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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem The Book Of Zechariah Chapter 9 1. The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. 2. And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. 3. And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 4. Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and...

Do You Really Love Him? "She has done a good work for Me" —Mark 14:6 If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious, wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken to extremes, we have missed the true meaning. This may describe affection and it may bring us a warm feeling, but it is not a true and accurate description of love.Have you ever been driven to do something for God not because you felt that it was useful or your duty to...

February 21, 2012 Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time   Reading 1 Jas 4:1-10 Beloved:Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from?Is it not from your passions that make war within your members?You covet but do not possess.You kill and envy but you cannot obtain;you fight and wage war.You do not possess because you do not ask.You ask but do not receive, because you ask wrongly,to spend it on your passions.Adulterers!Do you not know that to be a lover of the world means enmity with God?Therefore, whoever wants to be a lover of...

Father God, Lord of All Creation, Father of My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I boldly approach your throne of grace right now and ask you to forgive me for looking to myself for answers instead of always looking to do and obey your will. Forgive us as a Nation for turning our back on you and I ask that you heal our land, Father God. Lord I pray a hedge of protection around Rick Santorum and ask that you lead and guide each and every step in this very important campaign for the Presidency of The United States of...

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."(John 14:27) "Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare of the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I am trusting Him."(Psalm 91:1-2)

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem The Book Of Zechariah Chapter 8 1. Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, 2. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3. Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. 4. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men...

Taking the Initiative Against Daydreaming "Arise, let us go from here" —John 14:31 Daydreaming about something in order to do it properly is right, but daydreaming about it when we should be doing it is wrong. In this passage, after having said these wonderful things to His disciples, we might have expected our Lord to tell them to go away and meditate over them all. But Jesus never allowed idle daydreaming. When our purpose is to seek God and to discover His will for us, daydreaming is right and acceptable. But when our inclination is to spend time daydreaming...

February 20, 2012 Monday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time   Reading 1 Jas 3:13-18 Beloved:Who among you is wise and understanding?Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts,do not boast and be false to the truth.Wisdom of this kind does not come down from abovebut is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist,there is disorder and every foul practice.But the wisdom from above is first of all pure,then peaceable, gentle, compliant,full of mercy and good fruits,without inconstancy...

Psalm 69:30 Let me Shout God's Name with a Praising Song, Let me Tell His Greatness in a Prayer of Thanks.

Taking the Initiative Against Drudgery "Arise, shine . . ." —Isaiah 60:1 When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as though there were no God. There is no point in waiting for God to help us— He will not. But once we arise, immediately we find He is there. Whenever God gives us His inspiration, suddenly taking the initiative becomes a moral issue— a matter of obedience. Then we must act to be obedient and not continue to lie down doing nothing. If we will arise and shine, drudgery will...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem The Book Of Zechariah Chapter 7 1. And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; 2. When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, 3. And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I...

February 19, 2012   Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time   Reading 1 Is 43:18-19, 21-22, 24b-25 Thus says the LORD:Remember not the events of the past,the things of long ago consider not;see, I am doing something new!Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?In the desert I make a way,in the wasteland, rivers.The people I formed for myself,that they might announce my praise.Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob,for you grew weary of me, O Israel.You burdened me with your sins,and wearied me with your crimes.It is I, I, who wipe out,for my own sake, your offenses;your...

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. (Psalm 48:14)

Taking the Initiative Against Despair "Rise, let us be going" —Matthew 26:46 In the Garden of Gethsemane, the disciples went to sleep when they should have stayed awake, and once they realized what they had done it produced despair. The sense of having done something irreversible tends to make us despair. We say, “Well, it’s all over and ruined now; what’s the point in trying anymore.” If we think this kind of despair is an exception, we are mistaken. It is a very ordinary human experience. Whenever we realize we have not taken advantage of a magnificent opportunity, we...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem The Book Of Zechariah Chapter 6 The Four Chariots 1. Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains were bronze mountains. 2. With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, 3. with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot strong dappled horses. 4. Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?" 5. The angel replied to me, "These are...

February 18, 2012  Saturday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time   Reading 1 Jas 3:1-10 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters,for you realize that we will be judged more strictly,for we all fall short in many respects.If anyone does not fall short in speech, he is a perfect man,able to bridle the whole body also.If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us,we also guide their whole bodies.It is the same with ships:even though they are so large and driven by fierce winds,they are steered by a very small rudderwherever...

“But my eyes are upon You, O GOD the Lord; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute. Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.” ~ Psalm 141: 8-10~

Earlier today I was sent a link to a blog of a woman named “Ashley” who is acting as a surrogate mother. She says she is around 20 weeks pregnant with the child of another couple, and recently found out that the child suffers from some abnormalities. What those abnormalities are Ashley herself did not say, but the person who forwarded the link to me said it was cleft lip and palate – a minor condition that can be surgically remedied after birth. But now the parents of the child have demanded that Ashley abort the child. In a heartrending...

Taking the Initiative Against Depression "Arise and eat" —1 Kings 19:5 The angel in this passage did not give Elijah a vision, or explain the Scriptures to him, or do anything remarkable. He simply told Elijah to do a very ordinary thing, that is, to get up and eat. If we were never depressed, we would not be alive—only material things don’t suffer depression. If human beings were not capable of depression, we would have no capacity for happiness and exaltation. There are things in life that are designed to depress us; for example, things that are associated with...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem The Book Of Zechariah Chapter 5 Vision of the Flying Scroll 1. Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll. 2. And he said to me, “What do you see?” So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.” 3. Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to...