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Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem
Hebrews 13
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
"But you run and you run
To catch up with the sun
But it's sinking,
And racing around to come back behind you again..." (Pink Floyd, from the song "Time.")
These dreary words from an even drearier song are about youth wasting time until age takes it away. It's a sad philosophy from a disfunctional mind, but echoes Aristotle's view of the Universe that Galileo taught against. It shows the person (Earth) as stationary with the Sun racing around him. We know now, of course, that Galileo was right and the religious authorities were wrong on that one. It is interesting that Pink Floyd's lyrics reflect the erroneous theory of Man being the center of the Universe. And, if you look at it carefully, one can see that egocentrism is a feature of many mental illnesses. Paranoia, Narcissism, Meglomania, Tyrrany, and Oppression can be linked to it. It's all about Me, Me, Me!
The Author of Hebrews takes a different view of Time. He (or she!) knows that Time is precious and we don't have a lot of it. Therefore the Author calls Prayer a "Sacrifice". In taking time to Praise God, especially when we are not feeling like doing it, we are sacrificing the one thing we can't manufacture for ourselves...Time. Jesus said in The Sermon on the Mount that no amount of worrying can add a second to our lives. He might have added that worrying actually may TAKE Time away from us, in the form of stress-related illnesses and death.
A "Sacrifice of Praise" may take some Time, but it is Worth it! It's much healthier than "frittering away in an offhand way" Time that could be spent Praising God, and Growing in Grace and Peace.
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
03/12/2022 4:30:47 AM PST by
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(A Man Without Self-Control is like a City Broken Into and Left Without Walls (Proverbs 25:28))
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3 posted on
03/12/2022 7:15:32 AM PST by
etabeta
To: left that other site; yorkie; Uri’el-2012
PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM! And for the Preservation of the Valiant Israeli Nation!
| | Y him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. |
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PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For ML In This Time Of Tribulation.
PRAYERS ASCENDING ON HIGH For the Repose of the Soul of ML's Mom.
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 Lions 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."
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5 posted on
03/12/2022 8:28:21 AM PST by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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"Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."
Amen! Such wonderful advice for life!
6 posted on
03/12/2022 9:36:51 AM PST by
2sheds
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Amen !!! <><
A Time for Purification
“The Lord God says, “Hear My Word: The time that
has been marked by My blessings and gifts is
being replaced now by the period to be marked
by my judgment and purification. What I have not
accomplished by blessings and gifts, I will
accomplish by judgment and purification.”
9 posted on
03/12/2022 9:59:54 AM PST by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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Amen, left that other site
Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem and for our beloved America.
11 posted on
03/12/2022 10:17:47 AM PST by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
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Thank you and prayers up ❤ 🙏
12 posted on
03/12/2022 3:45:51 PM PST by
TianaHighrider
(God moved David to STAND UP to Goliath ❣)
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AMEN, thank you. Joining together in Prayer.
17 posted on
03/15/2022 2:01:22 AM PDT by
Jeanbl
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