Pray for our American Heroes and our Nation

[WhatNot]

Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
(Isaiah 56:1)

[WhatNot]

Lord Jesus, we acknowledge that You are the ultimate mighty warrior. There is none like You! No power equals Your power! You are transcendent over all! When we feel overwhelmed with evil all around us, help us rejoice in the vision of the apostle John, who saw heaven standing open and there before him was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice You will judge and make war, Your eyes will be like blazing fire, and on Your head will be many crowns. You have a name written on You that no one knows but You Yourself.

Lord, who can say, "I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin?" We are powerless to possess a pure and clean heart on our own. Only You can do it for us. Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--help our American Heroes and Your Children in this nation to think about such things. Please help us, Lord, not be deceived by the serpent's cunning and allow our minds to be led astray from our commitment of sincere and pure devotion to You. Amen

[WhatNot]

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[The Mayor]

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No Authority?
October 4, 2011

When the deck behind our house began caving in, I knew its repair would exceed my abilities. So I made some calls, got some bids, and picked a builder to construct a new deck.

Once the contractor was done, I took a close look at his work and noticed some problems. Seeking a second opinion, I called the local building inspector and got a surprise. The deck guy had not obtained a building permit. Working without official oversight, he had violated many points of the building code.

This incident reminded me of an important truth (other than asking to see the building permit): We often do less than our best if we don’t have any accountability to the authority over us.

In Scripture, we see this principle explained in two of Jesus’ parables (Matt. 24:45-51; 25:14-30). In both cases, at least one unsupervised worker failed when the master was gone. But then we see a different approach in Proverbs 6. We see the example of the ant, which does good work without a visible supervisor. It intrinsically does its work without being monitored.

What about us? Do we do good work only when someone is watching? Or do we recognize that all our service is for God, and so do our best at all times—even when no human authority is watching?

God sees and knows the work we do:
Our faithfulness He will reward;
With His authority in view,
Let’s do our best for Christ the Lord. —Hess

No matter who your boss is, you are really working for God.

Read: Proverbs 6:6-11

Consider [the ant’s] ways and be wise, which, having no . . . ruler, provides her supplies . . . and gathers her food. —Proverbs 6:6-8

Bible in a year:
Isaiah 20-22; Ephesians 6

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Amen to your encouraging prayer, WhatNot.

[etabeta]

Praying with you for our Heroes and our beloved Country.

Blessings, etabeta

[ConorMacNessa]

Prayers going up for our American Heroes and for our Beloved Nation!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Prayers up for our country

[Quix]

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

!ABSOLUTELY INDEED!

[jackv]

Joining in Prayer for Our American Heroes!!

Bless Them, Father!! And Thank You for Hearing Our Prayers!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Amen.

[Hiskid]

Exactly correct. Thank you for reminding us and AMEN>

[Irish Rose]

Amen.

[Kitty Mittens]

We are powerless to possess a pure and clean heart on our own. Only You can do it for us.

Standing in Agreement with your Powerful Prayer, Brother WhatNot.
Amen, and Amen.

'The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.' (1Thess.5:28)

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for our heroes and nation!

[Mobties]

Amen