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God’s judgment will soon come upon our completely irrelevant nation, the world’s completely irrelevant globalist leaders, and all who love darkness

5/22/2023

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God’s judgment will soon come upon our completely irrelevant nation, the world’s completely irrelevant globalist leaders, and all who love darkness - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2023/05/20/completely-irrelevant-by-daymond-duck/
 
On May 9, 2023, former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson posted a three-minute video on Twitter, and here is my understanding of what he said:
 
  • The mainstream media is misleading people by withholding valuable information from every story.
  • Some reporters would like to tell the truth, but there are limits on what they can say, and they know that they will get fired if they say too much too often.
  • Other than Twitter, there are not many outlets that allow free speech, but free speech on Twitter is impacted by the propaganda (untruth and/or partial truth) in the mainstream media.
  • Most of the debates on TV are completely irrelevant.
  • Telling the truth strengthens people.
  • Silencing the truth weakens people.
 
It is my opinion that America is no longer “One nation under God.”
 
We are becoming a nation of liars, weak and completely irrelevant.
 
The corruption of our mainstream media is just a reflection of the corruption of our nation.
 
Jesus ended His conversation with Nicodemus with these words, “This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God” (John 3:19-21).
 
Lost people do not like the truth.
 
They do not like the God of the Bible.
 
They hate what the Bible says about world government, abortion, the LGBTQ agenda, Jesus is the only way to heaven, etc.
 
They prefer the darkness.
 
It has impacted many that stand behind a pulpit and many that sit in a pew.
 
God’s judgment will soon come upon our completely irrelevant nation, the world’s completely irrelevant globalist leaders, and all who love darkness.
 
I wish it were not so, but God’s Word must be fulfilled.
 
Here are more events that seem to indicate that God’s judgment will soon come upon the world.
 
One, concerning an economic collapse in the U.S.: consumer prices increased 0.4% (4.8% annually) in March 2023, even though the Federal Reserve keeps increasing interest rates to curb inflation.
 
(More: On Mar. 11, 2023, it was reported that 236 companies have filed for bankruptcy in the first four months of 2023 (the highest number in 13 years.)
 
Two, concerning natural disasters increasing in frequency and intensity at the end of the age: on May 10, 2023, it was reported that these three events occurred on the same day:
 
  • Severe flooding and a landslide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) killed at least 422 people, left about 5,000 people unaccounted for (so the death toll will keep rising), destroyed about 1200 homes, damaged about 1800 homes, and impacted about 20,000 more people.
  • Wildfires in Russia killed 21 people and destroyed more than 5,000 buildings.
  • A strong 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga, but no damage or casualties were reported.
 
Three, concerning perilous times, a borderless world, etc.: on May 6, 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in a vehicle that was crossing from Mexico into Arizona.
 
The driver was detained, and state and federal officials were notified.
 
America’s current administration does not seem to care if other bombs have crossed the border or how many more could be on the way.
 
Four, concerning Muslim efforts to destroy Israel: starting on May 3, 2023, Muslims fired hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel.
 
On May 9, 2023, Israel started striking back with aircraft and bombs.
 
Thousands of Jewish citizens are living in bomb shelters, and thousands more are on alert in their homes.
 
Despite foreign efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, Israeli officials said it is not likely to happen, and it is more likely that the fighting will continue.
 
(Update: On May 12, 2023, it was reported that about 1,000 rockets have now been fired from Gaza into Israel. Israel has responded by attacking 190 targets and killed the top 6 Islamic Jihad leaders—their entire command structure.)
 
(Update: On May 14, 2023, it was reported that 1,469 rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel that killed 2 Israelis, Israeli bombing had killed at least 33 Muslim attackers and injured about 150 Palestinians, Egypt has negotiated a fragile peace agreement, and Israel said “quiet will be answered with quiet, and if Israel is attacked and threatened, it will do everything it needs to in order to protect itself.”)
 
(Note: According to Bible prophecy, Israel cannot be destroyed. The Muslims have hundreds of thousands of rockets and missiles, but no weapon formed against Israel will prosper. God will not allow the destruction of Israel because His Word must be fulfilled, but He will not allow Israel to have peace until the Jews accept Jesus as their Messiah; another prophecy that must be fulfilled.)
 
Five, the Netherlands is small nation with just under 18 million people.
 
It has 12 provinces, two of which are called North Holland and South Holland.
 
Together they are referred to as Holland, and 70% of that area is owned by small farmers that raise cattle.
 
On May 10, 2023, it was announced that the European Union’s main executive body has given the government of Netherlands permission to force half the farmers in Holland to sell their land to the government because the government wants to take their land out of production and seize their cattle to reduce air pollution.
 
