Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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“No bird soars in a calm.”
-Wilbur Wright
Amen….
The Story of Redemption
So the story of redemption and sacrifice begins, and it is repeated throughout the Word of God, culminating in the coming of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on our behalf. We discover through the Bible that a personal relationship with God is not dependent upon good works that we do, or on church membership, or even on living a highly moral life. Rather, God’s amazing grace is the fountain through which redemption flows to us.
Separated from God by sin and guilt, we all face two primary spiritual needs. First, we need to be restored to fellowship with God. We are truly guilty before God, and somehow we must find forgiveness. We must face the problem of our sin, and there is no answer to this need within ourselves.
The only answer is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Second, we need power to change our lives. Our sin reveals the spiritual depravity of our heart—the selfishness, the lust, the greed, the pride, and the anger that are so destructive. “The heart,” says God, “is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick” (Jeremiah 17:9). If we are going to be changed, something must be done in our hearts to turn our lives around. Jesus taught that “unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).
Only the blood of Jesus can take away the guilt of our sin, and only the Holy Spirit can come into our hearts and make us new people.
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Part 3 of 7 tomorrow, God willing: Redemption Through Christ
Amen DanD! Good word!
I second that
Thanks, Rhi316. Try to find yesterday’s if you missed it.
TRUTH!
Amen!
Thanks guys.
Here is Part 1 from yesterday,
“God’s Plan to Save You”
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/12/04/friday-december-4th-open-thread/#comment-7301355
Thank you for this. Great read. we sin everyday and we ask Jesus to forgive us everyday> That’s the prayer taught to us by Jesus. The fight against evil is everyday.
I am the beloved daughter of God. I am never lost. Even when I sin and seem to separate from my brothers and my God, I know I am not alone. I will not turn my back on the Source of my being. We are all guilty and sinful and that is why Jesus sacrificed His life for my sins. Am I absolved? Absolved of sin but not repentance. Repentance is the humble and mind blowing gratitude for such love. I rejoice that I am a beloved daughter of my God! And he loves me!
I am “a” beloved daughter of God. We are all beloved children of God. Some choose to go it alone, some know the truth and rest in the embrace of his arms.
“We are all beloved children of God.”
Hi Neelia61,
That raises an interesting question.
Who is “we” according to the Bible?
Is everyone a child of God? Or only a select group?
John 1:12-13 provides the answer.
For further study:
“Are we all God’s children, or only Christians?”
https://www.gotquestions.org/all-God-children.html
Poor Ziggy!
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
Ziggy is said to have been the world’s largest male Indian elephant in captivity and had a reputation for being mean. But Ziggy got careless one day here at Chicagoland’s Brookfield Zoo and fell into the deep moat in front of his cage.
It was no fun to be trapped there for 31 hours in an uncomfortable position with both tusks broken and head bleeding, unable even to move.
Cranes, tow trucks and other pieces of equipment were employed in vain. They could not even move Ziggy’s 7-ton (That’s 14,000 lbs.!) hulk to a more comfortable position. Finally, though, someone thought of building a ramp by pouring gravel — 42 tons of it — into the moat, and Ziggy was freed.
When we learned about Ziggy’s sad plight it reminded us of the fall of man. Through sin man has fallen into trouble and misery and cannot extricate himself. When he deceives himself into thinking that he can surmount the situation by his own efforts he soon learns that he is vainly trying to pull himself up by “his own bootstraps” and his outlook only continues to darken.
Like Ziggy, fallen man needs help from the outside. Trying, hoping, deciding, determining, vowing, looking on the bright side — none of these prove successful; he needs a Savior.
How blessed, then, to know that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” and that “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”!
Once we acknowledge our condition as fallen sinners and call upon Him to save us, He is quick to respond.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/poor-ziggy/
1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
1 Corinthians 15:1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
To the Reader:
Some of our Two Minutes articles were written many years ago by Pastor C. R. Stam for publication in newspapers. When many of these articles were later compiled in book form, Pastor Stam wrote this word of explanation in the Preface:
“It should be borne in mind that the newspaper column, Two Minutes With the Bible, has now been published for many years, so that local, national and international events are discussed as if they occurred only recently. Rather than rewrite or date such articles, we have left them just as they were when first published. This, we felt, would add to the interest, especially since our readers understand that they first appeared as newspaper articles.”
