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, July 4 , 2022
Good morning, Dan. I do love Dr Spurgeon’s devotionals, I can’t tell you how much. Each one, no matter how many times I’ve read it, is like an old, familiar friend. This one is no exception.
A most wonderful, Happy Fourth to all in the Tree, today festooned with Red White and Blue. May Almighty God grant us His mercy and never stop shedding His grace on us.🙏💖
Good morning Bet, and Happy Fourth!
Good morning, G💖 And the same to you, who was not born here but got here as fast as you could, who feels the power of the day very deeply. 😘
Ditto grandpa and Betsy ❤️
Love this one by spurgeon one of my favorite reminders 😘
Morning, Cat💖 He never fails, does he? This one I’m sharing with all of mine. Blessings on the Fourth to you, m’dear😊
Just yesterday at Sunday school we were discussing why Paul didn’t win many converts in Athens. My take was that one of the reasons was that the Athenians considered themselves too smart, edumacated, and sophisticated. IOW, they weren’t “poor in spirit”.
Similar to the water fountains examples by Spurgeon.
Our country is in dire straits but we’ll pray the USA through it even if it has to be with a musket in hand and a chipper by our side.
Blessings to both of y’all dear friends!
Awww grandpa….you say the sweetest things….glad to be considered one of your friends. You’re on my best of friends list too!!!! BIG hug ❤️
You bring the muskets, G…Cat, you bring the chipper…and I’ll make the never-ending cups of tea to keep y’all going!!! Sound like a plan??😘
That’s the ticket!!!! I’ve heard of the horse pulling the cart but I think a cat pulling a chipper could possibly top the horse 😝 make mine coffee please? Someone can sit with you sipping tea, chat and help you Bible thump some critters!!!!! You know… bop them in the head like our bunny does? 😂
What a picture you paint!!😂 Yes, of course…coffee if you prefer..my motto is always “We Aim to Please!!” I’ll keep my well honed boomerang handy, just in case.
We aim to please,,,,isn’t that sign hanging in your bathroom? 😂 😂 😝
A good Welsh friend, a real lady, apprised me of that sign…you aim, too, please. I laughed so hard…as much at that it was she who told me as that slogan itself…
And yes, when I typed the first half, my mind went straight to the finish.😂
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Me too!!😂
Bet, I’ll take my tea with a little shine in it, pretty please.
I’ll make sure I stock up😂 Just for you…
Amen
Thanks, bright Betsy❣️
Enjoy this very special day.
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Good morning, Patience🤗…you are more than welcome to join the “intrepid three” (above) when we start to out things to rights. All are welcome😉 Blessings, girl.
Yes patience….join the party…Oswald, spurgeon, our Lord and……Gbfmmmlg et al and the lurkers ❤️ And you, standing by the wayside, come in in!!
May our Fathers blessings bring A happy 4th of July to you too, Betsy.
Oh, GB…thank you. Your reply has really gladdened my heart. And I truly do wish the very same for you, my friend.💖
🙋♀️ hi gb!!!!!!
It’s been awhile….how the heck are you doing? Hope your 4th is a bang up celebration allllll day!!!!!
Hey there FC, a Happy & Blessed 4th to you & yours also.!
I’m doing just fine. The Lord has us where He wants us, I’m assuming. He keeps letting me & my better half wakeup each morning, so until the day comes when He doesn’t, we’re trying to behave ourselves. 😁
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Is that MY shadow?
Morning Patience. Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day. Great old tune there. Cheers!
Thank you.
Good morning & happy day to you and yours, Levi❣️
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Happy Fourth Levi and Patience, and good morning! And good it is.
Thank you, Grandpa!
Happy day; a special and independent one amongst all others ( except Christmas and Easter),
– to you!
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Good morning Gramps. Happy 4th. Here’s hoping you and your gal have a beauty of a day. Cheers!
That cat looks like it is envious of those claws.
Or maybe worried that his claws will be served up like that some day.
I think she’s contemplating getting claw extensions 😂
Morning Ya’ll, Happy 4th 🙂
You too. May God Bless our great country. Support MAGA! Support Trump!!!
Nice mix of wonderful.
