Posted on 10/30/2007 6:18:38 AM PDT by alpha-8-25-02
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President Bush: I returned to Washington late last night. And when I got back to the White House, I was disappointed by what Congress had been doing -- and even more disappointed by what they had not been doing This is not what congressional leaders promised when they took control of Congress earlier this year. In January, one congressional leader [Harry Reid] declared, and I quote: "No longer can we waste time here in the Capitol, while families in America struggle to get ahead." He was right. Only a few weeks left on the legislative calendar -- Congress needs to keep their promise, to stop wasting time, and get essential work done on behalf of the American people.
Psalms 9:1 To the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Death of the Son." A Psalm of David. I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
Psalms 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalms 9:3 When my enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
Psalms 9:4 For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
Psalms 9:5 You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
Psalms 9:6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever! And you have destroyed cities; Even their memory has perished.
Psalms 9:7 But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.
Psalms 9:8 He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.
Psalms 9:9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble.
Psalms 9:10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalms 9:11 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.
Psalms 9:12 When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble.
Psalms 9:13 Have mercy on me, O LORD! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,
Psalms 9:14 That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalms 9:15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 9:18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
Psalms 9:19 Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight.
Psalms 9:20 Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah (NKJV)
DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED.
LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR GEORGE WALKER BUSH, LAURA BUSH, BARBARA AND JENNA BUSH, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND ALL MEMMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED HAND OF GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION I N EACH ONES LIFE.
LORD, WE PRAY EACH BELIEVER LOCKS INTO THEIR HEART THE FACT THAT YOU ARE GOD AND TOTALLY SOVEREIGN, WE PRAY THEY JUST LET YOU BE YOU AND STOP BOXING IN YOUR EMINENCE.
LORD, WE PRAY ALL CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS CHOOSE THE RIGHTER WRONG AND HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW YOU WOULD LIKE THE BETTER GOOD IN AUTHORITY, NOT VOTE BASED ON SINGLE ISSUES, THOUGH TEMPER THEIR THOUGHTS THROUGH THE FILTER OF YOUR WHOLE WORD.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR THIS COUNTRY, A LAND FORMED ON THE PRINCIPALS YOU GAVE US. WE PRAY FOR A RETURN TO A TIME WHEN THIS LAND WAS BASED ON GOD, DUTY AND HONOR.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR SOVEREIGN HAND OF PROTECTION AGAINST ALL WHO THREATEN OUR LAND.
WE PRAY THAT THE DECEPTIVE LIES OF POLITICAL DESPOTS AND THE MEDIA WILL FALL ON DEAF EARS AND ONLY YOUR TRUTH WILL BE HEARD.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF THE DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM, WHETHER HOME OR IN FOREIGN LANDS.
WE PRAY FOR THEIR SAFETY AND WE PRAY FOR COMFORT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR STRENGTH AND COURAGE IN STAYING THE COURSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES OF Private Thomas Tucker and Kristian Menchaca.
LORD, WE PRAY YOUR VENGENCE IS SWIFT AND HARSH AGAINST THOSE WHO COMMITTED THESE MURDERS AND ALSO AGAINST THOSE WHO HATE THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ISRAEL FROM MUSLIM TERRORISTS.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SKILL AND FORTITUDE YOU HAVE GIVEN OUR MILITARY WHICH ENABLES THEM TO TURN EVIL MEN OVER TO YOU FOR ETERNAL JUDGMENT.
Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
Jude 1:25 To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.
"I will praise thee, O Lord." - Psalm 9:1
Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth's gratitude rises when the sun of heaven's love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined his ear to the voice of thy supplication? Then praise him as long as thou livest. Let the ripe fruit drop upon the fertile soil from which it drew its life. Deny not a song to him who hath answered thy prayer and given thee the desire of thy heart. To be silent over God's mercies is to incur the guilt of ingratitude; it is to act as basely as the nine lepers, who after they had been cured of their leprosy, returned not to give thanks unto the healing Lord. To forget to praise God is to refuse to benefit ourselves; for praise, like prayer, is one great means of promoting the growth of the spiritual life. It helps to remove our burdens, to excite our hope, to increase our faith. It is a healthful and invigorating exercise which quickens the pulse of the believer, and nerves him for fresh enterprises in his Master's service. To bless God for mercies received is also the way to benefit our fellow-men; "the humble shall hear thereof and be glad." Others who have been in like circumstances shall take comfort if we can say, "Oh! magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together; this poor man cried, and the Lord heard him." Weak hearts will be strengthened, and drooping saints will be revived as they listen to our "songs of deliverance." Their doubts and fears will be rebuked, as we teach and admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. They too shall "sing in the ways of the Lord," when they hear us magnify his holy name. Praise is the most heavenly of Christian duties. The angels pray not, but they cease not to praise both day and night; and the redeemed, clothed in white robes, with palm-branches in their hands, are never weary of singing the new song, "Worthy is the Lamb. "
C.H.SPURGEON
SOLI DEO GLORIA!