Have you got that? The government is planning to use the climate change scam to take control of about one-third of Holland (half of 70% = 35%), idle the land, and get rid of the cattle.
 
(Opinion: It is easy for me to believe that multitudes will die from famine during the Tribulation Period and multitudes will own nothing, but it is difficult for me to believe that people will be happy in the situation that is developing. I am not saying they will do this, but it would not surprise me if the government bought the farmers’ land and then seized their bank accounts during an economic crisis. Sorry, but I no longer trust many of today’s leaders.)
 
Six, concerning corruption in the White House, DOJ, FBI, CIA, and more: on May 15, 2023, Special Counsel John Durham released a scathing more than 300-page final report on “Russiagate” (the fabricated lie that Trump was colluding with Russia to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election).
 
There is too much to cover, but here is some of what I read:
 
>Pres. Trump was totally exonerated.
 
>The FBI did not follow its own standards; it failed to uphold the law; it had one set of standards for Trump and another set of standards for Hillary.
 
>On the day Durham’s report was released, FBI Director Christopher Wray acknowledged that there are problems with the way the investigation of Trump was handled, and he said action has been taken to ensure that it will not happen again (But he is a known liar, and nothing has been done to Hillary).
 
>With Hillary Clinton’s approval, her campaign started a lie and paid for the creation of a fake document (called the Russian Dossier) to back up a false story about Trump.
 
>CIA Director John Brennan’s handwritten notes show that he briefed Pres. Barack Obama, Vice Pres Joe Biden, Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch, and FBI Director James Comey on Hillary’s fake story, but they let it go on.
 
>FBI Director Comey had no evidence of any wrongdoing by Trump, he had been briefed on Hillary’s scheme, he had evidence that Trump was innocent, he ignored the evidence of Trump’s innocence, and his people lied to the FISA Court to get permission to investigate Trump.
 
>Many in the major media reported Hillary’s lie as truth, and even after it became obvious that Hillary had lied, they still reported the lie as truth.
 
>CIA Director John Brennan, Pres. Barack Obama, Vice Pres Joe Biden, Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch, FBI Director James Comey, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper met shortly before Trump’s inauguration to discuss Hillary’s fake story. They knew it was a lie, but they allowed the deception of the American people to continue.
 
As I see it, Durham’s report shows that Trump was not colluding with the Russians against Hillary, but Hillary and many powerful people in Washington were colluding with each other against Trump.
 
On several occasions, Congressman Adam Schiff said he had proof that Trump was guilty, but when it was time to put up or shut up, he could not prove anything.
 
The actions of these people have cost U.S. citizens millions of dollars, done untold damage to our government agencies, helped divide our nation, and nothing will be done about it because many of them are still in power.
 
(Note: I have often said there is no telling what the Deep State will do to keep Trump from being elected again, and the corruption of so many top leaders that are never held accountable is a big reason.)
 
Seven, concerning an economic collapse: America’s national debt and the interest rates are skyrocketing, and they are expected to skyrocket even more as our government refinances old debt that was financed at lower rates.
 
We are now in big trouble, and our problems could grow worse fast.
 
(FYI: On a different note, here is a link to an interesting 15-min video on why Tucker Carlson will be posting his program on Twitter. Be sure to watch the last 4 minutes.)
 
https://youtu.be/5rtYca7OFRc
 
Finally, are you Rapture Ready?
 
If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.
 
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End of All Flesh? – Terry James - https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2023/05/21/end-of-all-flesh/
 
Jesus’ words of fearsome times to come have reverberated from the Mount of Olives since the hour He looked down upon the Temple while answering His disciples’ question about the end of the age. None of those words more encapsulated just how horrific things would be leading up to His return to planet Earth.
 
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. (Matthew 24:2)
 
Like most who study Bible prophecy, I’ve thought the world’s nuclear arsenals would bring humankind to the brink of total annihilation as described here by the Lord. This, of course, could still be the case. Just one of America’s nuclear-equipped submarines, it is said, has more firepower within its hull than all of the explosives detonated in World War II—including the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Can you imagine what devastation all-out nuclear war could unleash?
 
So, it isn’t a far stretch to believe that Jesus, the greatest of all prophets, could have been talking about nuclear devastation in our present time on this judgment-doomed sphere.
 
While that could still be the case, I was reminded this past week that nuclear war isn’t the only methodology that might bring humanity to the point that all flesh will be in danger of being completely destroyed. The scientific geniuses amongst our numbers are proving more and more to have the same reprobate mindset as the general population of rebels who have turned their backs to God. And even more troubling, many among those of the scientific community are observably “evil men [and women] and seducers” who continue to grow worse and worse.
 