~Thanks, Jay.
Good morning Jay. Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day. Gotta love the Duke!
Wonderful, thank you Jay. Have a great day. God Bless America!!
Good morning, Marti💖…don’t know how I missed you the first go round. Have a bless-ed and Happy Fourth!
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Good morning, Mr jay. I hope all is well with you, dear sir. Happy Fourth, and thank you for the wonderful music to get the day started.
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PERFECT!!!😊
A devotion for today
4 July 1971 Don McPherson, American R&B singer (The Main Ingredient – “Everybody Plays the Fool”)) dies of leukemia at 29.
4 July 1995 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite (Green Acres, Gigi), dies at 76.
4 July 2003 Barry White, American singer (Love’s Theme), dies at 58.
Can’t Get Enough
4 July 2021 Sanford Clark, American country-rockabilly singer and guitarist (“The Fool”; “Son Of A Gun”), dies of Covid-19 while undegoing cancer treatment at 85.
It’s Nothing To Me
Morning Magic. Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day.
Thanks I am planning on it since I take this holiday day off yearly now.
Got tune up parts for the truck to put on and go see a former employee family band play tonight with their new lineup post health issues.
Happy 4th to everyone.
Sounds like a blast. Be safe and enjoy.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/three-presidents-die-on-july-4th-just-a-coincidence
A curiosity to be sure.
Perhaps everyone over imbibed in the 4th celebrations.
Have a great 4th Treepers! Ours is still a great nation! Support Trump and MAGA!!!!
One more . . .
Thanks for Linda on the 4th. I well remember your posting of some years back that Nelson Riddle well enhanced the vocal talents that Ms. Ronstadt could offer.
In several documentaries, she was very proud of her vocal talents, always working to be better. And working hard to expand what she did. Pirates of Penzance, Nelson Riddle, Mexican music, etc were part of her in some way, but they were also her expanding herself, including her vocal skills. And she gladly took such guidance.
The sad part is that she has lost those vocal talents. Parkinson’s Disease.
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A disease which took my dad and his dad before him…cruel, cruel…
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Morning Garrison. Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day. Cheers!
Thanks. And a Happy 4th to you, too. Mine will be quiet . . . intentionally so. 🙂
Good morning, Garrsion💖 Lovin’ her voice. I always thought the outdated word “chanteuse” was made just for her. These are wonderful.
Good morning to you too, Bet. When she made these recordings she was probably the most successful female singer in America so she used her influence to tell her recording company what she wanted to do . . . and then just did it. She brought Nelson Riddle out of retirement and he brought his wonderful distinctive arrangements from the 50’s with him. When I listen to these performances I can hear a little Doris Day, Patti Page, and Rosemary Clooney in her phrasing. She obviously paid attention (she was friends with Rosemary Clooney who was still recording) to the best of the best.
A wise artist. A woman who can bring Nelson Riddle out of retirement clearly had the gift. It must have given him immense pleasure to collaborate with her. Lucky for us we were around to appreciate it. 🤗
Morning Garrison and Happy 4th!
Mornin’ Gramps. Have a great day! 🙂
Always nice to hear Linda sing when her voice was strong and so well controlled.
A happy 4th of July to you and yours Garrison.
Happy Fourth!
Morning Trapper. Funny story about Brown as given to me by others. We sent a Falcon 10 jet up to Teterboro to pick up some MBUSA folks who were coming to visit our campus, A male General Manager and three women in various IT roles. When they arrived, I was treated to this story. Yes, probably a “had to be there” but I’ll try.
Apparently, while at Teterboro they ran into Brown and his wife or other female. The oldest lady in the group was standing next to him and said he looked her up and down and said “nice boobs”. Nothing else. Just that. Now Marianne is a very bubbly personality, top heavy too and not knowing exactly how to respond she just told him “thank you” and smiled.
It was only after they walked away that the other gals, in the course of conversation, explained to her that he had said “nice boots” and her cackle of embarrassment in retelling the story was a gut busting moment.
Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day. Cheers!
Good morning, Levi💖 Hahahaha!!! Oh for mishearing one tiny letter…I bet she’ll dine out on that one forever!