To this we would add that the same is true for the articles written by others that we continue to add, on a regular basis, to the Two Minutes library. We hope that you’ll agree that while some of the references in these articles are dated, the spiritual truths taught therein are timeless.
Pssst … December is Cat Lover’s Month … and don’t I look too cute …
Thanks for the update. The cat presently lying on my chest approves.
Thanks for making me smile, Leon.
Scott Joplin played by Joshua Rifkin . . .
Happy Caterday, Treepers. Sure with the powers that be would allow images to get posted. Waiting patiently . . .
This is a great video of a family cat comforting a family dog who has separation anxiety when his people leave the hous. Good kitty!! 🙂
I knew that would be a marmalade!
The Insanity Never Ends!
I have been an avid follower of George Webb and his many Citizen Journalist Investigations, including most notably The Awan Spy Ring in Congress.
Today, according to George his Ttwitter (with 70,000 followers) was hacked.
George has been knocked around quite a bit this year. His You Tube Channel was Deleted several months ago at the urging of CNN’s Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy for his reporting on the Wuhan Virus. When he was de-platformed he lost 4 years of Investigative Reporting exposing a wide variety of Deep State intrigue/shenanigans. So he has been looking for a place to land. He tried Brighteon, posting several of his old videos there, but unfortunately for me there were not any updates. So his Twitter account was the one place where one could stay up to date with what George was working on. Not anymore:
Tweets by GeorgWebb
Fortunately George has formed or joined with Neighborhood News Studio to continue his reporting. George is now deeply involved with Stopping The Steal working in Michigan, Pennsylvania and today Georgia investigating the Dominion Voting machines and talking to whistleblowers who witnessed the Steal of the Presidential Election from Donald J. Trump.
The Censorship by Big Tech / Social Media and the Fake News has Gotten Intense.
Find George Webb at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC25fM-2YaYVSvKTiCbmDOiQ
and the wimps in Congress don’t have any guts to take down Section 230–bought and paid for and proud of it–one, it only takes one (sort of like recess appointments–wonder if the Senate goes into recess on the afternoon of Jan 20 should Obama prevail so that he can tell Joe who to put in as recess appointments)
It’s not a partisan problem. It’s a parasite problem.
And the human trash in public office needs to be tossed out. They provide the habitat that rats need most to prosper.
“The Awan Spy Ring in Congress.”
Thank you for the update. I concur with the quality of George Webb’s reporting. If there was one example of members of CONgress that deserve to be expelled, it was the gang of 40-45 associated with Debbie Wasserman-Shultz (D-FL).
If [traitor] Paul Ryan (R-WI) had been faithful to the Constitution and his position as Speaker of the House, the residents of those districts would have been forced to elect new representation.
I also have been checking in with George Webb off and on over the years and am glad he still has some YouTube up. None of the Congress critters will take on big tech because they all get their palms greased and are bought off by them- owner by them.
Seems in all the US Government we have but one (and a very few handful of others) who actually represent us, PDJT.
Even former Generals are bought off, General Petraeus operating the Serbian C_A installation, Mattis, Kelly etc makes me wonder whether there are enough patriots left to right this USA Airline before it augers into the mountain?
I take solace in that the plans of men are many, but the Lords way will be established, and doing what little I can do, I pray everyday, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. And stand. And fight the good fight.
You don’t need a cape to be a hero. Restaurant owner Alex Jordan defied Gov. Newscum’s decrees and stood up for personal freedom. We the people must take back the power and protect our God-given rights from the tyrannical politicians.
I love to hear about everyday Americans standing up for liberty:
https://wrongthinkmedia.com/not-all-heroes-wear-capes-eat-at-joes/
A group of real scientist have gotten together and found that the covid tests are fatally flawed. The science they went by was not science at all and their internet article was never peer reviewed.
