2 Thessalonians Chapter 3 in Cherokee.

Ibrim (Hebrews) 13:18 - "Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, desiring to behave well in every way." (The Scriptures)
Hebrews 13:18 - (CEV)
Hebrews 13:18 - (Amplified)
Hebrews 13:18 - (KJV)
Hebrews Chapter 13 in Cherokee.

1 Timothy 4:9-16 - "Trustworthy is the word, and worthy of all acceptance.  It is for this that we labour and struggle, because we trust in the living Elohim, who is the Saviour of all man, particularly of those who believe.  Command and teach these matters.  Let no one look down on your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in belief, in cleanliness. Until I come, give attention to reading of Scripture, to encouragement, to teaching.  Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elderhood. Practise these matters, be in them, so that your progress might be plain to all. Pay attention to yourself and to the teaching.  Continue in them, for in doing this you shall save both yourself and those who hear you." (The Scriptures)
1 Timothy 4:9-16 - (CEV)
1 Timothy 4:9-16 - (Amplified)
1 Timothy 4:9-16 - (KJV)
1 Timothy Chapter 4 in Cherokee.

NOTE: Visit Cherokee Bible Project for an ongoing Western Cherokee dialect project.