She did say that she was surprised Brown would say that with the woman on his arm but she thought she heard what she thought she heard. Funny lady and a beautiful soul. Another of those people for whom I say, my life is richer for having known her.
What an accolade from you.
You reminded me of a long forgotten story my in-laws of bless-ed memory told (and they had many) of entertaining a friend of one of their close friends, who arrived well before the rest of the party. So they had to chat with her.
And the conversation revolved around their mutual friend who had lost her parents very early on. They told this woman about a couple of parrots their mutual friend had and how loud and unpredictable they were with their vocalizing. My father in law told this woman one never knew when they’d spout off.
Their guest, he said, suddenly looked extremely puzzled and said, “Her parents??”.
” Yes,” said my FIL, “her parrots…and sometimes in the middle of the night, for no reason, they’ll start shouting ‘Fire, Fire!'”
“Her PARENTS!?!!?,” asked this increasingly befuddled guest.
“Yes…her parrots!” answered my by now well confused FIL.
Finally after he was through relating all the tales of these two parrots, the guest remarked, “Well, I’ve known Pauline all my life, and I never knew she still had her parents.”
And this confusion reigned throughout the visit until the party was over and all had departed. But after as the hosts were languishing with a final drink before bedtime, the penny dropped as to the misunderstanding. They almost never stopped laughing, thinking about the picture the guest was getting in her head of Pauline’s long deceased parents no longer deceased shouting “Fire, Fire!!” in the middle of the night.
That story my in-laws actually dined out on for years…not so sure about their guest.😉
Hysterical. I can see it happening. And we become more susceptible to those things the older we get. My wife and I are into the phase of life where, one of us starts speaking and at some point the listener will question the speaker, quite perplexed, on the context of the story. And it almost always comes back to one of those “Oh, I thought you said….” moments. And they almost always end in laughter. Love it.
😂Just proves there is nothing more wonderful as laughter. Spontaneous laughter is the best. It keeps us young(ish). Bring it on!! Good for the heart, good for the soul. 💖
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Thanks. There are a number of ways one might interpret that story. I prefer to view it as the Hardest Working Man in Show Business finding something complimentary to say, in his own way. Hah!
Happy Fourth.
Black speech, like most regional southern dialects, can be hard for other speaker-hearers to understand. it would be easy to make that mistake. Which of course makes the story all the more funny!
LOL!
GOD BLESS OUR NATIVE LAND
The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
He saw through their duplicity and said to them, “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
— Luke 20:19-26, WEB
God bless our native land;
Firm may she ever stand
Through storm and night.
When wild tempests rave,
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do Thou our country save
By Thy great might.
So shall our prayers arise
To God above the skies;
On Him we wait.
Thou who art ever nigh,
Guarding with watchful eye,
To Thee aloud we cry:
God save the state.
Good Morning Patience ❤️
Love it!! 🥰
Have a mischievous day today! 😂
Not 4th related however…imo, a good one for today’s celebrations!!!!
L❤️Ve it!
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Good feisty morning, Cat!
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Here’s some pure Americana to remember Independence Day. “My Rifle, My Pony and Me”/ “Get Along Cindy” Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan and John Wayne for moral support!
Morning Boogy. Happy 4th. This scene is SOOOOOOO classic. I don’t know how many takes there were but when I watch the scene I swear the smiles shared among them are as genuine as can be. They were having a ball with this one. I always have a hard time deciding if this or Big Jake is my favorite Duke movie.
A Happy Fourth right back at you!
“True Grit” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence” are my John Wayne favorites, probably with a nod to “Liberty Valence”.
The Quiet Man for us.😍
Can’t go wrong with Duke. My BIL is a photographer who gets the best gigs, won all kinds of awards. Was Reagan’s personal photographer when he campaigned for reelection in Michigan. Pictures on Topps baseball cards, a close friend of the first lady of drag racing, Shirley Muldowney, etc. A long list but he’s as salt of the earth as you’ll find in a human being.
Anyway, long story short, he was at some event with Wayne’s son. In the course of conversation he told the son (can’t remember which one….too long ago) about me being such a big fan. The son handed him a B&W 8×10 of Wayne and his son (little boy) on the set for the movie “Hondo”.
