Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem
Oh My! Where Do I Begin! There is a Debate tonight, and today's Chapter from Ecclesiastes seems to be tailor-made for the occasion.
10 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
3 Even as fools walk along the road,
they lack sense
and show everyone how stupid they are.
4 If a ruler’s anger rises against you,
do not leave your post;
calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
Since they did not have "Skittles" in Solomon's day, he gives us the analogy of a costly perfume, ruined by the presence of a dead fly. Even the smallest adulteration of Truth makes it an UNTRUTH, or, to put it more bluntly, a LIE. And, of course, the best way to combat a lie is to Stand Your ground, and with calm reassurance and confidence, State The Truth. (Of course, the line about the "Right" and the "Left" doesn't hurt, either.)
Next we have this:
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
6 Fools are put in many high positions,
while the rich occupy the low ones.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback,
while princes go on foot like slaves.
8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;
whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
9 Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;
whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
The best prayer to pray in the debate tonight is that Truth will be revealed, and that the wicked ones will fall into their own traps that they have made. Bob Marley has a song based upon this Chapter of Ecclesiastes called "Small Axe". The "hook line" goes like this:
"Whosoever diggeth the pit,
Shall fall in it!
Shall fall in it!
'Cuz if you are a BIG Tree,
We are a Small Axe."
Sometimes it is very discouraging when we look at the enormity of the power, corruption, and complacency of the left. They have been getting away with their lies for so long.
Now we have this:
12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,
but fools are consumed by their own lips.
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
14 and fools multiply words.
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
I think all of us can say that we have been shamed and embarrassed by things we have said in our youth. Last, but certainly not least:
20 Do not revile the king even in your thoughts,
or curse the rich in your bedroom,
because a bird in the sky may carry your words,
and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
When I was a child, I couldn't get away with ANYTHING! Mom always seemed to know, and she would say "A Little Bird Told Me!". Well those Little Birds are still flying around, and their names are Assange and WIKIleaks.
Come and Pray 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
ML/LTOS
