PRAY FOR THIS BABY GIRL

April 19, 2006

Scientology followers Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have a baby girl.

THINK ABOUT IT

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Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise Have a Girl!

Mission Impossible Hunk Tom Cruise, and Katie Holmes have welcomed their first child together. According to PEOPLE MAGAZINE two sources confirmed the birth of Tom Cruise's baby.

The couple “joyously welcomed the arrival of a baby girl, Suri, today,” the actor’s rep said in a statement after PEOPLE first broke the news. “The child weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches in length. Both mother and daughter are doing well.” The name Suri has its origins in Hebrew meaning “princess,” or in Persian meaning “red rose,” the rep added.

According to earlier reports, Katie Holmes was expected to give birth amid huge white signs reminding her to stay silent. The actress had allegedly agreed to deliver her baby in total silence in accordance with a Scientology tradition. Katie and Tom - a long-standing devotee of the sci-fi cult - have had posters spelling out Katie's labour rules delivered to their home recently.

To help Katie, Cruise reportedly gave her an MP3 player loaded with mellow music to help her stay silent during childbirth. The hi-tech iPod has over 300 handpicked tracks to help Katie keep mum.

Now that the baby is here, Katie Holmes has been reportedly banned from speaking to her baby for a week. The actress reportedly agreed not to talk to her new arrival for at least seven days in accordance with fiancé Tom Cruise's Scientology beliefs.

photo & story courtesy thebosh.com, 04/18/06

TAKE A LOOK

1 Corinthians 15:30-34 - (NLT)

³⁰And why should we ourselves be continually risking our lives, facing death hour by hour? ³¹For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what the Lord Jesus Christ has done in you. ³²And what value was there in fighting wild beasts--those men of Ephesus --if there will be no resurrection from the dead? If there is no resurrection,
"Let's feast and get drunk,
for tomorrow we die!"
³³Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for "bad company corrupts good character." ³⁴Come to your senses and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don't even know God.

WHAT DOES THE APOSTLE PAUL SAY ABOUT HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE WHO DENY JESUS CHRIST AND HIS RESURRECTION?

The answer is very easy to understand, but many followers of Christ just don't get it. Paul says, "bad company corrupts good character."

This does not mean that we shouldn't share the love of Christ with those who deny Him. Jesus has commanded us (His followers) to bring His Good News to the world around us. But are you in danger of beginning to believe what unbelievers believe?

We must be careful about letting others lead us away from Christ or to start opening up our thinking to false teachings rather than God's Word.

In the past, Katie Holmes claimed to be a Christian. Superstar Tom Cruise, a devout follower of the cult called Scientology, led her away from Christ. Now their baby girl, Suri, will be taught the lies of a sci-fi cult, which disses the truth, love and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Do you have any relationships that are keeping you from following Christ and obeying the Truth in His Word?

TALK ABOUT IT

Thank God that He has given all the evidence needed to prove His existence and love for you by coming to earth in the form of a human being - Jesus Christ! Praise Him for the fact that the resurrection of Christ is the answer now and forever! Confess any way in which you have been letting others who deny Christ to get you messed up spiritually. Thank Jesus for His forgiveness and ask Him to help you rely on Him minute by minute. Ask Him to give you the daily desire to seek God for who He is and in all that you do, by obeying the Truth of His Word.

TRY IT

Pray every day for God's Spirit to give you the heart you need to love those who deny Christ without being influenced by their false thinking.
Every day, for at least one week, write down one bit of evidence you see for the reality of Christ's resurrection in your life.
Use what you learned in today's devo to share your faith in Christ with someone who doesn't believe in Him. Pray every day for God to get his/her attention.
Pray for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to reject the teachings of Scientology and trust Jesus Christ as Savior. Pray that their baby Suri will have the opportunity to know Jesus some day.

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Byron Emmert Daily Devos is published Monday through Friday. Archives can be found at YFC.ORG. Its purpose is to help you apply truths from God's Word every day.

Our writer, Byron Emmert, has been involved with Youth For Christ for 30 years. He's served as Campus Life Staff, as a writer, and in leadership for the DCLA Conferences. Byron is married to Linda and their family includes two married sons and daughters-in-law, and a daughter in college. He loves sports, deep dish pizza, and spending time with his family.