Posted on 09/02/2010 12:12:40 PM PDT by Hiskid
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. (Pr. 29:2)
The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: 'When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.' (2 Sam. 23:3-4)
*prays for the approaching elections*
Amen. No governmental official, elected or appointed, is our answer. Thank you so much for reminding us that Jesus alone is our Deliverer, Protector, Provider.
Continuing in Prayer!
Father, convict the people of our country to vote in the November elections, convict them to not sit at home and hope every thing will pan out in the end, but to get up and exercise their right to vote, and when they do vote convict them to vote for people who cherish Your gift of the U.S Constitution. Amen
Father God, to You belongs all glory, honor and praise, we come to You this day to thank You for every conservative victory. You get the glory for victory over evil, as the defense spending bill that included a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law stalled in the Senate.
Lord, in these remaining days before the elections, please energize the campaigns of all the true patriotic, conservative candidates, and protect them from the smears and lies. We know Lord, that as the haters of our American way of life, see their grip on power slip through their fingers, they will become more and more desperate to hold on to it, and only You know how evil their hearts truly are, and what despicable things they are capable of doing.
Father, help the people in our country this November to align their voting with Biblical righteousness, In Jesus name, Amen
Amen to every word.
Amen
Amen.
Genesis 47:13-27
I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in Virginia a hug and a high five. This guy is obviously a leader.
Perhaps we should each decide who our real leader is.....It is amazing to see that very little has changed in 4,000 years.
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Good morning, brothers and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews crowded on Sunday morning and so eager to get into God's Word.
Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will, to the 47th chapter of Genesis, we'll begin our reading at verse 13 and go through verse 27.
Brother Ray, would you stand and read that great passage for us? ...(reading)....
Thank you for that fine reading, Brother Ray... So we see that economic hard times fell upon Egypt and the people turned to the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And Pharaoh nationalized the grain harvest and placed the grain in great storehouses that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh, like a great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for grain. And this went on until their money ran out and they were hungry again.
So when they went to Pharaoh after that, they brought their livestock -their cattle, their horses, their sheep, and their donkey - to barter for grain and verse 17 says that only took them through the end of that year..
But the famine wasn't over was it? So the next year the people came before Pharaoh and admitted they had nothing left except their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh.." So they surrendered their homes, their land, and their real estate to Pharaoh's government and then sold themselves into slavery to him, in return for grain.
What can we learn from this, brothers and sisters?
That turning to the government instead of to God to be our provider in hard times only leads to slavery? Yes. That the only reason government wants to be our provider is to also become our master?
Yes.
But look how that passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt , in the land of Goshen .. And they gained possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied greatly." God provided for His people, just as He always has! They didn't end up giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they gained possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today and an ominous one.
We see the same thing happening today - the government today wants to "share the wealth" once again, to take it from us and redistribute it back to us. It wants to take control of healthcare, just as it has taken control of education, and ration it back to us, and when government rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will wind up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years ago - as slaves to the government and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government is doing now is no different from what Pharaoh's government did then and it will end the same. And a lot of people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah," don't they? Is he a Messiah? A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh made them his slaves, "You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will be servants to Pharaoh"?
Well, I tell you this - I know the Messiah; the Messiah is a friend of mine; and Mr. Obama is no Messiah! No, brothers and sisters, if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh. Bow with me in prayer, if you will...
Lord, You alone are worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone. We confess that the government is not our deliverer and never rightly will be. We read in the eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of what a ruler would do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day."
And Lord, we acknowledge that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have chosen for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray for revival and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters.
Give us hearts to seek You and hands to serve You and protect Your people from the atrocities of Pharaoh's government.
In God We Trust...
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Father, thank You for Your faithful servant jackv, I lift up and agree with jackv’s wonderful prayer, Amen..
This November, please allow genuine and sincere politicians to come into power. We pray that our Republican leaders stop 'playing politics' and work together to defeat the Marxist agenda. We pray that the voters are able to discern who and what is best and not be blinded by empty and faulty promises. Grant us guidance to vote wisely. We pray this all in Jesus name.
Thanks for this much-needed and beautiful prayer....Amen and Amen!!!!
AMEN.
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