We have witnessed, I believe, an effort by that community to join in the globalist intention to bring the planet into a sustainable configuration—the carbon footprint-controlled New World Order championed by England’s newly coronated king.
 
We remember the one-world-order Georgia Guidestone edifice inscribed with an expression of the desire to bring the earth’s population down to a “sustainable” five hundred million. Its strange destruction and removal—with almost no notice of that removal by the usually avid, pro-sustainable, climate-change champions of international media—hasn’t been addressed by way of explanation since.
 
It seemed that the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine-mandate hoopla were somehow involved in the that monument’s declaration. The evidence continues to mount that the effort to eliminate human flesh from the population count remains with us to this late hour. Science, which we are told we must trust, doesn’t seem to be on the side of continuation of humanity.
 
Consider the following:
 
Late on January 29, 2023, eminent MIT Professor and respected expert on drug safety analytics, Dr. Retsef Levi, placed a video on his Twitter. In it, he calls for the immediate suspension of all mRNA injections. Here are his words introducing the video:
 
“The evidence is mounting and indisputable that mRNA vaccines cause serious harm including death, especially among young people. We have to stop giving them immediately!” (“Worldwide Phenomenon of Sudden Deaths: The Level of Denial and Deception Is Mindboggling,” Jonathan Brentner, https://harbingersdaily.com/worldwide-phenomenon-of-sudden-deaths-the-level-of-denial-and-deception-is-mindboggling/)
 
But even the unleashing of virulent pestilences, with, some believe, the complicit efforts of those within America’s clandestine cabals, doesn’t tell the entirety of suspected intrigue involved.
 
Now a potential evil feared to threaten human life itself is developing—and at a pace that terrifies even some of the scientific community who are working on the creation of the AI technologies.
 
In late March, no lesser mortal human beings than Goldman Sachs equity research took a deep dive into the implications of AI for the world (and beyond). The magnum opus led readers through the evolution of AI… Their shocking conclusion: AI will lead one-third of a billion layoffs (at least) in the US and Europe. Think of it as the mobilization of the service sector. The safety risks around AI are huge, and we think there is a more than 50/50 chance AI will wipe out all of humanity by the middle of the century. (“There’s A Greater-Than-50% Chance AI Wipes Out All of Humanity by 2050, One Advisory Finds,” https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/theres-greater-50-chance-ai-wipes-out-all-humanity-2050-one-advisory-finds .)
 
More and more, the scientists involved in this burgeoning thing called artificial intelligence are warning of the unknowns that will occur when machine melds with human. We wonder if those responsible for the future of AI are intent on making the global elite “become as gods”—as the serpent promised Eve in the Garden of Eden.
 
Perhaps this is what Jesus meant, at least in part, when he said the words quoted above:
 
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
 
So we can be assured that it will not be the end of all flesh. Jesus will preempt Satan’s ability to devour the whole human race. We believe that this preemption—the Rapture of His Church—might take place at any moment! Then, God will Himself control the attempts of Satan to eliminate the human race during the seven years of hell on earth.
 
Even so, come, Lord Jesus! 

 
 


 
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Poll Finds 61% Of Americans See AI As A Threat To Humanity’s Future – By Hal Lindsey - https://harbingersdaily.com/poll-found-that-61-of-americans-see-ai-as-a-threat-to-humanitys-future/
 
For several years now, some of the world’s greatest minds have been warning us about the dangers of artificial intelligence — AI. The public is largely convinced. A new Reuters poll found that 61% of Americans see AI as a threat to humanity’s future. More significantly, AI researchers tend to agree. These are the people who go to work every day and push forward the technology of artificial intelligence. A recent poll showed that half of them admit that they believe AI has at least a 10% chance of causing the extinction of the human race.
 
Anyone who thinks 10% is a small chance should consider his own life. Would you buy a car if you knew its brakes had a 10% chance of failure? Would you prepare a meal that stood a 10% chance of killing your children or your grandchildren? These people think that AI has a good chance of killing everyone’s children, including their own. Yet they persist in its pursuit. Why? Because they see it as inevitable. The comments I’ve read say things like, “If I don’t do it, someone else will.”
 
Bible prophecy does not say that artificial intelligence causes the extinction of humanity. In fact, the Bible teaches about the eternal nature of humans and the human race. But the doomsday opinions of AI researchers point to the level of momentum AI has already gained. Half the people who work in that field think it has a good chance of destroying us, yet they continue. Most of them seem to think we have already passed the point of no return.
 
