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Gratitude: Chosen, Not Rejected
Posted on Sunday, November 17th, 2019 | Filed under Blog Post, Devotional, Identity, Stories | Tagged: Acts 16:25, Audrey Frank, Captive in Iran, dealing with rejection, gratitude, identity, Iran, Isaiah 41:9, Maryam Rostampour, Marziyeh Amirizadeh, mental health, persecuted church, persecution, Romans 1:16, thanksgiving

I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. (Isaiah 41:9).Isaiah 41:9 …For I have chosen you and have not thrown you away.Isaiah 41:9b, NLT About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.Acts 16:25 The verse they inscribed in my book was Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. They certainly lived this verse. In fact, they demonstrated its primacy in their hearts by risking their… Read More