Be patient and pray always

My beloved fellow FReepers, it tells us in God's Word to "faint not at the promises of God." Indeed, the Lord Jesus Christ through the power of His Holy Spirit is in control of all things, and His Word is "Yes" and "Amen."

The word Amen means "so be it"--The Almighty God's confirmation that we can have the utmost confidence that everything in Holy Scripture will come to pass.

All who have put their faith in the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, the Everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace, Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior, can "boldly go before the Throne of Grace, to obtain grace to help in time of need." Believers in our Precious Lamb of God, if there is any sin in our lives, we must confess all before Him, and He will "abundantly pardon" us. But we must also forgive all who have wronged us so that we can also be forgiven: It is God's express command.

"When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the LORD shall raise up a standard against him."

Beloved let us put on the "full armor of God" so that we can "fight the good fight of faith", and finally, "having done all (in the full confidence that The Almighty will intervene), to stand." Oh my brothers and sisters in Christ, we stand not alone, but on the Precious Promises of God, wielding the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God!

Jesus' Return is so imminent. We indeed see that the whole of the earth is literally eating itself alive in the midst of such horrific, pervasive wickedness, as again in the days of Noah. When we--as obedient in our faith in Him and obedience to whole of His Word, hear Jesus' triumphant shout when He appears, we shall be, after the rising of those who sleep in The Lord, be caught up in the air together with them to finally and eternally be with Him. Our "Blessed Hope."! AMEN!

Fellow FReepers in Christ Jesus, "let us hold on to the faith without wavering." If indeed our Great Republic is again graced with such a leader as President Trump, of course great celebration is in order; but if tyranny strikes in the form of the cult of liberal ideological wickedness, do not faint--for this signals that our Lord and Savior will soon hear from His Heavenly Father to bring us Home.

Psalm 37
Expanded Bible
God Will Reward Fairly
Of David.

37 Don’t be ·upset [worried; angry] because of evil people.
Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong [Prov. 24:1, 19],
2
because like the grass, they will ·soon [quickly] ·dry up [wither].
Like green plants, they will soon ·die [fade] away.

3
·Trust [L Have confidence in] the Lord [Prov. 3:5] and do good.
·Live [Reside; Settle] in the land and ·feed on truth [or find reliable pastureland].
4
Enjoy serving the Lord,
and he will give you ·what you want [L the requests of your heart].
5
·Depend on [L Commit your way to] the Lord;
·trust [have confidence in] him, and he will take care of you [Prov. 16:3; 1 Pet. 5:7].
6
Then your ·goodness [righteousness] will shine like the ·sun [L light],
and your ·fairness [justice] like the noonday sun.

7
·Wait [L Be quiet before] and ·trust [L wait for] the Lord.
Don’t be ·upset [worried; angry] ·when others get rich [L with the prosperity/success of their way]
or when ·someone else’s plans succeed [or they do evil deeds].
8
·Don’t get angry [L Hold back from anger; Abandon wrath].
Don’t be ·upset [worried; angry]; it only leads to ·trouble [or evil].
9
Evil people will be ·sent away [L cut off],
but those who ·trust [wait/pin their hope on] the Lord will inherit the land.
10
In a little while the wicked will be no more.
You may look for them, but they will be ·gone [or no more].
11
·People who are not proud [L The humble/meek] will inherit the land [Matt. 5:5]
and will enjoy ·complete peace [or much prosperity].

12
The wicked make evil plans against ·good [righteous] people.
They ·grind [gnash] their teeth at them [C in anger].
13
But the Lord laughs at the wicked,
because he sees that their day [C of judgment] is coming.
14
The wicked draw their swords
and ·bend [string] their bows
to ·kill [L fell] the poor and helpless,
to ·kill [slaughter] those ·who are honest [L whose way is straight].
15
But their swords will ·stab [L enter] their own hearts,
and their bows will break.

16
It is better to have little and be ·right [or righteous]
than to have much and be ·wrong [or wicked; Prov. 15:16; 16:8, 19].
17
The ·power [L arm] of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord ·supports [upholds] those who ·do right [are righteous].
18
The Lord ·watches over [L knows] the ·lives [L days] of the ·innocent [blameless],
and their ·reward [inheritance] will last forever.
19
They will not be ashamed ·when trouble comes [L in the day of evil/trouble].
They will be ·full [satisfied; satiated] in times of ·hunger [famine].
20
But the wicked will ·die [perish].
The Lord’s enemies will be like the ·beauty [best] of the ·fields [L pastures; C flowers or animals];
·they will disappear [L vanishing, they will vanish] ·like [or in] smoke.
21
The wicked borrow and don’t pay back,
but ·those who do right [the righteous] give freely to others.
22
Those whom ·the Lord [L he] blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be ·sent away [L cut off].

23
When people’s steps ·follow [L are made firm/established by] the Lord [Prov. 24:16],
God ·is pleased with [delights in] their ways.
24
If they stumble, they will not fall,
because the Lord ·holds [upholds] their hand.

25
I was young, and now I am old,
but I have never seen ·good [righteous] people ·left helpless [abandoned; forsaken; Gen. 28:15; Matt. 28:20]
or their ·children [seed] ·begging for [seeking] food [Prov. 10:3].
26
Good people always lend freely to others,
and their ·children [seed] are a blessing.

27
·Stop doing [Turn aside from] evil and do good,
so you will ·live [dwell] forever.
28
The Lord loves ·justice [judgment]
and will not ·leave [abandon; forsake] ·those who worship him [his loyal ones/saints].
He will always ·protect [keep; guard] them,
but the ·children [seed] of the wicked will ·die [L be cut off].
29
·Good [Righteous] people will inherit the land
and will ·live [dwell] in it forever.

30
·Good people speak with [L The mouth of the righteous mutters] wisdom,
and ·they say what is fair [L their tongue speaks justice/judgment].
31
The ·teachings [instructions; laws] of their God are in their heart [Jer. 31:33],
so ·they do not fail to keep them [L their steps do not slip/slide/totter].
32
The wicked watch for ·good [righteous] people
·so that they may [L to seek to] kill them [Prov. 1:8–19].
33
But the Lord will not ·take away his protection [L abandon/forsake them to their hand/power/control]
or let ·good people be judged guilty [them be condemned when brought to trial].

34
·Wait for [Hope in] the Lord
and ·follow him [L keep/guard his way].
He will ·honor [exalt] you and ·give you [you will inherit] the land,
and you will see the wicked ·sent away [or destroyed].

35
I saw a wicked and ·cruel [oppressive] man
who ·looked [flourished] like a luxurious cedar tree [C strong and healthy].
36
But he ·died [passed on] and was ·gone [no more];
I ·looked for [sought] him, but he couldn’t be found.

37
·Think of [Observe] the ·innocent [blameless] person,
and watch the ·honest [upright; virtuous] one.
The man who has peace
will have ·children to live after him [posterity].
38
But sinners will be destroyed;
·in the end [or the posterity of] the wicked will ·die [L be cut off].

39
The Lord ·saves [rescues; T delivers] ·good [righteous] people;
he is their strength in times of ·trouble [distress].
40
The Lord helps them and ·saves [rescues; T delivers] them;
he ·saves [rescues; T delivers] them from the wicked,
because they ·trust [take refuge] in him for protection.

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