I have two collections of people, Duke and Trump. But Duke got his wall of reverence first.
😍😍😍!!!!!
Love that story, Levi!
My barber is an Special Ops guy or something like that. A few ears ago he got a call that someone special needed a haircut. So he got flown to Houston, I believe, and got to cut President Trumps mane. A few days later he received a package in the mail. It was a signed picture of VSGPDJT with a personal message written on it. Still proudly displayed in the barber shop. And BTW, open carry is welcomed there.
How cool it would be to meet him. Yeah that better be displayed cause he’s got a story to tell. Much like we all have a picture of my BIL shaking Reagan’s hand somewhere in our homes. It’s a proud moment. I’ve talked to people who have met Trump and they all say the same about him. Just glowing reviews of how kind and genuine he is. I donated several times for the chance to have dinner with him but those are long odds. As I’ve said before, I’ve donated more to him than I have to all politicians across all my voting years. At this point, I really only want to say THANK YOU to the man.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Ray Charles
Willie Nelson and Ensemble – America the Beautiful (from “America: A Tribute to Heroes”)
Alan Jackson Performs “America the Beautiful”
and one more (indulge me, I love this song)
Will our children be the ones asking us one day, “Why we didn’t do enough? Why we gave it all away?”
Krista Branch “Remember Who We Are” Official Video
Good morning Hayseed. Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day.
Oh, by the way, if you’re a wine connoisseur, look up Hayseed and Housdon. It’s owned by a good guy I knew throughout my career, Ted Ross. A little something for your namesake.
Cheers!
Good evening, Feisty. This is the best America the Beautiful. Willie and the Ensemble did a great job with this song. Brings tears to my eyes, thank you and bless you.
God bless America! Best wishes to all on this special day.
Dear friends, please say a prayer for Canada today also.
It started out with this protest. :https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/canadas-justin-trudeau-just-proved-the-protesting-truckers-right/
https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2022/02/united-nations-troops-brought-in-to-brutalize-peaceful-protesters-going-against-official-narrative-videos/
https://mustreadalaska.com/ottawa-police-videotaped-using-horses-to-trample-native-mohawk-woman-on-a-walker-at-freedom-convoy/
https://thepostmillennial.com/canadas-first-flag-called-white-supremacist-symbol-on-trudeau-liberal-funded-anti-hate-site-for-kids
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/07/canadian-government-creates-pamphlet-teach-school-children-trumps-wall-racist-free-speech-common-defense-hate-propaganda/
Morning JB. You got it. Best neighbors any country could hope for but the situation there is dire. God bless.
Thank you Levi.
My Country,’Tis of Thee
My country,’tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty,
of thee I sing:
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims’ pride,
from every mountainside,
let freedom ring!
My native country,thee,
land of the noble free,
thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
thy woods and templed hills;
my heart with rapture thrills
like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
and ring from all the trees
sweet freedom’s song:
let mortal tongues awake,
let all that breathe partake;
let rocks their silence break,
the sound prolong.
A very blessed Independence Day to one and all…may we all enjoy the beauty that the Lord has provided for us.Pax vobis. 🙂
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Our fathers’God,to thee,
author of liberty,
to thee we sing:
long may our land be bright,
with freedom’s holy light;
protect us by thy might,
Great God,our King.
Sorry…lack of coffee.I’ll get it right one of these days. 🙂
Good morning Casco. Happy 4th. Have a star spangled day. Cheers!
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Casco, the best I’ve ever heard of this is still available on YouTube and is sung by the Robert Shaw Chorale.
Unfortunately it is from an old LP, so it is difficult to make out some of the lyrics. Nevertheless that recording never fails, given what has happened to us, to bring me to buckets of tears…especially the last stanza, which is sung with such power and pleading. But that is my favourite performance and orchestration of this mighty patriotic song.
I’m so glad you posted this Just reading the last stanza, a prayer in itself, makes me teary. Blessings,my friend.
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Good morning Casco and Happy Fourth!
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original 3rd stanza that has been forgotten to history:
No more shall tyrants here
with haughty steps appear,
and solder bands;
no more shall tyrants tread
above the patriot dead —
no more our blood be shed
by alien hands.
