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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up
Among the more than 19,000 original epigrams penned by chemist and writer Dr. O. A. Battista is this wise observation: “You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.” Unfortunately, just the opposite often happens when something we have done is praised and rewarded. A humble heart can quickly become a swelled head.
Just before Saul was anointed king, he saw himself as a member of an insignificant family in the smallest tribe of Israel (1 Sam. 9:21). Within a few years, however, he had erected a monument in his own honor and had become the supreme authority for his conduct (15:11-12). The prophet Samuel confronted Saul for his disobedience to God by reminding him, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?” (v.17).
Self-importance is the first step down the slippery slope of what we call success. It begins when we claim credit for God-given victories and modify His commands to suit our desires.
True success is staying on God’s path by following His Word and giving Him praise instead of craving it for ourselves.
Read: 1 Samuel 15:10-23
Good Lord's Day and Shavua Tov to you!
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.
These are very comforting words but only illustrate that we are simply afraid to speak the truth. We can have "faith" in all sorts of things but there is only one true way to heaven-through asking the Lord Jesus to forgive your sins and change your life. Only then will a person understand the true joy of God and what "faith" really is.
I know it's not politically correct, but the message is given in the spirit of love. I hope I never have a job that will tell me I must put politics above the truth. Muslims certainly don't have a problem with telling you their version.
Thank you for Chapel & a blessed Lord’s day to you & yours. *Hugs*
120315-N-ZZ999-020 ARABIAN GULF (March 15, 2012) - The Liberian-flagged motor vessel (MV) Stolt Valor is on fire in the Arabian Gulf. The guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) rescued 24 Filipino mariners from two Stolt Valor life rafts. John Paul Jones is assigned to Combined Maritime Forces' Commander, Task Force 152, conducting maritime security operations in the Arabian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
Amen.
