Friday, March 31, 2023

THE PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS

The Prayers of the Saints ascend to Heaven

A Sweet Smelling Incense before the Throne of God

Bringing God’s Will to Earth

Restraining the Madness of the Evil One

Everything happening on Earth

Is determined by what is going on in the Heavenly Realms

Nothing happens on Earth but that which is Willed or Allowed by God

The Principalities of Evil in the Heavenly Realms

Are in complete Subjugation to God Almighty

God’s Favor rests on those who Belong to Him

Those who are Born Again are the only children God has

Their Prayers are Heard and Acted Upon by God

Their Primary Prayer is that God’s Kingdom would come

On Earth as in Heaven

Their Duty on Earth is to make Disciples of All Nations

Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit;

The Lord Jesus Christ

Teaching them to Obey God’s Commands

By the Power of the Spirit

"GOD IS THINKING ABOUT ME"

Deb Mae Erickson-Smith

I thank you Father that you always think about us. 
Thank you that we can always come to you anytime. 
As we read your word each day I know we are being renewed in our spirit, soul, body, and mind. 
I pray we wake up each morning thanking you for your faithfulness in our lives. 
You are our blessed hope! 

Thinking Of Me
Today : Thinking Of Me

TODAY’S VERSE
“How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!” Psalms 139:17-18

TODAY’S THOUGHT
What did you start your morning thinking about? 
Do you know what God thought about? 
He thought about you! How great is that? 
The God of all the universes is thinking about you. 
Not only thinking, but constantly thinking about you. 
David is saying that God’s thoughts toward him are precious and there are so many that he cannot even count them. 
What implications should this have on your day? 
What difference should knowing that God is very conscious of you and that He dearly loves you, make? 
Should it change the way you think? 
How about the way you feel? 
Should it affect your plans? 
We are not talking about some religion here. 
We are talking about a God who wants a relationship with you; a vital, living, breathing, has-to-make-a-huge-difference-in-your-life, kind of relationship. 
He is thinking about you. 
Now why don’t you do the same? 
Spend some time today and the next few days thinking about Him. 
Read His word, meditate in His presence, talk to Him. 
When you do, it will only reinforce how precious His thoughts are about you.

TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I thank You that You are always thinking about me. 
Thank You for loving me. 
I confess that I don’t spend enough time thinking about You. 
I want to change that. Help me carve out the time I need to spend with You. 
Guide me in my meditation and prayers. Please help me know You better.
AMEN

TODAY’S MEDITATION & AFFIRMATION
God is thinking about me!
Let your mind wake up to the realization that God is thinking of you. 
Sense that His thoughts toward you are precious! 
Imagine God thinking of you as you wake up every morning. 
Affirm, “God is thinking about me!”

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TODAY'S HEADLINES

Leadership Crisis in America

by Pete Hoekstra • March 31, 2023 at 5:00 am

These numbers should frighten everyone. It is hard to imagine how a country functions effectively if only 21% of its citizens believe they can trust their government to do the right thing most of the time. What does this mean and why are the numbers so low?
Many of the people present on January 6^th did not accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and were protesting the outcome. They simply could not be convinced that Joe Biden won fair and square. Believing in free and fair elections is a bedrock principle of representative government; without it, the critical support needed to underpin our entire system is gone.
As I noted, however, in 2006 based on an intelligence report I demanded be declassified, there were WMDs found in Iraq. They were in varying states and conditions, and led to the injury of some members of our Armed Forces, but they did not point to the ongoing program Americans had been led to believe existed. The New York Times more recently validated this WMD finding, which had largely been swept under the rug for political expediency.
Among SVB's customers are many Chinese companies that are being fully covered while citizens impacted by the East Palestine train derailment have found out they do not qualify for traditional FEMA disaster assistance. It is hard to build trust in citizens when the government seemingly treats one group better than it treats others.
Americans have seen so many examples of outright government deceit. FBI and intelligence leaders fostered the notion that President-elect Trump was compromised by Russia. The "Russia hoax" persisted for more than two years as a cloud over the head of President Trump and incapacitated the country. Congressional leaders such as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff promised the American people that he had direct evidence about Trump that warranted the president's impeachment. Later, it became clear that he did not, but that has not stopped him from continuing to push his fabrication as he mounts a Senate bid in California. Fifty-one intelligence professionals and leaders signed a letter implying that the Hunter Biden laptop was disinformation and not real. They were all wrong.
Investigations into the origins of the COVID pandemic, continuing attempts to set up some version of a Department of Misinformation and Disinformation – read: the government deciding for you what "truth" is, then punishing citizens who might disagree -- and the weaponization of the government against citizens ongoing in the House of Representatives may expose even more examples of the federal government bureaucracy being deceitful in its interactions with the American people.
On key policies [the federal government] has failed miserably, from 9/11 to the latest crisis rocking the banking industry. That is 20 years of epic, systemic government failures. Throw in deception by some of the highest-ranking government officials and bailouts of foreign interests while U.S. citizens are left hanging, and you get why barely a fifth of Americans have faith in their leaders.

America is in crisis. More and more Americans are increasingly distrustful of America's leadership. It is hard to imagine how a country functions effectively if only 21% of its citizens believe they can trust their government to do the right thing most of the time. What does this mean and why are the numbers so low? Pictured: US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden in Johns Island, South Carolina on August 13, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

America is in crisis. More and more Americans are increasingly distrustful of America's leadership across the board. In one of the latest surveys, Pew Research found only 21% of respondents said they "just about always" or "most of the time" – 2% and 19% respectively -- trusted the government to do the right thing. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, that number was 49%. These numbers should frighten everyone. It is hard to imagine how a country functions effectively if only 21% of its citizens believe they can trust their government to do the right thing most of the time. What does this mean and why are the numbers so low?

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When God Asked the Impossible

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Isaac came to his parents, Abraham and Sarah, much later in life. They were far beyond the age of childbearing. Yet God gave them a son as He had promised. And Isaac, whose name means “laughter,” brought much joy to Abraham’s life.

But one day God asked the impossible of Abraham. He said, “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you” (Genesis 22:2 NLT).

Of course, we know how the story ends. God did not actually require that. He was testing Abraham. As they were making their way up to the place of sacrifice, Isaac asked his father where the sacrificial lamb was. Abraham replied prophetically, “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son” (verse 8 NLT).

Most commentators believe that Isaac was probably between eighteen and twenty years old. So, Isaac could have said, “Now Dad, wait. The way I’m seeing this is that you’re going to offer me as a sacrifice. But I’m young. I have my whole life ahead of me!”

However, verse 8 continues, “And they both walked on together.” To Isaac’s credit, he went along with the plan. Father and son were in cooperation.

This is a perfect picture of what happened at the cross of Calvary. Even the area where Abraham prepared to offer Isaac was where Jesus died for us on the cross.

Yes, Jesus willingly went to the cross, but let’s also remember that God the Father sent Him. The Father had to watch His Son suffer. The Father had to watch as His Son was beaten beyond human recognition.

Father and Son were in cooperation. The Father sent His Son. And the Son willingly went.