Posted on 04/26/2009 9:00:34 AM PDT by Kitty Mittens
'Thine, O LORD is the Greatness, and the Power, and the Glory, and the Victory, and the Majesty: for All that is in the Heaven and in the Earth is Thine; Thine is the Kingdom, O LORD, and Thou Art Exalted as Head above All.' (1Chron.29:11) 'O our God, we Thank You and Praise Your Glorious Name!' (1Chron.29:13) We Love You, our Lord of Mercy, Love, and Grace!
Our Savior, we Thank You with All our Hearts for our Heroic Troops. May Every Man be Sheltered Daily in Your Tender Care. For them we Pray Psalm 138:7, 'Though I am Surrounded by Troubles, You will Bring me Safely through them. You will Clench Your Fist Against my Angry Enemies! Your Power will Save me.' May You be Exalted, Your Majesty, and First and Foremost in Every Man's Life. May Every Moment See our Troops Surrounded and Protected by Jesus' Love.
We Pray, our Abba, for Protection for Your Beloved Israel. Thank You that One Day she will Honored before the World. May her Enemies be Defeated, and she be Victorious and Set On High. We Ask that Benjamin Netanyahu will be Surrounded by Your Loving Care. May he Abide Safely Always in the Palm of Jehovah's Hand.
Your Excellency, we Pray for the Salvation of our Enemies, through Jesus' Grace. May All in our Government who Hate You Come to a Saving Knowledge of Jesus Christ. We Pray for Barack Obama, Asking for a Miracle of Sovereign Grace. O Master, our Powerful God, All Things are Possible with Thee! Most Merciful Redeemer, Please Reach Out to Obama Thy Saving Hand. May All Things Become New; May he be Granted Life in Heaven's Great King.
Thank You for Hearing us, our Wonderful, Forgiving Lord. Please Save our America, and Pardon us of All our Sins. You are So Kind and Loving, our Merciful Shepherd-King! 'Thank God for His Marvelous Love, for His Miracle Mercy to the Children He Loves; Offer Thanksgiving Sacrifices, Tell the World what He's Done: Sing it Out!' (Ps.107:21,22) In Jesus' Name, be Forevermore Exalted and Praised! Amen.
Amen.
Smile,” said Jay as we drove to church. “You look so unhappy.” I wasn’t; I was just thinking, and I can’t do two things at once. But to make him happy, I smiled. “Not like that,” he said. “I mean a real smile.”
His comment got me thinking even more intently. Is it reasonable to expect a real smile from someone who’s being issued a command? A real smile comes from inside; it’s an expression of the heart, not of the face.
We settle for phony smiles in photographs. We’re happy when everyone cooperates at the photographer’s studio and we get at least one picture with everyone smiling. After all, we’re creating an icon of happiness, so it doesn’t have to be genuine.
But phoniness before God is unacceptable. Whether we’re happy or sad or mad, honesty is essential. God doesn’t want false expressions of worship any more than He wants false statements about people or circumstances (Mark 7:6).
Changing our facial expression is easier than changing our attitude, but true worship requires that all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength agree that God is worthy of praise. Even when our circumstances are sad, we can be grateful for God’s mercy and compassion, which are worth more than the “lip service” of a phony smile.
AMEN SISTER AND GRACE TO ALL CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS!
“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where
I am.”
- John 17:24
O death! why dost thou touch the tree beneath whose spreading branches
weariness hath rest? Why dost thou snatch away the excellent of the earth,
in whom is all our delight? If thou must use thine axe, use it upon the
trees which yield no fruit; thou mightest be thanked then. But why wilt
thou fell the goodly cedars of Lebanon? O stay thine axe, and spare the
righteous. But no, it must not be; death smites the goodliest of our
friends; the most generous, the most prayerful, the most holy, the most
devoted must die. And why? It is through Jesus’ prevailing prayer-”Father,
I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am.” It
is that which bears them on eagle’s wings to heaven. Every time a believer
mounts from this earth to paradise, it is an answer to Christ’s prayer. A
good old divine remarks, “Many times Jesus and his people pull against one
another in prayer. You bend your knee in prayer and say ‘Father, I will
that thy saints be with me where I am’; Christ says, ‘Father, I will that
they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am.’” Thus the
disciple is at cross-purposes with his Lord. The soul cannot be in both
places: the beloved one cannot be with Christ and with you too. Now, which
pleader shall win the day? If you had your choice; if the King should step
from his throne, and say, “Here are two supplicants praying in opposition
to one another, which shall be answered?” Oh! I am sure, though it were
agony, you would start from your feet, and say, “Jesus, not my will, but
thine be done.” You would give up your prayer for your loved one’s life,
if you could realize the thoughts that Christ is praying in the opposite
direction-”Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with
me where I am.
“ Lord, thou shalt have them.
By faith we let them go.
C.H.SPURGEON
5 SOLAS!
I join in prayer for our heroes!
Joining with you in prayer.
Amen.
Thank you for sharing all these pictures.
in Jesus Name, amen.
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