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The One Year Pray for the Persecuted Bible is a tool to help you pray for our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who are persecuted for their faith. The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) field leaders meet with persecuted Christians to bless and encourage them as well as to inquire about unmet needs, and the first request of the persecuted is often, Pray for us! This Bible will help you fulfill their request.

Before we begin praying for persecuted Christians, let us first consider the meaning of persecution. How do we determine whether a Christian is suffering as a result of persecution for righteousness or whether the suffering is simply the result of living in a fallen, sinful world?

Persecution for righteousness follows a pattern: A Christians faith in Christ results in obedience to Gods Word, leading to a bold and faithful witness for Christ. The Christians faithful witness then encounters a persecutor. In both English and biblical Greek (transliterated dioko), the word persecute connotes pursuing an adversary in a hostile manner, with the associated image of a hunter tracking prey. Therefore, persecution involves a person or a group hostile to the faith actively pursuing and attacking Christians with the intent of silencing their witness.

Acts 17 relates Paul and Silass encounter in Thessalonica, which exemplifies this pattern. When the two went to the synagogue, Paul witnessed for Christ, explaining the prophecies and proving that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. While many chose to join Paul and Silas, some Jews who heard their message became jealous and conspired to silence their witness. They attacked the home of Jason in search of Paul and Silas, accusing them of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus (Acts 17:7).

Christians face a similar pattern of persecution today in many nations and regions around the world when they actively obey Gods Word and bear witness for Christ. And because of this persecution, they have a variety of needs that we, their worldwide Christian family, are privileged to help fulfill.

The One Year Pray for the Persecuted Bible includes a unique prayer prompt with each daily Scripture reading, covering a wide range of needs facing persecuted Christians today. Those needs may include basic physical provisions like food, shelter, and medical help after being attacked because of their faith; Bibles for Christians in nations where owning one could mean prison or death; and even transportation for front-line workers advancing Gods Kingdom on some of the worlds most dangerous mission fields.

And then there are the intangible but equally critical spiritual needs: courage for Christians to share the gospel with family members even though they could be disowned for doing so, strength for Christians who are imprisoned for their faith and dont know if they will see their loved ones again, and wisdom for front-line workers seeking ways to get Bibles to Christians who are surrounded by people who are opposed to the gospel.

VOM serves persecuted Christians in almost seventy countries, most of which are identified as either restricted nations or hostile areas. These terms will be used repeatedly in the daily prayer prompts. VOM defines them as follows:

Restricted nations: Countries where government-sanctioned circumstances or anti-Christian laws lead to Christians being harassed, imprisoned, killed, or deprived of possessions or liberties because of their witness. Also included are countries where government policy or practice prevents Christians from obtaining Bibles or other Christian literature. Christians in restricted nations often also experience persecution from family, community members, and/or political groups; VOM refers to such acts as hostile toward Christian witness. China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, and North Korea are examples of restricted nations.