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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Baby’s first bite of ice cream.
Viral moment: Baby has hilarious reaction to first bite of ice cream (msn.com)
Good morning, 🙂
In the late 90’s concert guitarist, Pepe’ Romero, loaned Mexican luthier Abel Garcia his historic Antonio Torres classical guitar. Torres is credited with being the creator of the modern classical guitar. Garcia took careful measurements and made a faithful “in-the-style-of” Antonio Torres guitar. If guitar makers are honest they’ll admit that at best they try to approximate the sound of original. While they aren’t really “replias” a good builder can get very close to the original’s sound. That’s what guitar makers seek. Listening to Abel’s guitar, I think he got very, very close . . .
Beautiful sounding guitar, and the three selections demonstrate its even but deep and brilliant sound over the entire range of notes. The artist isn’t too shabby either. ?
Have a wonderful Sunday, Treepers. It’s Our Lord’s day, of course, but it’s also our day too. May we all be blessed on this special day . . . 🙂
I’m embarrassed to say I forgot about Caterday, yesterday. Sorry, Treepers. I’m really old and I forget stuff . . .
My wife is in Quito this week. Beautiful pics of Gods creation.
The volcano is Cotopaxi. Highest volcano in Ecuador. It is snow covered all year. When we lived there I drove our little car up to snow line after a snow storm at the top brought the snow line much lower and we made a snowman with our little kids.
We were so high up the car would not run properly because of lack of oxygen. You felt dizzy if you exerted yourself too much.
Happy Sunday folks.
DD
God’s Two Poems
By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
In Romans 1:18-20 the Apostle Paul declares that ungodly men are “without excuse” because they are surrounded by the evidences of the Creator’s “eternal power and Godhead.”
Our Authorized Version calls the creation, in this passage, “the things that are made,” but in the Greek it is called literally “the poyeema,” from which we get our word poem. The Apostle refers, of course, to the harmony of God’s creation, and is it not indeed amazing how billions of heavenly bodies can continually revolve in the vastness of space and never collide! And are not the flowers, the seasons, the sunsets all part of a harmonious creation, which God alone could have conceived and set to music?
But very interestingly, this word poyeema is used just once more in Scripture. We find it in Eph. 2:10, where it is translated “workmanship.” Let us consider this passage in its context:
“For by grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of your- selves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are His workmanship [Gr., poyeema], created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:8-10).
Romans speaks of the poem of creation, Ephesians of the poem of redemption, and the latter is the more wonderful. An old hymn says: “‘Twas great to speak a world from naught; ’tis greater to redeem.”
In this poem of redemption which God has composed, we believers too often want to change some word or phrase. We would like this or that in our circumstances to be different. Ah, but this would destroy the meter and meaning of God’s new creation.
Thank God, when we believers go to be with Christ, we will see the beauty and glory of the poem of redemption. Then we will rejoice that He did indeed “work all things together for good” for us.
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/gods-two-poems/
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 ¶ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
I really enjoyed this post. Thank you for sharing and God bless you!!!
If you like Stew Peters this is a must watch, he is being interviewed and he holds nothing back.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2dOi10cOnShO/
Excellent interview! Thanks for posting!
NATIONAL CAVIAR DAY
On July 18, National Caviar Day recognizes a seafood delicacy with roe on toast.
The United States led distribution at 600 tons per year until around 1900. However, due to the over-harvesting of Sturgeon fish for the caviar, the U.S. banned harvesting for a time to protect the sturgeon fish from becoming extinct. The population has never recovered sufficiently since the ban, resulting in caviar’s continued status as a luxury item. Since then, harvesting, import, and export are restricted.
NATIONAL SOUR CANDY DAY
July 18th is National Sour Candy Day!
July 18, 1960
Elvis Presley‘s “It’s Now Or Never” was released.
July 18, 1974
The U.S. Justice Department ordered John Lennon out of the country by September 10. The Immigration and Naturalization Service denied him an extension of his non-immigrant visa because of his guilty plea in England to a 1968 marijuana possession charge.
July 18, 1988
The Beach Boys single “Kokomo” was released.
I don’t belong in a city….I could see myself doing this everyday! 🙂
The neighborhood I’m in extends to similar park-like urban spaces which makes for great racoon country. Along with a traveling skunk population, they’re accustomed to humans. Pest control companies have a lucrative cottage-industry using elaborate, expensive, and showy ways of removing these mostly tame critters from people’s attics.
From time to time the little guys get access under our house . . . which of course I don’t like because they can sometimes be destructive. So, OK,here’s how to get rid of racoons without calling a pest control company. Racoons are nocturnal critters. They sleep under your house during the day and then, about dusk, go out to hunt at night. The trick to getting rid of them is to first find where they’re going in and out. Look for access holes. These can be at the roof/attic area or, more likely (especially if you have pier and beam construction which my 1929 house has), they’ll be found in the flashing around your foundation. Once you’ve found where they’re getting in your next task is to wait until they exit your house to go feed. Once I’ve discovered where the hole(s) is, I place newspaper around the hole and then just wait. About dusk when you find the papers disturbed you’ll know they racoons aren’t under your house. Then all you have to do seal the opening and you’re racoon problem is solved . . . until the next time.
