Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem(9/29/18)[Prayer]

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The Gospel of John




(New Testament)

John 15

The World Hates the Disciples

18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[b] If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’[c]

(End of Scripture Passage)



One only needs to look at the daily headlines to know this is true.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Lord our God
How Majestic Is Your Name Over All the Earth!
You Have Revealed Your Magnificence In Your Holy Word,
Yet, All the Books in the World Can Not Contain Your Glory!
When We Gaze at the Heavens,
The Work of Your Hands,
At The Order and Intricacy of the Atom,
The Exquisite Proportions of a Seashell or a Flower,
All We Can Do Is Gaze in Wonder and Exclaim,
Oh Lord, How Awesome You Are!

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 Leaders of Our Nation,
May They Be Inspired and Led By You,
And Please Guide Them in All Things.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Today's Story is a re-print of one I told back in January, but the context of events these days made me want to share it again. I will put the "old" story into italics, and Today's Commentary in regular print. Here Goes:

Because it has been a half-century since I have read a lot of the "Classics", I am reading them again for a fresh perspective. Some of them (like Ben Hur, Moby Dick, and Animal Farm) are like old friends that I haven't seen in years, but are just as I remember them. Some (like Les Miserables, are obvious abridgements that leave out things I remember. Others have characters and incidents that seem fresh and new to me, and make me wonder if the first reading was an abridged version...or if (HORRORS!) I had FORGOTTEN!

Right now, I am reading The Brothers Karamazov. I am at the point, about halfway through the book, where Dmitri is arrested for the murder of his father. Jurisprudence in 19th Century Czarist Russia was, of course, very different than ours, but the scene of the arrest (a roadside inn and gambling den) is astounding. The prosecuting attorney is accompanying the police detectives, and is questioning witnesses at the site of the arrest! Dmitri, who is without legal representation, sits there under arrest, and is subjected to a parade of "witnesses" who are either drunk, sleeping it off, mad at Dmitri because he loved the same girl as they did, a Pole who barely speaks Russian and who lost money to Dmitri gambling, and the girl who was both Dmitri's lover and the lover of the decedent, Dmitri's father!

If that isn't confusing enough, there is no mention of anyone being "Under Oath", and Dmitri is told that, although he has a "right to remain silent", things will "go better" for him if he just CONFESSES. No DNA, Blood Evidence, or Fingerprints are mentioned. While forensic technology may have come a long way since then, it looks as though Dmitri may be exiled to Siberia on the testimony of False Witnesses.

There is a reason that the admonition against being a "False Witness" is in the Ten Commandments. We see it today in The Media, Government, and Academia, three institutions that, for centuries have been trusted witnesses, and therefore have power over society. When the lies of these institutions are exposed as liars, it is troubling and disorienting. WHO can you trust?

By calling Himself "The True and Faithful Witness", God is telling us that HE is the Truth, and will always be Faithful, no matter what all the false witnesses clamor and scream at us.

I will not spoil The Brothers Karamazov for anyone who may read it, but it is not a "spoiler" to know that Dmitri is NOT the murderer. The book is quite clear on that before this scene takes place, which makes it even MORE frustrating and egregious!

There is a reason God included the Law against "False Witness" in THE BIG TEN along with Murder, Theft, Adultery, Idolatry, Coveting, and Parental Abuse. Its effects are so egregious that it is, in effect, a MURDER. People can and do lose more than a mere reputation when they are the victims of False Witness. The can lose a Marriage, a Family, a Job, their Livelihood, their Freedom, or even their LIFE because of a LIE. St. Stephen, St. Peter, St. Paul, and even Jesus Himself were testified against by False Witnesses. In Peter's and Paul's cases, it led to flogging and imprisonment on a number of occasions. In Stephen's case, and, of course, in the case of Jesus, False Witness led to their Execution.

The evil one wants displays of The Ten Commandments removed from public places. Their very presence is a conviction of his evil deeds.

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

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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[etabeta]

My prayers always. God bless.

[trisham]

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[NEWwoman]

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Concerning False withnesses-

Interesting the first prominent mention of a “Me Too” was in Genesis 39. Potiphar’s wife made sexual advances and tried to seduce houseslave Joseph. She accused him of rape and he was sent to prison for several years.

Then there’s I Kings 21, when Jezebel schemed to take Naboth’s vineyard to give to her husband Ahab. She framed Naboth with false witnesses accusing him of cursing God and the King, which resulted in Naboth being stoned to death.

Moses was right on when he wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit:

One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offense they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. (Deuteronomy 19:15)

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

And prayer for Judge Kavanaugh and his family—as well as the Senate and the accusers and their enablers.

May truth and righteousness and justice win the day.

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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.

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



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Hallelujah and Amen

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

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

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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Amen. And Potiphar’s wife actually had a piece of (false) evidence, the clock she grabbed off Joseph when he fled her advances.

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

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

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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[Silentgypsy]

Amen and thank you.

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

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

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

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

ML/LTOS

[Hiskid]

Amen

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

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

"The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance..” Psalm 33 NASB

God Bless America!

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

ML/LTOS