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<channel><title><![CDATA[5 Day Getaway - Devotionals]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.5daygetaway.org/devotionals]]></link><description><![CDATA[Devotionals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 03:21:17 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[An Offer too Good to Refuse]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.5daygetaway.org/devotionals/an-offer-too-good-to-refuse]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.5daygetaway.org/devotionals/an-offer-too-good-to-refuse#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:59:42 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.5daygetaway.org/devotionals/an-offer-too-good-to-refuse</guid><description><![CDATA[ Over a three year period from 2020-2023 I spent a lot of time observing a nation deeply rooted in corruption being willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent people in order to maintain its firm grip on society with its power, influence and the ill-gotten accumulation of money.&nbsp; This was the nation of 1st century AD Israel.The presence of this reality in the aftermath of the life and earthly ministry of Jesus was flagrantly exposed in a single event.&nbsp; I have written a book that chroni [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:345px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.5daygetaway.org/uploads/1/5/0/8/150835021/editor/whydoyoupersecuteme.jpg?1731867547" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Over a three year period from 2020-2023 I spent a lot of time observing a nation deeply rooted in corruption being willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent people in order to maintain its firm grip on society with its power, influence and the ill-gotten accumulation of money.&nbsp; This was the nation of 1</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>st</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> century AD Israel.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">The presence of this reality in the aftermath of the life and earthly ministry of Jesus was flagrantly exposed in a single event.&nbsp; I have written a book that chronicles this event and how corrupt this nation&rsquo;s leaders were.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">&ldquo;Why Do You Persecute Me?&rdquo; is an allegorical narrative that records this event and the ramifications it reveals to recent events that have occurred in American society.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">I am offering to gift a copy of this book to you including free delivery as a means of conveying the great need to pray for our nation and urging caring Christians to be proactive in guarding against allowing our great nation to fall into the same &ldquo;dustheap&rdquo; as the nation of Israel in the 1</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>st</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"> century AD.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.5daygetaway.org/contact.html">Simply reach out to me here</a> and I will send you a copy.&nbsp; Do you need a copy for a friend or relative?<br />&#8203;</span></span><br /><span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">You can read through the book in the same amount of time it would take to watch a football game or a good Hallmark movie on TV.&nbsp; It could even be a good Christmas present!&nbsp; Again, I want to assure you I will send you the book for free! The only commitment is to read the entire book.&nbsp;<br /><br />The book is 137 pages including pictures and a poem I wrote.</span></span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>