Bizarre. Fun. Just a tad creepy.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
DearHeavenly Father we humbly ask YOU for the Courage and the will to fight this battle for the soul of America. The attacks of the enemy are relentless and are becoming more intense as the days role by. Please strengthen our resolve for the coming battle. Purify our hearts and direct our actions for with YOU nothing is impossible. Praise You Lord Jesus for the ultimate victory!
https://twitter.com/buitengebieden_/status/1416092752719323144
THE MYSTERY OF BELIEVING
“And he said, Who art Thou, Lord?” Acts ix. 6
By the miracle of Redemption Saul of Tarsus was turned in one second from a strong-willed, intense Pharisee into a humble, devoted slave of the Lord Jesus.
There is nothing miraculous about the things we can explain. We command what we are able to explain, consequently it is natural to seek to explain. It is not natural to obey; nor is it necessarily sinful to disobey. There is no moral virtue in obedience unless there is a recognition of a higher authority in the one who dictates. It is possibly an emancipation to the other person if he does not obey. If one man says to another – ‘You must,’ and – ‘You shall,’ he breaks the human spirit and unfits it for God. A man is a slave for obeying unless behind his obedience there is a recognition of a holy God. Many a soul begins to come to God when he flings off being religious, because there is only one Master of the human heart, and that is not religion but Jesus Christ. But woe be to me if when I see HIM I say – I WILL not. He will never insist that I do, but I have begun to sign the death warrant of the Son of God in my soul. When I stand face to face with Jesus Christ and say – I will not, He will never insist; but I am backing away from the recreating power of His Redemption. It is a matter of indifference to God’s grace how abominable I am if I come to the light; but woe be to me if I refuse the light (see John iii. 19-21).
Oswald Chambers
July 18th Devotional
Mornin’ infidels!
Mornin’ WeeWeed
Verse of the Day for Sunday, July 18, 2021
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That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love.
Ephesians 3:16-17 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
BE MY VOICE
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.
I would never trust myself to witch water, but I easily can find any form of utility including plastic sprinkler lines, one cannot always call 811 after all.
I’ve only ever used rods, as observed in the pics above, though taught to hold them differently, and find it fascinating that when held close, the rods will move away from each other as they approach something; held farther apart they will move together, crossing precisely above the water or power line. Walk across a feature then back up across the same spot and the rods reverse the pattern consistently and precisely.
I picked up a bit when we witched our new well when I was a kid. I’m still fascinated by how it might possibly work, and while I have no doubt there’s room for flim-flam folks in the field, it’s a very real and useful thing.
This is a bit disturbing, that the scientist who invented the mRNA technique has to put out a statement that he ‘is not suicidal’ and then references a warning from a friend he might want to hire security:
this is what started his twitter posts on this topic:
I can easily see the Great Conspiracy fearing this man.
There is more on Vlad Tepes Blog
http://www.vladtepesblog.com
Ma Merkel’s ‘successor’ Mr Hillary/Kamala, cackling in the middle of trouble, says he is soooo sorry. https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1757578.html https://m.dw.com/en/merkel-successor-criticized-for-laughing-during-flood-visit/a-58305436
Not a laughing matter.
“Shame on You” – Macron in Lourdes, Receives Message from Our Lady.
https://www.gloria.tv/post/B9uECjesPbzY2aj2LsUMXnecE
Interesting thumbnail bio sketch of Macron in the article:
“Macron is a socialist, millionaire and former Rothschild investment banker with close connections to the oligarchs’ newspaper Le Monde. He got into power in 2017 after the French deep state removed François Fillon from the election campaign with accusations which to this day have not been definitively decided.”
Welp, another conservative brand bites the dust. So much for Black Rifle Coffee.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/you_may_like_black_rifle_coffee_but_does_it_like_you.html
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
July 5th on the Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
(July 18th on the civil or commercial calendar)
Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans 6: 18 – 23
Holy Gospel according to the Holy Apostle Matthew 8: 5 – 13
Among the many Saints and Holy Martyrs who are commemorated today are these:
Holy Hieromartyr Stephen, Bishop of Rhegium and disciple of the Holy Apostle Paul, and those with him (+ 1st century)
Saint Athanasios of Mount Athos and six disciples (+ 1003)
Holy New Martyr Elizabeth (the former Grand Duchess), Nun Barbara, and other Romanov family members, and clergy with them (+ 1918)
Ok! Hiatus of tropical storm activity in the Atlantic basin continues. Heavier than average precipitation to continues through the same band as last week but not as heavy. Unlike last week include virtually all of Texas plus New Mexico and Arizona in that band. We here in Indiana still to get more than average but nothing like last week and we need to dry out or there is a danger of corn rotting on the stalks.
Claims that the heat wave up in Montana and surrounding states is unprecedented are BS! In fact is was hotter for a longer period time in Montana in 1995 in that state. Just about every time you hear something about weather being “unprecedented” in weather, it’s a lie.
ENSO is heading towards La Nina territory much quicker than projected. Indicating there is a possibility that the coming La Nina will come earlier and be stronger than projections have indicated so far.
Excellent PV interview w/a whistleblower talking about CRT at a major toy manufacturer:
https://therightscoop.com/exposed-leaked-hasbro-video-docs-show-they-explicitly-plot-to-brainwash-kids-with-crt-project-veritas/
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 his family 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.
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This was quietly hidden https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/14/spanish-government-could-forced-pay-back-covid-fines-lockdown/ https://www.englishradionews.com/news/spain/covid-19/coronavirus-lockdown-broke-spanish-constitution-ruling-issued-by-constitutional-court/
Mathew Williams with Southern Raised sings Wayfaring Stranger in a deep vibrant bass.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.