Good morning,.Lonestar, and thank you for that…a stanza that I was unaware of. Blessings to you on this hot Fourth🙏
I didn’t know this …thank you Lonestar.
July 4 Oswald Chambers
One Of God’s Great Don’ts
Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil doing. — Psalm 37:8 (rv)
Fretting means getting out at elbows mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say “Fret not,” but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find yourself able not to fret. It sounds so easy to talk about resting in the Lord and waiting patiently for Him, until the nest is upset — until we live, as so many are doing, in tumult and anguish, is it possible then to rest in the Lord? If this “don’t” does not work there, it will work nowhere. This “don’t” must work in days of perplexity as well as in days of peace, or it never will work. And if it will not work in your particular case, it will not work in anyone else’s case. Resting in the Lord does not depend on external circumstances at all, but on your relationship to God Himself.
Fussing always ends in sin. We imagine that a little anxiety and worry are an indication of how really wise we are; it is much more an indication of how really wicked we are. Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way. Our Lord never worried and He was never anxious, because He was not “out” to realise His own ideas; He was “out” to realise God’s ideas. Fretting is wicked if you are a child of God.
Have you been bolstering up that stupid soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God? Put all “supposing” on one side and dwell in the shadow of the Almighty. Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about that thing. All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Jesus Christ can afford to be misunderstood; we cannot. Our weakness lies in always wanting to vindicate ourselves.
Good morning FC. Happy 4th. What sort of rascality are in your plans? Have a star spangled time whatever you’re up to. Cheers!
Hi Levi 🙋♀️
Hmmm….I’ll be at the beach, I think….after my surfing lessons, you all are invited to a late night picnic on the beach, including a camp fire and star show, if you all like….the fireworks start themselves….we can spot dolphins and turtles….. ☺️
Morning Cat and Happy 4th! I will not fret today. Normally, I am not a fretting person anyway but today deserves an extra effort.
Get that scratch of yours healed so you can play with that chipper when it arrives tomorrow. 😍😂
Ditto to you and mrs grandpa! Seems I’m all fretted out. Done…dusting paws off….thinking about what instrument our Lord wants me to try next. It’s so much easier to place our Lord at the helm 🥰 😝 I’ll be ready tomorrow for chipper. Just need to schedule brick lessons!! 😂
Good morning everyone and happy birthday America. Strange one this year. Normally we’re ground zero for a big red, white and blue day and night of celebration but the kids are dispersed this year and we still have a couple others nursing WuFlu. So it’s just us.
Hope you all have a star spangled “God Bless America” kind of day where the food, smiles, love and hugs shared among family and friends is aplenty. Cheers!
By our lonesomes as well this day, Levi. We’ll salute the best of America with you. Cheers and fervent hopes that her strongest threads are woven so tightly that no malign force will ever be able to break them.🙏
Good morning Betsy. Well said, Especially since your namesake stitched those original threads that rose alongside a new nation. Have a lovely, blessed day and night, just the two of you. Cheers!
You do the same, Levi, you and your lovely wife. Lots to reflect on and to be grateful for, even considering the state of our beloved country now.
Bet, we are by our lonesomes, too. Got a call from an appliance repair man who wants to come today and look at an old ice cream freezer. Haven’t decided yet if I want to do it today. A friend of mine from church offered for us to get together and do some reloading. That is much more fun than waiting on the repair man all day. 😁❤️
I pick reloading. I’m working on a shoulder ammo belt for you. Wanted it to be a surprise but I think you might need a teensy bit of incentive 😘
Well, got to do both. The repair man called early. Came and quickly figured out that the freezer needs to be put out of it’s misery. So I got to reload some rounds for my retirement present from my bride. Did a few in 3 different loads. Now have to go to the range and see which one of the loads works best with this particular precision instrument. The reload all the brass with that load.
It was lot’s of fun and my bride got a little rest. 🙂
Shoulder belt much appreciated. 😍
That’s the truth! Question is, when will he be able to return? Oh what the heck….go have the fun of the Fourth with friends. A very generous offer.🤗
Forever grateful. No other way to live.