AI’s momentum makes it impossible for human regulators to stop it. Recently, some of the world’s best-known scientists and engineers signed a letter calling for a six month pause in the “training” of high-level AI systems. There have been congressional hearings on how to regulate AI — give it “guardrails.”
 
Those things will come to nothing, and here’s why — China. The People’s Republic of China would see a US pause in AI training as an opportunity to get ahead in a race that will fundamentally change humanity. Can you imagine the US military willingly allowing other nations to get that far ahead? And make no mistake, six months amounts to eons of time in the development of this technology. It’s been slow going for decades, but now it’s happening fast.
 
Several things in Bible prophecy seem to indicate the end-times use of AI. Happily, none of them involve the extinction of the human race. But they do involve a stunning loss of human rights. For instance, Revelation 13 talks about an economic system based on the Mark of the Beast. It will require all transactions to go through the Mark system. To ensure compliance, the Antichrist’s government will have to surveil everyone, all the time. There aren’t enough people to police humanity at that level, but AI can keep constant tabs on everyone.
 
AI can monitor the billions of cameras, computers, satellites, cash registers, phones, and everything else connected to it. Future police vehicles will not all be manned. Robotic prowl cars and aerial drones will patrol neighborhoods and business districts. Each will be equipped to look and listen through walls, read every license plate, and use facial recognition on every face. AI will correlate and interpret that massive flow of data. It never sleeps; never takes a break.
 
AI-powered robots can enforce the laws. Critics of regular police accuse them of favoritism and emotion-based prejudices. But if you defund the police, you still have the problem of crime and criminals. AI robots, on the other hand, have no emotions. They treat everyone the same. They don’t require compensation. And they can be as deadly as needed.
 
We’re headed into a new world, and we’re not walking. We’re running — sprinting.
 
Starting thousands of years ago, the Bible described our time. As always, God’s prophecies are proving to be true.
 
Instead of frightening us, these things should strengthen our confidence in all His promises. So don’t be discouraged. Instead, hold fast to the confession of your hope because He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23)

 


 


 
Is AI mentioned in the Bible? Yes, with catastrophic results - By WND Staff - https://www.wnd.com/2023/05/ai-mentioned-bible-yes-catastrophic-results/
 
The dangers of AI, or artificial intelligence, have been at the forefront of recent news headlines, with a large majority of Americans, as well as tech giants including Elon Musk, warning it could put humanity's very existence on the verge of extinction.
 
A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week indicates "more than two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the negative effects of AI and 61% believe it could threaten civilization."
 
"There's some chance that it goes wrong and destroys humanity," Tesla CEO Musk told CNBC.
 
"Hopefully, that chance is small, but it's not zero. And so I think we want to take whatever actions we can think of to minimize the probability that AI goes wrong."
 
Even in 1999's fictional film "The Matrix," the entire world became a heap of ruins specifically due to AI, as Laurence Fishburne's character Morpheus tells Neo, played by Keanu Reeves: "What we know for certain is that at some point in the early 21st century, all of mankind was united in celebration. We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI."
 
But might there be a biblical connection to AI?
 
The answer is yes, according to a popular author known for illuminating Scriptures.
 
"Ai is actually mentioned in the Bible," says Joe Kovacs, author of the best-selling "Reaching God Speed: Unlocking the Secret Broadcast Revealing the Mystery of Everything."
 
"No, it's not an abbreviation for artificial intelligence. It's a single word spelled A-i, and can be pronounced like each of its letters, as in 'a' and 'i.'
 
"It's the name of an ancient Canaanite city, and it packs an incredible significance for today when we examine Ai on the spirit or metaphor level.
 
"This was a real, historical place, but it carries an additional parable meaning as well, since Jesus only spoke to people in parables, and 'did not say anything to them without using a parable' (Matthew 13:34). He, of course, is still speaking to everyone through every word in the Bible."
 
Kovacs explains the first key to unlocking the mystery is to understand the meaning of the word 'Ai,' which can be translated as 'Ruin' or 'a heap of ruins.'
 
"That's big hint No. 1, the fact that Ai actually means ruin or a heap of ruins, coming from a Hebrew verb meaning to bend, twist, pervert and distort, all leading to ruin," Kovacs explains.
 
"God says He's 'declaring the end from the beginning' (Isaiah 46:10), so right from the start of something, He's broadcasting the end result, its future conclusion."
 
Interestingly, the author notes, the ancient town of Ai happened to be located "beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel." (Joshua 7:2)
 
"When we learn the meanings of these places, it provides even more clues," says Kovacs. "Bethel means 'house of God' and Bethaven means 'house of vanity (nothingness)' or 'house of plenty of trouble.'
 
