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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✝️ DAILY DEVOTIONAL, December 14, 2020
How Do You Wrestle a Spirit?
By Pastor Ricky Kurth
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Eph. 6:12).
Wrestling is a sport that is usually associated with boys and men, only a few of whom engaged in organized wrestling in high school or college. But whether you are a man or a woman, the Apostle Paul says that you are engaged in a life-long wrestling match against the members of Satan’s host.
But did you ever wonder how you are supposed to wrestle a spirit? And what is this wrestling match all about, anyway? Paul doesn’t say, but we believe he was thinking of Daniel 10. Here an angel was sent to Daniel to deliver a message from God, but a fallen angel “withstood” him for 21 days (vv. 11-14). Since Paul says of our wrestling match that we must “withstand” (Eph. 6:13), we feel he had this passage in mind, especially when we consider what was happening in Daniel 10.
The Prince of Persia, one of “the rulers of the darkness of this world,” was fighting to keep a message from God from getting through to a man of God. It is our firm conviction that “the rulers of the darkness of this world” are still fighting to keep a message from God from getting through to men and women of God—the grace message. Today, however, God is not using angels to deliver His message to His people, He is using grace believers. Because of this, the members of Satan’s host are no longer withstanding angels, they are withstanding us.
And so if you’ve been wondering how you are supposed to wrestle against the devil’s principalities and powers, wonder no more. Every time you share the grace message with someone, you walk out onto the wrestling mat. Every time you try to “make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery” (Eph. 3:9), you engage your wicked opponent.
And every dollar you invest in grace ministries helps defeat the adversary’s attempts to keep men and women of God from obtaining the message that unlocks the Scriptures, the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery. Why not reach someone with the message today, and know the thrill of pinning a Satanic combatant to the mat, and liberating a bewildered believer from the dark shackles of religious tradition that envelope every saint who has not yet learned to rightly divide the Word of truth.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/how-do-you-wrestle-a-spirit/
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Daniel 10:11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Romans 16:25 ¶ Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
1 Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Courtesy of the band Queen.
Remember folks, no matter what “it’s a beautiful day.”
And as Freddy Mercury sang, “No one’s gonna stop me now!”
Wil Ackerman, the founder of Windham Hill records, was a German war orphan who was adopted by a Stanford U professor and his wife. When Wil was about 13 his adoptive mom committed suicide. As he grew older he bacome a gifted guitarist. He composed this lament to both remember the death of his mom and to morn her passing. I think it is one of the saddest pieces ever composed for the guitar.
Found in the bin….. 🙁
Thanks. 🙂
Garrison —
I’m glad Ad rem found this. I’ve always enjoyed Windham Hill’s music, and this one is beautiful. I did not know the backstory on it, but I’ve always found it peaceful and calming. Perhaps that’s the point.
Thank you for posting —
Mick
Reportedly Wil, who was adopted at age 9, was the first person to find his mom. For an orphan not all that long after being adopted, to lose a second mom would have been a terrible experience.
Very selfish of this woman. How could she?
Me too. Great music.
Windham Hill has produced some very inspiring recordings. Shadowfax was one of my favorites. I believe I have just about all of the Windham Hill Samplers from long ago.
It starts out real quiet so give it a few seconds. It’s worth a listen.
Also using the post as a test.
Wait, WHAT?
@Sundance, were you aware:
Another EO issued by President Trump related to Christmas Eve. This year the President is giving all US government employees Christmas Eve off as a holiday. This holiday went to all employees of the government except those related to “National Security, Defense or other public need.”
Another EO that was signed a couple of days ago on the 13th related to succession of the military. This EO lists the order of succession of the military should the Secretary of Defense die, resign or be unable to perform his duties. The one notable in this EO is that the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, General Mark Milley, is not on the list.
Here’s the link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-providing-order-succession-within-department-defense/
I wonder what the rationale for that was
Country Doc,
President Trump fired former Secretary of Defense Esper November 9, 2020.
President Trump appointed Christopher C. Miller the Acting Secretary of Defense, appointed Nov. 9, 2020.
Should Acting SECDEF Miller die, resign or be unable to perform his duties (Covid?) it seems President Trump wants his choice as SECDEF not someone others “Choose” for him.
After all, that was the reasoning behind firing Esper in the first place.
Imho, the “The Powers That Be” want to be back in control of the Defense Department and President Trump, with this EO, just closed that door.
If President Trump wants the Department of Defense to do “Something”, he doesn’t want the Secretary of Defense checking with biden to see if it’s ok…
Knomsayin
Thanks, Lafn: Your theory seems reasonable to me.
Hopefully to lock all the office doors and fire the bastardos.
Thanks for the link
I have certain thoughts about this – not that I would espouse them here.
I think it would be prudent of me to simply sit and wait, to see if I was right or wrong.
You are wrong. Not going to happen
Comic Relief
Ha ha…
Welcome to freedom. The Breitbart spirit!
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
Often it is said that one is ‘out of their mind’ when they act in wild emotion. Consider a chaotic scene where people run about wondering what to do. In the midst of that scene is one who is calm and is diligent about doing what is right.