“In the harrowing months that followed, amid lockdowns, economic collapse, school closures and widespread panic, few were aware of the immense problems with the paper, which tragically offered a testing method that would yield between 80 and 97 percent false positive results, due to a non existent gold standard which would be the virus itself.”
https://uncoverdc.com/2020/12/03/ten-fatal-errors-scientists-attack-paper-that-established-global-pcr-driven-lockdown/
I also wanted to mention that Howie Carr praised The Conservative Treehouse on his show today.
Howie Carr is a treasure.
Agreed! A great interviewer and infectious positive outlook!
In the days before Pres. Trump, when we at CTH need cheering up, we would post pictures of breakfast.
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Post pictures of cars and eat that breakfast. My favorite American car: https://lacar.com/1963-studebaker-avanti-r2/
Reading the complete Psalms every month…
Morning Psalm reading: 24 and 25 (LXX numbering); 25 and 26 (Masoretic numbering)
Evening Psalm reading: 26, 27, and 28 (LXX numbering); 27, 28 and 29 (Masoretic numbering)
Daily prayer recommended by Fr. Ripperger:
Jesus and Mary, I ask that if it be Your Holy Will, that any curses or evil sent against the President or the election process be sent back from whence they came.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/exorcist-draws-parallels-between-democrats-media-demons
Amen
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
better make that plural
The plurals are his minions.
Good answer Webb! Amen!
BTW, I love how the new format is working to show responses to a post being inset from the original- Thanks Sundance!
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It appears the MSM is explaining away the Georgia vote count fraud as a simple misconstruing of the video.
The facts are sure….the integrity of the vote is irreparably damaged unless those in power….ACT
Who are you gonna believe? Me or your lyin’ eyes?
As was once imagined… a person shot between the eyes on 5th. Ave. in broad daylight, caught on camera….. will surely be misconstrued and explained away by the MSM according to their agenda.
Why not? Rioters and looters on 5th Avenue have already been explained away as peaceful protestors.
Including those who murdered blacks. Guess those lives didn’t matter to the Black Lives Matter ‘peaceful protestors’.
It is amazing how our press has turned itself into worshippers of the BIG LIE.
Bunch ot rotten gas-lighting propagandists.
Mornin’ infidels!
https://twitter.com/Animal_R_Us/status/1331518006552354816
Mornin WeeWeed.
In case anyone wants to know.
Surgery is the 9th (Wed). Expect at least three days in the hospital after that. Then two weeks bed rest at home. I can’t imagine being bedridden for that amount of time. After that I will still have a lift limit of 5 lb for another two weeks.
Then we see how it goes from there, but I expect that I will not be able to start trucking again until the end of the 2nd week of January at the earliest.
rah, may the Lord guide the hands of those who treat you and bless your recovery.
Amen.
Thank you all so much! I have to admit that I have been pretty low lately. This existence is not living.
I limit my time on the computer because even sitting in a padded office chair gets unbearably uncomfortable after awhile. So I spend most of my time shuffling about with cath bag in hand or lying in bed or in the bathroom. Any amount of pressure in my bowels gets uncomfortable enough that it drives me to the restroom. I haven’t watched this much TV in years!
The only analgesic I am using is Pyridium. I have suppositories of Belladonna Opium but they make my bowels so uncomfortable that I have quit using them. I can’t take aspirin or any other aspirin like substance because of their blood thinning and that is a no no within 7 days of surgery. I imagine that if I had pushed really hard I could have gotten a script for hydrocodone but think I should save the potentially addictive big guns until post op so I minimize my time on them.
At times in the middle of the night when my back tightens up or I feel the pressure but am not quite there yet I just get up and go stand in kitchen and read my kindle. I just finished re-reading all of Sherlock Holmes adventures.
Again, Thank you all so much for your prayers. They are needed and appreciated.
Just say’n… 😉
A little something to pass the time…
JBG TRAVELS
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpvX2QDeHiovR-5qAfJ1Hw
Usually post daily…
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Praying for you. My son is a trucker and I try to continually pray for truckers and their families. May you heal soon.