"So Ai, the place of ruin, was closely associated with the house of vanity, nothingness, and plenty of trouble. That sounds a whole lot like our world today.
 
"And being east of the house of God is reminiscent of the first man being driven out of the paradise of Eden (Genesis 3:24) and even the murderer Cain leaving God's presence and moving 'east of Eden.' (Genesis 4:16)
 
"Like Cain, we're all wandering away from God's presence in the land of Nod, which just happens to mean 'wandering.'"
 
According to Scripture, Ai was the next city after Jericho attacked by Joshua, whose name means 'God saves,' the same meaning as Yeshua or Jesus. The initial attack did not fare well when it was discovered there was a secret sinner in the midst of the Israelites, a man who violated God's specific ban on taking any loot from the captured city of Jericho. In other words, a deceptive thief.
 
"That secret sinner was named Achan, whose name means 'troubler' or possibly even 'serpent,'" says Kovacs.
 
"Hopefully this is ringing some bells on the spirit/parable level. Who is the ultimate troubler of people? Which infamous character does the Bible identify as a serpent? It's Satan the devil, of course." (Revelation 12:9)
 
Once Achan was identified and his wicked actions were exposed, he and his children were executed, and the city of Ai was able to be destroyed.
 
"In other words, on the parable level of this actual historical event, once the devil and his evil deeds are identified and exposed, and the evildoers are eliminated, the city of ruin, Ai, lives up to its name and becomes a complete 'heap of ruins.' Scripture goes out of its way to express that: 'So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins.'" (Joshua 8:28)
 
After the Israelites attacked Ai a second time, this time successfully, the Bible notes Joshua "hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening." (Joshua 8:29 CSB)
 
"At the metaphor level of God speed, this is a preview of the execution of Jesus who, taking on the sins caused by the ultimate king of ruin (the devil), was famously nailed to wood, redeeming everyone from the ancient curse of death, 'by becoming a curse for us, because it is written, Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'" (Galatians 3:13 CSB)
 
The apostle Peter also wrote: "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed." (1 Peter 2:24 CSB)
 
"So Jesus symbolically took on the role of the king of Ai, the king of ruin," says Kovacs.
 
"Well, who is the ultimate king of ruin? Again, it's another picture of Satan the devil. It's a real-life and symbolic portrayal of how Jesus paid the price for everyone's sins by having the what appeared to be the evil one put to death on a tree. And now with our death penalty paid, we're now offered eternal life 'because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.'" (Romans 8:2 CSB)
 
"Now we know the intriguing meaning of the original Ai, the one that came before artificial intelligence, the one that projects a permanent heap of ruins in every utterance of its name.
 
"God may be using this ancient event as a divine hint, a physical example of what today's AI may bring if artificial intelligence twists, distorts and perverts the truth.
 
"Our own vanity, the nothingness of our God-opposing arrogance, could make today's world a permanent ruin and destroy humanity, just as Elon Musk is warning and most Americans believe. The end has been declared from the beginning."

 


 


 
Daily Jot: The Farm Chronicles: Rescue us from the mire - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com
 
Paula and I were in the same class in high school. We were, still are, good friends. During the week, we were on the same team—The Southeast Pirates. Whether it was girls basketball (she was one of the best players in the state of Ohio) or boys track or football, we were rooting for each other. But from about mid-April to the end of September, we were fierce competitors on the weekends. We showed horses and it was good friends in the paddock, but game on in the arena. We were both very good at what we did, and very serious in the ring. But that never affected—at least I don’t think it did—our friendship and our parents’ close relationship. As our horse show reputation grew, so did opportunity, not all of them great.
 
Portage County was big on 4-H. In fact, our county fair was bigger than many state fairs because of 4-H. And horse 4-H was the anchor. About the time when Paula and I were seniors, I imagine that there were over 300 horse 4-H projects. This meant that there were many 4-H horse clubs springing up. There were about three elite clubs, which of course, Paula and I belonged to one each. Then there were many smaller clubs whose riders may of only competed at the Fair. The 4-H motto is “To make the best better.” It’s a motto that Paula and I have taken very seriously all of our lives. And many a kid who didn’t have the resources we did, also tried to live by that motto. They were always trying to do better.
 
These clubs would have what they call “mock” horse shows. They were horse shows just among club members to both have fun and to improve their skills. These shows usually were held in a makeshift practice ring at the 4-H advisor’s or a parent’s farm and they would ask an experienced rider or an adult to “judge” them. It was an honor, mostly. Paula and I were excited to judge a mock horse show for a small club just down the road from her parents’ farm. It rained all night before the morning of the show. It continued raining until just before the show was to start. Paula and I walked down to the show ring and our excitement dried up when we saw the ring was mostly under water. We really just wanted to cancel, but the kids and parents insisted we have the show. So out we waded into the water and mud to the middle of the ring.
 
