Posted on 10/10/2015 5:46:42 AM PDT by left that other site
7 John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, We have Abraham as our father. For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
10 What should we do then? the crowd asked.
11 John answered, Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. Teacher, they asked, what should we do?
13 Dont collect any more than you are required to, he told them.
14 Then some soldiers asked him, And what should we do?
He replied, Dont extort money and dont accuse people falselybe content with your pay.
15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16 John answered them all, I baptize you with[b] water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brothers wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
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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
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Praying with you, always.
Blessings, etabeta
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John gave good advice back then as well as today.
Joining in prayer, left that other site, for Israel, our beloved America, and all God’s people.
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Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our families and our friends, for our persecuted brothers and sisters, for our nations.
Say to Aaron and his sons, This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them, The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually). And they shall put My name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them. (Numbers 6:27 AMP)
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