Take good care, rah, and know the treepers are with you.
At least while bedridden, if you feel up to it, you can keep company with the treehouse.
Will be eagerly awaiting to hear that all went superbly and you’re ‘on the road’ to being on the road again, rah.
Blessings to you and yours!
Rah as hard as it will be to restrain yourself…listen to the doctors about the lift limit. I am sure that you are not used to weight being limited in your job. Praying for successful surgery and recovery. God bless.
Amen to all of that Rah! The Lord keep you under the shadow of His wings! You’ve got this with Him!
And LOVE Wee Weeds ‘Good morning Infidels!’! ??
Prayers for quick safe recovery!
Be well rah and keep us updated. Praying foe your rapid and complete healing, and joyous Christmas and happy New Year also. You have done a lot for so many people — rest up, you deserve time for body repair and healing!
WeeWeed!! That is a Caturday treasure…thank you, and have a wonderful weekend!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Happy Caturday!
Morning to you too! Loved that video!
Afternoon, WeeWeed, and prayers for you, rah.
We’re all pullin’ and prayin’, so keep hanging out with us till it’s time to go in, and holler when you can after!
Evenin’ WeeWeed. Dang, that is one crazy cat, let me guess.., his name is Keyser Soze.
Good morning . There’s a beautiful sunrise in Carolina. Today, I choose to not let the devil take my joy. One day at a time.
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I wake up in the middle of the night and check the comments on the President Trump part of this site hoping for some good news.
None is found.
People on this part of the site seem to have great faith,certainly much more than I do now. Everyone says pray,pray pray and yet I’m watching in horror as evil continues unchecked and our time runs out. I envy your faith in believing God will see things right.
I don’t see it and the sadness for my children and yours has begun to overwhelm me.
I hope in the coming days,everyone is safe and okay.
You have meant alot to me.
Watch President Trumps rally at 7 pm (ET) time tonight. God has brought President Trump and us to this point. We are in his hands and he is with us.
Please do not give up! We believe in God’s help because we understand that the ultimate battle is between good and evil…a spiritual battle…a battle that only God can win. We are just the players on a human plain and our part is to decide which playing field we will choose. So we choose God’s side. Stay with us…?
Beautifully put, stevie.
Also, that battle takes place in the heart of each person who awakens to God.
The ultimate battle and this battle are both part of the long war of good vs evil, which will be God’s victory in the ultimate battle. By definition, evil must persist until that ultimate victory.
There are lots of biblical examples of God supporting believers in victory in their battles against evil. And there are lots of biblical examples of God withdrawing support, abandoning his people to defeat when they withdrew their belief.
This is important, because we are a house divided. A significant amount of God’s people have not just abandoned belief, but are openly fighting God.
Their goals have been clear for a while. They have been attempting to gain permanent control, so that they can destroy all they hate, and like all communist leaders, live off of the people’s labor, making the people suffer.
Defeat in this fight means the rapid Venezuela-ization of our country. And they never stop. Every loss they sustain drives them to massively up their game.
They have been breaking laws with impunity. Destroying innocent people across the country. Rioting and looting, even establishing treasonous countries. Unconstitutionally forcing us to lock down and wear useless masks. And now they are blatantly stealing elections.
At this rate, we will need much more than to simply have Trump’s overwhelming victory restored. The other side needs to suffer a massive defeat from which they can’t recover to do it again in 2022 and 2024 and so on.
And not only is that not happening, the Haters are ascendant. They are boldly treading on everyone else. Boldly usurping ever more power. And mocking every one who dares tell the truth while trampling on all who resist.
Should we get a miraculous victory, don’t stop fighting.
“I’m watching in horror as evil continues unchecked and our time runs out.”
God is not constrained by time.
2 Peter 3:8 ¶ But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Also Cliffsaheadwolvesbehind, your username indicates your outlook is horizontal, behind fearing, ahead dreading. And that is totally understandable looking at the problems of this world we are facing.