GOOD MORNING CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS!
Amen.
Dear Lord, open the eyes of those so devoutly against this battle for mankind.
Open their hearts to Your truth. Show them that we are fighting for freedom for all, not the electability of a few.
Our young men and women are caring freedom fighters, giving their time and lives to help others.
Through faith we have overcome the most fearful evil in Iraq. Through faith we WILL overcome the evil sustained in this country.
Amen.
Dear Lord Jesus,
We praise you and worship you in all that we do. We pray your wisdom and guidance on our servant leader.
In Jesus Holy Name
Amen
October 30, 2007
READ: 2 Timothy 4:1-8
The time of my departure is at hand. 2 Timothy 4:6
Pauls word departure in 2 Timothy 4:6 is freighted with significance. It means "loosing" or "unmooring." Its a word he uses again when he sighs, "I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ" (Phil. 1:23).
Departure is a nautical term that suggests "shipping out"weighing anchor, slipping the lines that tether us to this world and getting underway. Its a marvelous metaphor for dying.
For believers in Christ, death is not an end but a beginning. It means leaving this old world behind and getting to a better place, completing the purpose for which we were made. Its a time for joy and excitement and a hearty "Bon Voyage!"
All voyages, however, are fraught with uncertainty, especially those that pass through waters never sailed before. We dont fear death so much as we do the passage. Who knows what dangers lie ahead?
But the journey is not uncharted. One has taken it before us, and He has returned to bring us safely through. Although we pass through the valley of the shadow of death, God is with us all the way (Ps. 23:4). His hands are on the helm as He guides us to the heavenly haven He has prepared for us (John 14:1-3).
THANKYOU AND GODBLESS!
Amen! This will be our Joyful Song throughout the Eternities to Come!
Thank you for the Setting the Table with Excellent Spiritual Banquets, King's Servant.
Our Gracious Savior,
We Exalt You this Day, King of Eternity, our God Whom we Dearly Love. To the Praise of Your Glory, we Thank You for Your Grace. Be Honored and Magnified throughout the Ages to Come. Thank You for Saving us, through Your Sovereign, Electing Love.
We Lift our Brother-President to You, Asking for Blessings for this Man. Please Use him, Loving Lord, to Reach Out to the Lost. Be Pleased to Help him to Trust in Thy Name. We Ask for Safety and Health to be his. Be Glorified in His Life, Great King of All Saints.
We Thank You for the Military You have Granted us, Sovereign Lord. Be Pleased to Bless them with the Power of Jesus Christ. May they Walk in the Mighty Invincibility of the King.
Our Hearts Mourn, O God, over the Iniquities of our Land. Please Forgive us, Cleanse us, and Save us from All our Sins. Revive us, my Lord, that we may Sing of Saving Grace. Please make us a Land that Lifts High Thy Holy Name.
We Love You, our Abba, and Thank You for Hearing our Prayers. Through the Grace of our Christ, we Pray All Things, amen.
I join in prayer for President Bush, the Administration and our heroes standing in harm’s way!
THANKYOU SISTERS AND ABOUNDING GRACE TO YOU BOTH!
Amen to your edifying prayer, alpha-8-25-02! May God bless George W. Bush and keep him close.
With you in prayer...
AMEN!
Amen, Alpha.
Father, we pray that righteousness, truth and light would prevail in our nation. We pray for You to open the eyes of the blind by Your great grace.
Strengthen Your body and open doors of utterance for Your Word. We know that You work with us as we minister Your love and for the fruitfulness of our encounters, we give You thanks.
THANKYOU AND GODSPEED!
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