Our good cowboy boots leaked around the seams at first, then were filling with water. Our socks were soggy then sloshing. Every time a horse would pass by, it splashed mud on us. It was mid-April Ohio damp and cold. And we were miserable. We would look at each other and just shake our heads. It was a Psalm 69:14 day, “Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.” Not too far from the truth because when judging horse shows, some love you (the winners) and many hate you (the non-winners). Finally, it was finished. The kids and parents were happy. We sloshed over to Paula’s house, shaking off the shivers, and Paula’s mom made us some soup to warm our bones. We vowed never again—that is, until the next time. And we had a good laugh.

 


 


 
Daily Devotion: What Prayer Is . . . and What It Is Not - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org
 
Never stop praying. —1 Thessalonians 5:17
 
https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/what-prayer-is-and-what-it-is-not/ - Listen
 
One of the most important practices of the Christian life is prayer. It’s as essential to knowing God and growing spiritually as breathing is to living.
 
Prayer isn’t something that we offer to some force out there. Nor is it some type of energy that can heal us in and of itself. Rather, prayer is the means of communication whereby we hear from and speak to God Almighty.
 
That’s why it’s important to understand what prayer is and what it is not.
 
Some would assert, even within the church, that we can speak things into existence through prayer. For instance, teachers of the Faith Movement advocate that you can pray and speak things into existence because they claim you are a little god. They say you can speak and it will happen, but you must speak by faith. And if you don’t, it won’t happen.
 
It is wrong to believe that we can order God around as though He were a celestial butler. It is also wrong to think that we cannot bring a specific request before God because He is merely a force.
 
Prayer is communicating with and hearing from God. True prayer is aligning our wills with the will of God and praying accordingly. We want to keep the lines open to Heaven to both speak to God and hear from Him.
 
Yet many of us are reluctant to pray. We don’t really know how to pray, and we’re embarrassed about praying.
 
However, prayer is something that we all need to be doing. In fact, it’s something the Bible commands us to do. First Thessalonians 5:17 tells us, “Never stop praying” (NLT).
 
Prayer is not an option in the Christian’s life. It’s both a privilege and an adventure. And it’s something that we need to keep learning about for the rest of our lives.

 