The difference with believers is we also look up, from whence our Redeemer comes. And we know we are to …
1 Peter 5:7-9
King James Version
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Also Jesus came for us who believe to give us hope and a new life that transcends this world and we can have peace regardless of any situation…
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
I humbly suggest you open a bible and start reading John and see if the Lord won’t speak to you. He loves you and He cares for you!
BTW, I love your username! Perfect for the perils we are facing in this world, but this is also and primarily a spiritual battle and necessitates us to look up to see God’s hand in His unfolding plan. (Cheat sheet, He and we who are with Him win in the end!) ?
We feel like that often but only uplifted by our faith in God. There is a spiritual war going on between evil and the righteous. Keep up your faith. Just imagine being in President Trump’s shoes for a second. He wins in landslide and the winning taken away. How do you think he feels?
Over the course of the worlds history there have been many dark times but God is always there. It is all His plan: we aren’t privy to all of the reasons why but the Lord has asked up to trust, keep faith and always believe that all things are done to the purpose and glory of God. Remember, there is always joy in those who believe and trust in Him.
THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST
“Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.” Genesis xli. 40
I have to account to God for the way in which I rule my body under His domination. Paul said he did not “frustrate the grace of God” – make it of no effect. The grace of God is absolute, the salvation of Jesus is perfect, it is done for ever. I am not being saved, I am saved; salvation is as eternal as God’s throne; the thing for me to do is to work out what God works in. “Work out your own salvation,” I am responsible for doing it. It means that I have to manifest in this body the life of the Lord Jesus, not mystically, but really and emphatically. “I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.” Every saint can have his body under absolute control for God. God has made us to have government over all the temple of the Holy Spirit, over imaginations and affections. We are responsible for these, and we must never give way to inordinate affections. Most of us are much sterner with others than we are in regard to ourselves; we make excuses for things in ourselves whilst we condemn in others things to which we are not naturally inclined.
“I beseech you,” says Paul, “present your bodies a living sacrifice.” The point to decide is this – ‘Do I agree with my Lord and Master that my body shall be His temple?’ If so, then for me the whole of the law for the body is summed up in this revelation, that my body is the temple of the Holy Ghost.
Oswald Chambers
December 5th Devotional
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Make the most of it!
AMERICA FIRST
This is a user issue. I used to get email notices that a new post had gone up. I no longer get them since the site moved. I tried emailing to the email address about it but my email was rejected. I don’t see a place to sign up for email notifications on the web page. Is this gone?
For the time being – we hope to get that back up and running soon.
You are all doing a great job, WeeWeed. We appreciate it more than words can express, and most here recognize that CTH 2.0 could not be built in a day.
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So we were out and about doing some shopping the other day, and of course ’tis the season when stores and shops play Christmas music. Traditionally this starts the day after Thanksgiving and the music plays through Christmas eve.
Anyway, one of the songs was “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and I started laughing, remembering how confused I was when I heard the song as a little kid. I don’t think I knew about the Santa Claus secret until I was seven or eight years old. My parents really played it up, too, with the half drunk glass of milk and a cookie with a bite taken out of it. So I was a true believer and it didn’t faze me one bit that Santa delivered all those gifts to children all over the world in one night. After all, I was raised as a Catholic and believed in miracles. Still do, come to think of it.
But I was really disturbed by that song and wondered what the heck it was all about. Why was that lady kissing Santa Claus? That’s not very nice, unless Santa had given her an extra special gift. But tickling him? That’s disrespectful. I even asked my mother why someone would do that, and she just shushed me with a smile. I pondered that song with some concern for a few years as a kid, until I learned the Santa secret. Aw, geez…
My boys always wanted to see Santa and my warning was,”if you ever see Santa he will disappear forever.” He is gone now.
I guess it’s worth the interjection here.
Jesus is the reason for the season, the total construct of Christmas was based on the birth of a savior. And the truth is not able to mingle with the false, it won’t. So is every truth, it’s not of this world but from heaven.
Yes, indeed, Palerider. That’s exactly how lies persist, by attaching to the truth. One of the dirty tricks used by propagandists. Just put enough truth there, and people will accept the lies. However, if one focuses on the truth only and continues to do so, the lies fall away.