Email notices will be added back on at a later date per AdRem
Them who say, ‘that’s not who were are’ as an excuse to not do what needs to be done, are not merely pacifists. They are obstructionists, they will seek to hinder you just as much does the enemy.
I am sorry to say that what I have written sounds very reminiscent of those during the French Revolution of 1793. In that time, most were forced to take a side, little to none were allowed to remain neutral. I do not advocate that forcing. I do say, if one wants to remain neutral, then leave and get out of the way.
Thank you for sharing this. Kathy like Andrew has a brilliant mind. God willing, we will have many more people like this to help us with our fight.
Well, hello there Dan, good to see ya. Here’s my favorite Rascals tune, with scenes of New York City in better times. (Lol, I remember climbing that ramp at the Guggenheim when I was a kid. Never understood the art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was more my speed.)
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
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.
THE GREAT LIFE
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you:…Let not your heart be troubled.”
John xiv. 27
Whenever a thing becomes difficult in personal experience, we are in danger of blaming God, but it is we who are in the wrong, not God, there is some perversity somewhere that we will not let go. Immediately we do, everything becomes as clear as daylight. As long as we try to serve two ends, ourselves and God, there is perplexity. The attitude must be one of complete reliance on God. When once we get there, there is nothing easier than living the saintly life; difficulty comes in when we want to usurp the authority of the Holy Spirit for our own ends.
Whenever you obey God, His seal is always that of peace, the witness of an unfathomable peace, which is not natural, but the peace of Jesus. Whenever peace does not come, tarry till it does or find out the reason why it does not. If you are acting on an impulse, or from a sense of the heroic, the peace of Jesus will not witness; there is no simplicity or confidence in God, because the spirit of simplicity is born of the Holy Ghost, not of your decisions. Every decision brings a reaction of simplicity.
My questions come whenever I cease to obey. When I have obeyed God, the problems never come between me and God, they come as probes to keep the mind going on with amazement at the revelation of God. Any problem that comes between God and myself springs out of disobedience; any problem, and there are many, that is alongside me while I obey God, increases my ecstatic delight, because I know that my Father knows, and I am going to watch and see how He unravels this thing.
Oswald Chambers
December 14th Devotional
The INDIANS
Just read where Cleveland may do away with the INDIANS team name–when does this madness stop?
Land-O-Lakes recently removed the Indian maiden from their product packaging. The artwork for the most recent version of the image was created by a renowned Native American artist in 1954. The move to erase positive Native American references and images from our culture is shocking.
Doctor testifies to the “immense anti-viral activity” of ivermectin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8SXOBy-4w&feature=youtu.be
Should note that Ivermectin is used for worms. It’s a drug that’s been in use. If this is true, we won’t need super expensive novel drugs.
Over on Lucianne.com there is an article stating that the AMA, American Medical Association, has rescinded its advice against HCQ, and now its fine. 🙁
Sure. Now it is fine as it was all along. Too late, the damage is done. China has control over the AMA too.
After a brief break the choir is warming up again for our VSGPDJT’s inaugural’s events
They will be out done by our 80,000,000 shouts of Praise the LORD!
OK, that’s just too funny right there
CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Mitigate the Compromise of Solarwinds Orion Network Management Products
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“The compromise of SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management Products poses unacceptable risks to the security of federal networks,” said CISA Acting Director Brandon Wales. “Tonight’s directive is intended to mitigate potential compromises within federal civilian networks, and we urge all our partners—in the public and private sectors—to assess their exposure to this compromise and to secure their networks against any exploitation.”
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https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/12/13/cisa-issues-emergency-directive-mitigate-compromise-solarwinds-orion-network
Fascinating piece at … [email protected] … regarding President Trump’s EO It would b great if all outlined in that pc. comes to pass!
sturmudgeon, you might want to fix the link. It takes me to email.
sturmudgeon…it would be mind-blowing if it is so. Seems too good to be true.
Trudeau invited Chinese troops to train at Canadian military baseshttps://www.rebelnews.com/the_china_files
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In contravention to The Left’s use of race as a divisive cudgel:
‘They used to ask me how it feels to be the “first colored country singer”,’ he told The Dallas Morning News in 1992.
‘Then it was “first Negro country singer”; then “first black country singer.”
‘Now I’m the “first African-American country singer.” That’s about the only thing that’s changed.
‘This country is so race-conscious, so ate-up with colors and pigments. I call it “skin hang-ups” — it’s a disease.’
God bless Charley
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9047077/Country-musics-black-superstar-Charley-Pride-dies-COVID-19-age-86.html
Thanks for posting that, nimrodman. What Pride said is soooo right on. I see this sort of thing even on right leaning sites, although when they do it, I think it is meant to praise and include, not divide. But even then, it’s so condescending. Like, oh my God, a black person did something noteworthy, everybody clap. I don’t think they realize how it comes across, maybe they should take a step back and consider the optics.
