In today's Extreme Devotion you will see the evil of the devil played out with the use of innocent children. Join me by receiving other devotions from this great book, Extreme Devotion by signing up at www.vomgroups.com . You will continually be blessed.

Happy Monday! In today's special Extreme Devotion you will see the faith of a man who willingly remained a prisoner of Jesus. If you like this devotion, you will love being able to receive one a day exclusively from The Voice of the Martyr's. Just go to www.vomgroups.com and sign up. You won't be disappointed.

Recently someone emailed me a rude comment concerning something I did with a podcast on my other site. Admittedly, I was hurt and annoyed that this person would do so. However, the next day this same person sent me a complimentary email and I found out that they had sent the other rude email anonymously because I was able to track their IP address. (Lest you think you can't be found out online) Well, I decided to let the person know that they had been busted and revealed to them that I knew it was them who insulted me anonymously and asked why they did it. They explained they were bothered by the quality of my podcast and felt bad about it so that's why they sent me the other nice email. Maybe that's true, and maybe it's not. I don't know their heart. What I do know though is that God will reveal things to us when we are seeking Him. God will also allow us sometimes to be made even more public with our views than we expect or want, and it's all for His glory. In the end, this guy was exposed, but he also ended up being a real help to me. The following Extreme Devotion is an example of how something initially appearing bad, is made into something great.

King Astyages raged at him. “You have perverted my own brother, my wife, and some of my children! You have disturbed the worship of our gods! The priests of Ashtaroth cry for your blood! If you do not stop preaching this Jesus and sacrifice to our gods, you shall die a most painful death!”

I thought since it's Monday we should start our week out with a devotion from my favorite devotional book Extreme Devotion. Enjoy!

Pastor Roman Abramov and his wife worked diligently for three years to plant a church in Ismailly, Azerbaijan. But within a year of moving to the village, officials arrested them in an attempt to force them out of town.

The following story is taken from the book Extreme Devotion. Do you know Jesus yet? If not, consider this testimony and then consider following Him.

This is by far one of the most encouraging devotions from the awesome book Extreme Devotion, which we frequently highlight on this blog. My favorite line in this devotion is "They wanted to encourage Christians in the West." Isn't that awesome! Take a minute and read this, and then pass it on to a friend. And please leave me your thoughts, I want to know how this encourages you today.

This morning's Extreme Devotion begs the question - Would you?