With that said, I never felt there was any conflict between Santa Claus and the birth of Jesus. When I was a kid I had a beautiful picture book called “Christmas Tales from Many Lands” and one of my favorites was the Italian folk tale of La Befana, the old woman who used to deliver gifts to children on Epiphany eve. Such tales illustrate the blessedness of giving and good works. And I cannot listen to the song “The Little Drummer Boy” without tearing up.
What a sweet story, Margot. You were a VERY well-brought-up child to consider it disrespectful for someone to take liberties with Santa.
Thank you. I did have a wonderful childhood, I must admit. I was very fortunate.
“take liberties with Santa”
That made me laugh!
If anyone is interested, this particular website has a massive amount of materials for all ages about the true Santa Claus who points the way to our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ: Saint Nicholas of Myra the Wonderworker.
http://www.stnicholascenter.org
Thank you, Sepp. It’s going to take me a while to get through all that, but in the overview is the story of the three sisters who were gifted their dowries by St. Nicholas. I remember that story from the Christmas tales book that I had. Growing up, St. Nicholas and Santa Claus were pretty much considered one and the same, two different manifestations of the same spirit.
Great story. Thank you for sharing and the smile it provided. ? ?
You’re welcome, Lizzie. It’s sort of funny the odd notions I’d get when I was a kid and didn’t understand certain things. I had some humorous moments when I “grew up” and finally figured things out, lol.
And how about Sen Mike Lee, isn’ he a star spangle bummer.
Obviously Sen Lee has a price, hes pushed his Bill for months.
How much did Tom Donahue(CoC) pay you Sen Lee?
Psalm 35- Historical coincidence?
This Psalm was the first prayer read in Congress on September, 7,1774, by the Rev. Jacob Duche. It was at a time when there was much division and acrimony. He was nominated to bring harmony to the assembled representatives of the fledging Congress. Apparently they were going through difficult times too! It is also the same prayer recently offered by Bishop Gracida https://abyssum.org/2020/11/18/a-prayer-of-deliverance-for-president-donald-trump/
on behalf of President Trump. Our country was founded on Biblical principles, and our continuance as a country will also be based on the same principles.
KEEP THE FAITH. Faith is: I see because I believe and not I believe because I see.
Psalm 35
King James Version
35 Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
12 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
28 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Amen! I LOVE the psalms! Or as Biteme says, the ‘Palms’! ?
תְּהִלִים לה
Psalm 35
35:1
לְדָוִד רִיבָה יְהֹוָה אֶת־יְרִיבַי לְחַם אֶת־לֹֽחֲמָֽי׃
A Psalm of David. Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
35:2
הַֽחֲזֵק מָגֵן וְצִנָּה וְקוּמָה בְּעֶזְרָתִֽי׃
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
35:3
וְהָרֵק חֲנִית וּסְגֹר לִקְרַאת רֹדְפָי אֱמֹר לְנַפְשִׁי יְֽשֻֽׁעָתֵךְ אָֽנִי׃
Draw out also the spear and javelin against those who persecute me; say to my soul, I am Your salvation.
35:4
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיִכָּלְמוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיַחְפְּרוּ חֹשְׁבֵי רָעָתִֽי׃
Let those who seek after my soul be confounded and put to shame, let those who scheme evil against me be turned back and brought to confusion.
35:5
יִֽהְיוּ כְּמֹץ לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה דּוֹחֶֽה׃
Let them be as chaff before the wind; and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
35:6
יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּם חֹשֶׁךְ וַֽחֲלַקְלַקֹּת וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה רֹדְפָֽם׃
Let their way be dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.
35:7
כִּֽי־חִנָּם טָֽמְנוּ־לִי שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם חִנָּם חָפְרוּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃
For without cause they hid for me their net; without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
35:8
תְּבוֹאֵהוּ שׁוֹאָה לֹֽא־יֵדָע וְרִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַן תִּלְכְּדוֹ בְּשׁוֹאָה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃
Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hid catch himself; into ruin let him fall.
