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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Character Studies From The Bible

Paul

17 When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters received us warmly. 18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. 19 Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law. 21 They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or live according to our customs. 22 What shall we do? They will certainly hear that you have come, 23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow. 24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law. 25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality."

26 The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them..

(Acts 21)

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Our Father in Heaven,
We Praise Your Holy Name!
You Alone Are Worthy of Worship,
For You Alone Are The One True God.
Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent,
Teach us To Be Open to Opportunities,
And Teach Us Listen to Your Voice.
You Know Us Inside and Out.

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.


We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Anyone who has ever been victimized by a false rumor can empathize with Paul. We see it happen all the time...a statement is taken out of context, a video is posted on the Internet, or a false statement gets publicized...and then it's like opening Pandora's Box. Retractions and apologies are in fine print on the back page if done at all, and the general perception is often the lie. We can see to this day that many people think that Sarah Palin said she could see "Russia from her front porch", when it was actually Tina Fey who said that in a TV Skit.

Paul had been inclusive and kind to Gentiles who came to faith in the Messiah. He was inspired to tell them that it was not necessary to undergo circumcision, but that they should still abstain from sexual immorality and from eating defiled food. From this little bit of kindness, Paul was subjected to rumors that he wanted to abolish the Law of Moses and desecrate the Temple. The Civil Authorities, being Roman polytheists, had no idea what all the fuss was about and just wanted to keep the peace.

We know how Paul tried to accommodate his own culture by circumcising Timothy, a Greek. Here he goes further, by shaving and submitting to ritual cleansing in order to not offend his countrymen. We shall see that then, even as now, such gestures often go unappreciated.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[Roman_War_Criminal]

Praying for God’s Divine Hand of Protection over His People Israel, and that they might look upon the one whom their pierced very soon! Zechariah 12:10

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Thank You, Roman_War_Criminal, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[2sheds]

May God keep His hand of protection over Jerusalem always.

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Thank You, 2sheds, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[etabeta]

Joining in prayer.

Blessings, etabeta

[GOPJ]

Anyone who has ever been victimized by a false rumor can empathize with Paul. We see it happen all the time...a statement is taken out of context, a video is posted on the Internet, or a false statement gets publicized.

YES. Christ Wallace on Fox this morning pushing the half truth about Trump's position on 'keeping out Muslims' until we figure out what the hell is happening'. That last part was 'left off'...

And prayers for Israel... as always... (and a pox on FoxNews.)

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, GOPJ, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

Sadly, as re: FOX News, that sort of thing happens ALL the time. :-(

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Hallelujah and Amen

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[NEWwoman]

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You made this lesson so relevant to today.

Joining in prayer for Israel, our beloved America, and all God’s people.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers (and Kind Words!) For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Hiskid]

Amen. May the world see God’s favor on Israel and be jealous.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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