 
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  • Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount, says it proves Israel 'in charge' at holy site
  • UAE, Jordan, Egypt Condemn Ben-Gvir's Temple Mount Visit: 'Serious Status Quo Violation'
  • US flogs Ben Gvir for 'provocative, inflammatory' tour on tense Temple Mount
  • Smotrich Reverses 2005 Disengagement in Northern Samaria
  • Netanyahu vows state budget will pass, says coalition differences can be bridged
  • 280 economists warn budget will damage Israel's economy
  • Liberman: PM 'should suffer in hell' for not making Haredi schools teach core studies - Yisrael Beytenu head says Netanyahu government's subsidies will doom many to remain in poverty
  • Netanyahu hits back at Abbas' lies that Jews have no history in Jerusalem
  • At least 3 Palestinians reported killed during IDF raid in West Bank
  • IDF: Soldier moderately hurt in car-ramming attack in West Bank's Huwara
  • Hamas threatens response to Israeli cabinet meeting in Jerusalem - Senior Hamas officials say Israeli government's meeting in Western Wall tunnels is "a dangerous escalation towards a religious war."
  • Terrorist Hezbollah Stages 'War Games' for Media, Asserts Readiness to Confront Israel
  • Palestinians upbeat as Israel-Saudi normalization hits road bump
  • Israel reportedly in 'advanced' talks for direct flights to Hajj in Saudi Arabia
  • Iran claims to capture infiltrators linked to Israel
  • As maritime tensions with US soar, Iran brags it can secure Gulf with its neighbors
  • Iran summons Swiss envoy over 'interventionist' call to halt executions
  • Armed group said to kill 6 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border
  • US Supreme Court rules for Big Tech in terror cases - "The victims accuse the social media giants of knowingly providing services to groups like ISIS and Hezbollah"
  • Libya's east-based parliament votes to suspend PM
  • Latest ceasefire in Sudan violated within hours, as humanitarian crisis worsens
  • Gunmen open fire on churchgoers in series of attacks in Sudan
  • India's Manipur remains tense weeks after 400 churches were burned, 60 Christians killed
  • Germany investigating alleged poisoning of anti-Putin activists in Berlin: report
  • Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger 'honored' to be banned from Russia
  • Zelensky says Bakhmut is 'not occupied,' denying Russia's claim to control key city
  • Joe Biden in Damage Control - Attempts to Paint Losing Bakhmut, Ukraine as a Loss for Russia at G7 Meetings
  • Russia boasts about turning battered Ukraine's Mariupol into a 'rapidly developing city'
  • Hungary Blocks EU Weapons Aid to 'Hostile' Ukraine After Leaks of Alleged Plan to Bomb Pipeline
  • Biden Govt 'Revalues' U.S. Weapons for Ukraine to Pretend It Hasn't Spent As Much.
  • Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine during Zelensky meeting
  • Biden Says Zelenskyy Gave 'Flat Assurance' He Won't Use F-16s in Russia
  • Robert Gates criticizes White House for being "slow" to approve weapons to Ukraine
  • Joe Biden's G7 Appearance Littered With Gaffes
  • "President Loon" Biden Rambles Incoherently About South Korean President, Taxes, Global Warming During Presser in Japan
  • Biden at G-7: Most US Allies Clear 'There Would Be a Response' If China Takes Action Against Taiwan
  • China-Taiwan tensions could grip 2024 election as Musk, Buffett and Dalio sound alarms
  • Biden Predicts 'Imminent Thaw' With China, Mocks 'Silly Balloon'
  • Joe Biden Says China Sent "Silly Balloon" Over US for a Week - Spying on Military Bases
  • China poses 'biggest challenge of our era' to global security, Britain's PM says
  • London's Mayor Sadiq Khan: Death threats and terror attacks have given me PTSD
  • British Intelligence Expressed Skepticism Over FBI's Russia Collusion Hoax, Prompting Them to Cease Their Cooperation: Durham Report
  • Chuck Todd Floats 'Church Committee' Style Investigation Into FBI After Fallout From Durham Report
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham: Durham Report 'Is Damning'
  • Robert Kennedy Jr. on Durham Report: "That Report Is Appalling - You Have 50 Top Level CIA Agents Who Agree to Collaborate in a Project to Fix Election"
  • Nunes says Durham report shows 'total collapse of the justice system'
  • Devin Nunes: Obama Knew. Obama Was Directly Involved - He Got All the Intelligence Agencies Involved in Trump-Russia Hoax But Knew It was a Lie Back in August 2016
  • Kevin McCarthy Expects FBI's Cooperation in Releasing Crucial FD-1023 Form to Congress that Outlines Joe Biden and Foreign National Bribery Scheme
  • Comer Presses FBI Over Biden Document After FBI Failed to Comply With Subpoena
  • Speaker McCarthy Says FBI Is Ready to Turn Over Damning Document Alleging Criminal Bribery Scheme Involving Joe Biden - Then FBI Tells Him to Pound Sand
  • Report Exposes How FBI Violated Public Trust Over 278K Times - 'Completely Unacceptable'
  • Jim Jordan Threatens 'Power of the Purse' Against FBI, DOJ
  • Yellen calls debt ceiling 'constraint' on nation's ability to pay its bills
  • Yellen says early June is 'hard deadline' for raising debt limit, warns bills will go unpaid
  • Biden says he thinks he has authority to use 14th Amendment to end debt ceiling standoff
  • Yellen: 14th Amendment Can't Be Appropriately Used to Raise Debt Ceiling
  • "Of Course No One Will Blame Me!" - Joe Biden Blasts Peter Doocy on Debt Ceiling Talks and Looming Default
  • Biden declares himself 'blameless' if US defaults on debt: 'I've done my part' - Biden blamed 'MAGA Republicans' in Congress for derailing debt talks
  • Van Hollen: MAGA GOP 'Threatening to Blow Up the Economy if We Don't Do Things Exactly Their Way'
  • Ted Cruz accuses Biden of being 'willing to tank the economy' over debt limit
  • McCarthy Slams Biden on Debt Negotiations: Would Rather Be First President to Default than Cut Radical-Left Spending
  • Democrats Lament About Debt Ceiling: We Backed Ourselves 'Into this Corner'
