Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Our Lord and our God
You Are So Good!
You Are Our Refuge and Our Strength,
Our Very Present Help,
Our Stronghold in the Day of Trouble.
You Are Our Foundation,
Our Anchor,
Our Rock.
We Run to You and Are Safe.
Thank You For Being Our Stronghold!

Let all that has been Concealed
Be Revealed.

Father, We Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem,
According To Your Will and Promise.
We Pray That You Will Forgive The Sins
of Our Own Nation,
and Lead us all to Godly Repentance.
Create in Us Clean Hearts, Oh LORD,
and Renew a Right Spirit Within Us.

This we Pray Together,
As We Await Your Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.

God Bless America.

ML/LTOS

1 posted on 09/12/2023 5:18:19 AM PDT by left that other site

To: Alamo-Girl; 4Godsoloved..Hegave; albie; alicewonders; AmericanMade1776; Ann de IL; ...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

John 13

Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

18 “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned[a] against me.’[b]

19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”

22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”

25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”

26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.

So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.

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All of us struggle with some kind of sin. I am willing to bet that we not only struggle with our own sins, but with those committed against us. Nearly everyone reading these words has been sinned against at one time or another. Romantic Situations, Family, Jobs, and even Religion have lots of opportunities for betrayal. In fact, betrayal is defined by its origin being from someone in a position of trust. Otherwise, it's not really betrayal but something else. For example, a stranger who robs me at gunpoint is not betraying me. He's just robbing me. But if a trusted friend is embezzling from me and then lets me take the fall, that is betrayal. I am sure you can think of other examples. The following is a little piece I wrote about five years ago, about envy, jealousy, loneliness, and betrayal:

Having been a widow for over seven years, the thought sometimes occurred to me that it would be kind of nice to have a boyfriend. Not a big romance, mind you, but just someone who likes to hike, or ride a motorcycle beside me on country roads, or maybe even play guitar with me and sing along. It would be nice. Everybody else seemed to have "somebody" except me. Oh well, perhaps it was meant to be.

Anyway, my best girlfriend from all the way back in Jr. High had a LOVELY boyfriend that she met on line six years ago. He liked all the things she liked, helped her walk her two big dogs, went on hikes and picnics and all that fun stuff. He was reasonably good-looking, mild-mannered and well-spoken, and seemed to be ideal match for my dear friend who had been through some VERY difficult times. His greatest personal achievement, according to him, had been his Military Service and having made Eagle Scout as a youth. What a Guy! I was genuinely happy for her, but there was a nagging little imp sitting on my shoulder whispering in my ear. That imp was called "Envy". "Envy" is also called "Covetousness" and is forbidden in THE BIG TEN. I struggled with this imp because I KNEW that Covetousness is a big sin, but there he was, all the time, sitting on my shoulder and whispering in my ear.

In June, my friend commissioned me to paint a portrait of the boyfriend's two cats, a tabby and a calico. I labored over the painting for several weeks, as I am more of a dog-person than a cat-person. All the time I worked on the painting, the imp was on my shoulder whispering in my ear, mocking me because I am alone. When I was finished with the painting, my friend gave me TWICE my asking price, paid a lot of money to frame it, and then presented it to the boyfriend for his birthday. Then she sent me an email showing me how awesome it looked on the wall of the boyfriend's living room. The imp on my shoulder whispered in my ear that she was "rubbing it in that she had a boyfriend and I did not". I KNEW this wasn't the case! But still...

OK. That was June of this year. Just last night my dear friend called me and told me that the boyfriend had been DECEIVING her for the last six years. In fact, he had two other girlfriends on the side, one of whom was his ex-wife! The betrayal was so egregious, as the guy was deceiving three woman at the same time, and projected such a goody-two-shoes image that he had gotten away with it for at least six years, maybe more. The imp on my shoulder shriveled up to nothing, and I was overwhelmed with grief and sisterly compassion for my friend. We talked on the phone for hours, and I comforted her the best I could.

We can tell from other passages in the Gospel of John that John was not fond of Judas. The other Disciples, it seems, didn't have a clue that Judas would betray Jesus. Jesus, of course, DID know, but treated Judas as a disciple and friend up until this moment. Betrayal, by definition, doesn't come from an enemy, but from someone we trust. Otherwise, it can be called abuse, deceit, or whatever. Betrayal comes from the inner circle, from someone who is loved. We EXPECT the enemy to act like jerks, but not those to whom we have shared our deepest secrets.

The "imp" is gone, and hopefully will not come back. I have learned a deep and powerful lesson from the pain of somebody I love dearly.

Jesus suffered temptation in all things, yet was WITHOUT SIN. It is for this reason that He is able to empathize with us, no matter what our temptation is. That makes Him the Perfect High Priest, and to use a cliche, He Knows Exactly How You Feel.

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

2 posted on 09/12/2023 5:50:30 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

To: left that other site

My prayers always. God bless.

3 posted on 09/12/2023 8:03:25 AM PDT by etabeta

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

4 posted on 09/12/2023 8:45:33 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

To: left that other site

Amen

Thank you for sharing that personal story. How we all have these heartbreaks and have been guilty also of them. But Jesus is always there and knows our hearts and hurts. God is control and he is our Stronghold.
(and he also gives us good FRens 🤍)

5 posted on 09/12/2023 9:35:34 AM PDT by redryder_90

Thanks for your kind affirmation, Dear FRiend.

(((HUGS)))

6 posted on 09/12/2023 9:51:33 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, redryder_90, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

7 posted on 09/12/2023 9:53:01 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

To: left that other site

Amen, left that other site

Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America.

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

8 posted on 09/12/2023 11:01:38 AM PDT by NEWwoman (God Bless America)

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

9 posted on 09/12/2023 11:12:38 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

To: left that other site

Amen !!! <><

Psalm 71

1 In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me and save me.
3 Be to me a rock of refuge,
a strong fortress,* to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6 Upon you I have leaned from my birth;
it was you who took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of you.

7 I have been like a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all day long.
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength is spent.
10 For my enemies speak concerning me,
and those who watch for my life consult together.
11 They say, ‘Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.’

12 O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
let those who seek to hurt me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.
14 But I will hope continually,
and will praise you yet more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God,
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.

17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 So even to old age and grey hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.*
Your power 19and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.

You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?
20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
21 You will increase my honour,
and comfort me once again.

22 I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have rescued.
24 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame, and disgraced.

10 posted on 09/12/2023 12:07:00 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, DarthVader, For Your Prayers and Wonderful Psalm For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

11 posted on 09/12/2023 12:16:45 PM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

To: left that other site; NEWwoman

12 posted on 09/12/2023 3:27:01 PM PDT by Hiskid (Jesus is Lord)

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

"He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25)

God Bless America.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

13 posted on 09/12/2023 8:17:41 PM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)

To: left that other site

Oh thank you, AMEN! Joining together in meditation, prayer, praise, and thanksgiving.

14 posted on 09/14/2023 4:01:02 AM PDT by Jeanbl

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