35:9
וְנַפְשִׁי תָּגִיל בַּיהֹוָה תָּשִׂישׂ בִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in his salvation.
35:10
כָּל עַצְמֹתַי תֹּאמַרְנָה יְהֹוָה מִי כָמוֹךָ מַצִּיל עָנִי מֵחָזָק מִמֶּנּוּ וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃
All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like to You, Who rescues the poor from him who is too strong for him; the poor and needy from him who robs him.
35:11
יְקוּמוּן עֵדֵי חָמָס אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יִשְׁאָלֽוּנִי׃
False witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I know not.
35:12
יְשַׁלְּמוּנִי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה שְׁכוֹל לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃
They repay me evil for good; a bereavement to my soul.
35:13
וַֽאֲנִי בַּֽחֲלוֹתָם לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק עִנֵּיתִי בַצּוֹם נַפְשִׁי וּתְפִלָּתִי עַל־חֵיקִי תָשֽׁוּב׃
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I afflicted my soul with fasting; and as for my prayer may it return to my own bosom.
35:14
כְּרֵעַ כְּאָֽח־לִי הִתְהַלָּכְתִּי כַּֽאֲבֶל־אֵם קֹדֵר שַׁחֽוֹתִי׃
I behaved as though he had been my friend or brother; I bowed down heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
35:15
וּבְצַלְעִי שָׂמְחוּ וְֽנֶאֱסָפוּ נֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַי נֵכִים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי קָֽרְעוּ וְלֹא־דָֽמּוּ׃
But when I stumbled they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; Wretches whom I knew not tear me in pieces without ceasing.
35:16
בְּחַנְפֵי לַֽעֲגֵי מָעוֹג חָרֹק עָלַי שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃
Like profane men, scornful mockers, they gnashed at me with their teeth.
35:17
אֲדֹנָי כַּמָּה תִּרְאֶה הָשִׁיבָה נַפְשִׁי מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶם מִכְּפִירִים יְחִידָתִֽי׃
Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the lions.
35:18
אוֹדְךָ בְּקָהָל רָב בְּעַם עָצוּם אֲהַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃
I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a great many people.
35:19
אַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם יִקְרְצוּ־עָֽיִן׃
Let not those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye.
35:20
כִּי לֹא שָׁלוֹם יְדַבֵּרוּ וְעַל רִגְעֵי־אֶרֶץ דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֹת יַֽחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃
For they do not speak peace; but they plot deceitful schemes against those who are quiet in the land.
35:21
וַיַּרְחִיבוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אָמְרוּ הֶאָח הֶאָח רָֽאֲתָה עֵינֵֽינוּ׃
They opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha! Our eye has seen it!
35:22
רָאִיתָה יְהֹוָה אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ אֲדֹנָי אֲל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
This You have seen, O Lord; do not be silent; O Lord, do not be far from me.
35:23
הָעִירָה וְהָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִי אֱלֹהַי וַֽאדֹנָי לְרִיבִֽי׃
Bestir Yourself, and awake to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
35:24
שָׁפְטֵנִי כְצִדְקְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי׃
Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; and do not let them rejoice over me.
35:25
אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בְלִבָּם הֶאָח נַפְשֵׁנוּ אַל־יֹאמְרוּ בִּֽלַּֽעֲנֽוּהוּ׃
Do not let them say in their hearts, Aha, we have our heart’s desire! Do not let them say, We have swallowed him up!
35:26
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ יַחְדָּו שְׂמֵחֵי רָעָתִי יִלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹשֶׁת וּכְלִמָּה הַמַּגְדִּילִים עָלָֽי׃
Let those who rejoice at my calamity be ashamed and brought to confusion; let those who magnify themselves against me be clothed with shame and dishonor.
35:27
יָרֹנּוּ וְיִשְׂמְחוּ חֲפֵצֵי צִדְקִי וְיֹאמְרוּ תָמִיד יִגְדַּל יְהֹוָה הֶחָפֵץ שְׁלוֹם עַבְדּֽוֹ׃
Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy, and be glad; let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, who delights in the prosperity of His servant.