  • Biden says 'MAGA Republicans' could use default to sink his reelection
  • Trump: I'm Only Candidate 'Who Can Prevent World War 3'
  • Former Deputy National Security Advisor Claims FBI, CIA, and DOJ Will Rig 2024 Presidential Election After Successfully Rigging 2016 and 2020 Elections
  • Lake Attorney's Closing Argument: At Least 70K Votes Not Verified, Election Must Be Set Aside
  • Dominion CEO Says Company Will Soon Collapse, 'We're Not Worth the Hassle'
  • SZABO: Biden's 'Ministry of Truth' Is Back, But With New Branding
  • Trump social media firm sues Washington Post for defamation, seeks $3.78 billion in damages
  • Social Media Influencers File Lawsuit Over Montana's TikTok Ban
  • 'Patriot Act On Steroids': Bill To Ban TikTok Could Lead To 'Sweeping Surveillance And Censorship' In U.S., Critics Say
  • The algorithm will see you now: Israeli AI in medicine
  • AI Company Says It'll Perform a Seance on Your Dead Loved Ones
  • Artificial Intelligence Gives Real Boost to Stock Market
  • China's mysterious space plane released an unidentified 'object' in orbit, US intelligence reveals
  • Why China fears Starlink - And why it wants to build its own satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit
  • SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman in space, to International Space Station
  • The northern lights are heating up: Could they come to all 50 states?
  • 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits the Prince Edward Islands region
  • 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
  • 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Tonga
  • 5.5 magnitude earthquake reported off Northern California's coast
  • 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Kurio, Japan
  • 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits west of Macquarie Island
  • 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits the eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea
  • 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Neiafu, Tonga
  • 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits the Banda Sea
  • 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the Prince Edward Islands region
  • 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarupathar, India
  • Popocatepl volcano in Mexico erupts to 32,000ft
  • Mt Etna in Italy erupts to 25,000ft
  • Mount Etna volcano erupts, raining ash on Catania, forcing flight suspension at local airport
  • Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 22,000ft
  • Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
  • Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
  • Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
  • Typhoon Mawar Expected to Hit Guam by Wednesday
  • Italy travel warning: Everything you need to know as 'apocalyptic' floods leave 36,000 homeless
  • Climate activists blacken Trevi Fountain over Italy floods
  • 'Smoke cyclone' heading to eastern Colorado on Monday
  • Stunning sunrises over Seattle the past week due to Canadian wildfire smoke
  • India's outdoor labourers struggle to cope as country faces new reality of extreme heat waves
  • India heat wave: Crops destroyed amid soaring temperatures
  • Mail Delivery Halted for an Entire Seattle Zip Code due to rising thefts
  • NYC mayor's plan to stop shoplifting by putting 'social service kiosks' in stores annihilated by critics
  • Satanists Find a Home at SatanCon in Boston
  • The Satanic Temple: Think you know about Satanists? Maybe you don't - Commentary
  • A scholar sees a common root for antisemitism and racism: 'Christian supremacy'
  • NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida over DeSantis' 'aggressive attempts to erase Black history'
  • UC Berkeley Hosts Exclusive "Black Only Graduation Ceremony" in Defiance of Civil Rights Laws That Forbid Racial Segregation
  • A Black astronaut from California feels the weight of injustice on Earth
  • Ex-Marine Daniel Penny says 'tragic' subway death of Jordan Neely 'had nothing to do with race' - "I judge a person based on their character. I’m not a white supremacist," Penny said.
  • Chicago-area man with life sentence commuted by Obama now charged with attempted murder
  • Suspect in rape of Maryland teen is illegal migrant from El Salvador: ICE
  • Asylum-Seeker Arrested in New York City After Leaving Her Newborn Baby Boy in Bathroom Trash Can
  • Brittney Griner on standing for national anthem: 'Means a little bit more to me now'
  • Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed Bill Gates, threatened to expose affair with 20-year-old Russian woman: report
  • Rochdale Grooming Probe: 10 Charged with Nearly 80 Child Sex Offences
  • Hawley: 'They're Shoving This Gender Ideology Down Our Kids' Throats'
  • A transgender girl misses her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go in a dress and heels
  • Court Hands Transgender Student Crushing Defeat After Suing Over Dress Code Policy for Graduation
  • Target Under Fire for Selling Clothing Made By Creepy Satanic Transgender Designer That Promotes Drugs and Violence
  • Big American Retailer Releases Disturbing New Female Swimsuit: 'Extra Crotch Coverage,' 'Tuck-Friendly'
  • Weimar's Legacy: Dresden Names Street After 'World's First Trans Woman'
  • Beyonce Labeling Venue Bathrooms as 'Gender Neutral' For 'Renaissance' World Tour
  • Meloni and Trudeau Spar on LGBTQ Rights in Unusual G-7 Disunity
  • Justin Trudeau slams Italy PM over LGBTQ rights. Her response: Don't mansplain
  • Medical school professor says parents must implement gender ideology for babies: 'It... starts at birth'
  • Cooper calls North Carolina 12-week abortion bill 'compromise between the right-wing and the radical right-wing'
  • COVID pandemic caused average public school student to lose a half year of learning, study
  • Early Chinese vaccine patent adds to evidence of COVID lab leak

 


 
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