Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

We pick up the Character Study of Saul right after his egregious disobedience of offering an unauthorized sacrifice, and his attempt to cover it up. He has not really repented of this sin, but rather, was horrified that Samuel caught him in the act and pronounced the end of his reign. Unrepented sin has its consequences, and Saul suffers from anxiety and depression over this, as well as insomnia. The Bible describes this torment as "an evil spirit that the Lord sends to trouble Saul".

Why would God send an "evil spirit"? To somebody struggling with sin, conscience and conviction can indeed SEEM evil, as these things reveal the dark, vicious, roots of depravity and shine a light upon them. Conscience and Conviction will torment the soul until there is a change. The Greeks had a name for this phenomenon as well, and visualized the "Furies" as demonic spirits that chased the sinner, tormenting him with his thoughts.

Although the freshly anointed David is called into service to provide a form of "Music Therapy", the soothing can only go so far. Saul's problem is much to deep to be alleviated by human therapies!

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

Appreciating your insights today ML, joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our families, our friends, our persecuted, our nations, and all those in need of redemption’s healing power and forgiveness. Thank you.

I join in prayer for Israel, Jerusalem and all God’s beloved.

Prayers always.

Blessings, etabeta

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PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR
THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!
And for the Preservation of the Valiant
Israeli Nation!

"David Playing The Harp To Saul"
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn - c. 1629

UT the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp:

and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

_____________________________________ 1 Samuel 16:14-23 (KJV)

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For ML In This Time Of Tribulation.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For A Rapid Recovery For Our Own Yorkie.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For A Rapid Recovery For Our FRiend Uri'el2012.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Safety Of Our Gallant Troops And For The Success Of Their Vital Mission.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Repose Of The Souls Of Our Embassy Staff In Libya Who Were Assassinated 11 September 2012.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For The Deliverance Of Our Beloved Nation From The Lion’s Mouth.

PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For Our Brethren Of All Faiths Throughout The World Suffering Persecution.
We pray in particular on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya and throughout the Mideast. The members of the oldest of our Christian Communities, some of which date from the days of the Apostles, suffer under cruel, merciless and unrelenting persecution. They are Orthodox and Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical, Coptic, Pentecostal, and Baptist. To the persecutors, we are all "Nazarenes."