35:28
וּלְשׁוֹנִי תֶּהְגֶּה צִדְקֶךָ כָּל־הַיּוֹם תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃
And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness and of Your praise all the day long.
Such an apt Psalm for this day Ploni. Bears repeating.
It’s a wonderment to me how discerning the eye can be to read all the different squiggles of that alphabet and come up with a word out of it – amazing!
Treepers,
Just a fix that I learned yesterday about the comment pagination.
When making a comment, check the box “Save my name, email, and website in this browser window for the next time I comment”
That action appears to fix the issues of comment pagination, and forward and backward comment movement.
Placing it here so that Treepers having issues like I was can see if it works for them.
Yes, I did that in the beginning and was pleasantly surprised that also now I needn’t to log in username, addy and site name each time, another big improvement at Theconservativetreehouse 2.0! Bid thanks Sundance and all! ??
*BIG* – now about that edit button… ?
Gun violence has killed 23 times more Chicago youth than COVID
https://wirepoints.org/gun-violence-has-killed-23-times-more-chicago-youth-than-covid-wirepoints-quicktake/
Question Has anyone heard from Grandma Covfefe? Since the site migration?
Kinda of miss the prayers that she put up. Yes, I know that some were not happy, but if one didn’t want to read it. Just scroll past it.
The other was Stillwater with the wall updates?
Where is Grandma Cofeve?
Bonjour, je vous prie de m’excuser je ne parle pas bien anglais, j’utilise le traducteur pour mieux comprendre vos commentaires.
Vous lire me fait me sentir moins seule dans mes prières.
Mich obama était à paris buvant du champagne sur un bateau pendant au moment où Notre Dame brûlait.. est ce le hasard? Non!
Si ils brûlent les églises et interdisent les lieux de prières, cest que la prière est une arme redoutable, alors nous devons redoubler de prières et à plusieurs car Notre Jésus notre chemin notre vie nous dit dans Mathieu 18: 19,20
” je vous dis encore que si deux d’entre vous s’accordent sur la terre pour demander quoi que ce soit, cela leur sera accordé par mon Pere céleste.
En effet, là où deux ou trois sont rassemblés en mon nom, je suis au milieu d’eux.
Les psaumes cest bien beau mais il est tant de se bouger les fesses et de prier!
Je vous envoie plein d’amour de paix et de force
Bonjour, Christine; merci bien, et a vous aussi. J’ai etudiee le francais, mais j’ai beaucoup oubliee. Je suis si triste au sujet du feu a Notre Dame; c’est une des plus grandes tragedies dans un siecle. Souvenez-vous que vous n’est pas seule; nous sommes toujours ici. Meilleurs voeux des EU!
Oh❤❤❤, prières pour le monde pour que les enfants ne souffrent plus, merci❤
De keny Arkana Marseille:
“ensemble nous sommes le monde et le système n’est rien”
Vous parlez mieux français que je ne parle anglais, je veux vous dire que mm si c’est triste, c’est la preuve de l’importance des prières. Ici les lieux de cultes ont été
fermés la moitié de l’année 2020 de nombreuses église ont brûlées.
J’aime penser que le hasard est un clin d’oeil de Dieu,
ils savent l’importance les répercutions des prières à plusieurs cest pour ça que ça brûle, cest pour ça que ns devons redoubler de prières, les églises qui brûlent cest aussi Dieu qui ns appelle à être en état perpétuel de prière de soutien à la vérité a l’amour à la vie, a Trump, L’armée, powell etc…
Je partage avec vs tt mon amour pour Jésus et toute la force de ma foi.
Christine
Merci Christine S. Prayers for you and your beautiful country also
Oh❤❤❤, prières pour le monde pour que les enfants ne souffrent plus, merci❤
De keny Arkana Marseille:
“ensemble nous sommes le monde et le système n’est rien”
I miss Dutchess…she posted this for me a few times…always makes me smile…
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
A prayer for Justice Kavanaugh and Gen. Flynn:
Prayer to St. Michael
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
test for 12:15…