We’ll know we’ve made it when people are just recognized for their achievements without mentioning race.
Yep …. Kiss an Angel Good Morning was a helluva song no matter who’da sang it, but it’s nice that Charley had a hit with it … and he brought his great voice to it
A Church in Iowa buys up all the medical debt owed by residents of the State of Iowa!
https://disrn.com/news/church-buys-up-over-5-million-of-medical-debt-in-iowa-forgives-every-penny
The Ministry of Health in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada has this last Friday, the 10th of December, 2020 a new Public Health Order for face coverings. This order purports to be under section 25(2) of The Disease Control Regulations. Section 25 is animal bites and risk of rabies. Just frigging insane, the govt doesn’t care they’re just rubbing their contempt for us, in our faces.
Just say’n… 😉
Watch fraud happening in Pa
P.S.- Remember September 12, 2018 EO
#GITMOCanHoldThemALL
https://twitter.com/Austin_Zone/status/1338557490074628096
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/Austin_Zone/status/1338518322489516032
Just say’n… 😉
On a happier note…
Just say’n… 😉
Trump being Trump;
Uniparty being Uniparty… 😉
https://twitter.com/CodeMonkeyZ/status/1338532152971968520
[video src="https://video.parler.com/qm/JO/qmJOZyDMhuHT_small.mp4" /]
Just say’n… 😉
Telling it like it is… 😉
https://twitter.com/FansOwens/status/1338500320679387136
<iframe width=”727″ height=”409″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/EwvhMDivYTE” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe>
What am I doing wrong?
Just say’n… 😉
#GITMOCanHoldThemALL
Just say’n… 😉
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338614514493878273
Someone remind me what exactly Bill Barr did other than create FISA 1.0 back when he was head of the DEA under Bush Sr and then more recently both blocking Trump from releasing docs via SpecCouncel to do-nothing-durham while simultaneously sitting on Hunters Dell Tuffet series laptop.
Anything.. anything..
Bueller….
Oh ya.. and another thing..
https://ibb.co/MpHCSbY
Since Barr is out as of 12/23/20, what are the odds that Acting AG Jeff Rosen would name a Special Counsel to investigate the Biden Family kickback schemes or the Biden/Harris foreknowledge of the 2020 election fraud? I’m guessing about 1%.
Never get a response so going to post this again verbatim (cut/paste). Sorry if this has been posted (made a screenshot of it but don’t see how to embed/post THAT here with the present/new platform configuration). I can’t access this site DIRECTLY – constantly get the FORBIDDEN – you don’t have permission to access /wp-content yada yada yada, and always have to go through google (or yippy or duckduckgo….), and THEN click on the website from search results. Is anyone else having this issue? Thank ye.
Had the exact same problem you have. I had to delete all the CTH site data and cookies from my browser. After that things went back to normal.
The news is DOJ Bill Barr is stepping down around xmas,…..but not before he’s twisted the knife in Trump’s and Americans backs…..good riddance to the useless puke.
And don’t let the door hit him where the Good Lord split him.
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.
Yep….the bin. 🙁
Surprise…….surprise…….surprise. 🙄 Thank you, Ad rem.
I know….it’s gettin’ old fast.
Amen
Amen. And thank you uscitizenmom and ad rem for keeping us in place
Amen.
It’s close to 9:30 PM, ET on the 14th. I just tried to access CTH. I’ve been using DuckDuckGo as my default browser.
Even so, I scrolled down three whole pages and nothing but trash and filth regarding CTH. Guess the PTB must be having a meltdown and have upgraded their algorithm.
I finally exited out and started over and was able to get here. Just thought I would mention this. I guess they’re even getting into DuckDuckGo now. I know I should bookmark the site, but because of the execrable Windows 10, my bookmarks are always messed up.
I use DuckDuckGo as my default browser too. No problems but I just type in theconservativetreehouse.com. No issues at all.
Greta v. PM Ardern. Two nuts. https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/123696411/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-responds-to-greta-thunbergs-jab-at-nzs-socalled-climate-emergency
President George Washington died on December 14th in 1799 at the age of 67 at his Mount Vernon, Virginia home.
Gotta love this.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/uzF6SVvpYUht1oxAFOt55y0qNIVeMnF4bHBnlXykg3YLtGsdgy0-bJP3O-Gt3Qc7qH7RfuSwXJe7a8gtcdGUwr-4KPwK8mxCtAQB_5fe8us0lSA585mKQi5UegRNB40S-8qhXE8I
Here are the WuFlu metrics for the Texas Medical Center. I am not excited.
https://www.tmc.edu/
Here is where I live. Still not excited.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/0OGDjSaKYfdVWxzwtwr37n48w9lqtPeWP1napFBqDkKoDDdesrCHi-r4ExdnYGmo-jfJ6K4YTwmh9v0uK5HtnksOG2e1FmAgMPqMuOQMlmFrwj9xvVpSS2Q0sdEieynyqjviIfE9
Let’s try this again
✝️
test
testing
test for 2nite
✝️
a poor widow came along…
testing
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