Truth, Levi
Reloading is a good idea Grandpa. Good to keep the empties all filled and ready to go. My husband does a lot of reloading. Be safe and ready for anything.
Just now getting into it. Fortunately, my friend has done it for years and years, so I’m getting some good training.
July 4
Morning
Leaning on Jesus’ bosom. John 13:23
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you. Isa. 66:13
They brought young children to him, that he should touch them. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Mark 10:13, 16
Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I will not send them away fasting, test they faint in the way. Matt. 15:32
A high Priest … touched with the feeling of our infirmities. Heb. 4:15
In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. Isa. 63:9
I will not leave you comfortless (marg. orphans): I will come to you. John 14:18
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Isa. 49:15
The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Rev. 7:17
Evening
Jesus Christ the righteous: the propitiation for our sins. I John 2:1, 2
Toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat. Exo. 5:20-22
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psa. 85:9, 10
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Psa. 130:4, 7, 8
All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins. Rom. 3:23-25
J. Bagster
I posted this yesterday on the Independence thread, but thought it was worth a reprise here, especially today. This was a sign seen in an unknown place in 2020, but is more relevant today than ever.
JULY 4, 1776 WAS BORN ONE NATION UNDER GOD
244 YEARS LATER IT NEEDS TO BE BORN AGAIN
Amen.
Amen 🙏
Secondary post. This is some sound advice if you live within eyeshot/earshot of a Liberal.
https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2022/07/03/five-tips-on-how-to-have-fun-and-annoy-your-commie-neighbors-on-the-4th-of-july-n1610160
I added one, tie a yellow ribbon round the old flag pole….I’m coming for my bail money. Be ready to pay up!!You just assumed responsibility for my actions 😂
GOD BLESS AMERICA…
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
Amen!
The 50th Psalm (Septuagint)
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.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Verse of the Day for Monday, July 4, 2022
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“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.”
Psalms 62:1 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen!
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR AMERICA, OUR PRESIDENT, AND ONE ANOTHER
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Oh for a wrap around porch and the weather to allow the sitting out on it with a cool drink, watching the world go by….
You’ve got an open invitation any time you want to redeem it. While not a wrap around, mine comes with a view. I’ve discovered the view works like Valium without the drug effects. 🤭
America’s front porches are without rival.
Happy Independence Day comrade infidels.
Perfect!
Good morning!
Goood mornin, WeeWeed❣️
Let freedom ring
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Happy Independence Day, Treepers!
God bless the United States of America as the founding fathers intended it to be.
May He shed His grace on us once again. May we repent of our sins. And once again honor Him as the Almighty, One Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Blessings to all
https://www.bitchute.com/video/wwIIwRQxLXST/
Good Morning lilbtz….
Fantastic!!!!
Recently I watched old movie….meet John Doe…Gary cooper, Barbara stanwcyk….so many similarities to currents….came away with thought….our movement is unstoppable 🥰 look at world….we’re taking control!!!!!!😉
Say it Loud
Say it PROUD
Sure, I wave the American Flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure, I love my country with all her faults. I’m not ashamed of that. Never have been, never will be.-
John Wayne
Awesome ms Idaho!
Good Morning ☀️ ❤️
I am humbled
I incorporated John Wayne into my ‘Pledge’ post yesterday
Today I see he is liberally sprinkled on our Daily Thread
Let Freedom Ring
and Liberty abound
Good Morning to all our Treepers. Have a great Forth of July holiday. Blessing to you all.
Good Morning marti!!!
Have a blessed day 😘
I can’t remember who, except I think name started with a m. Marti….merrie…she? Gave me some sound advice, being independent…I want to thank whoever did. . Works well!!!! ❤️
Good evening Cat. It was indeed a blessed, peaceful day for us. Hope you had a good day, your back porch sounds like a nice place to relax and enjoy the view. Blessings to you.
If you’re ever in my neighborhood marti……. 😉
Good afternoon Marti and Happy 4th!
Hello all, and Happy Birthday America!
I adopted a new cat last Saturday. They’ve been in separate rooms since then, with occasional sightings of each other, and one (supervised) close encounter.
Is it time? Should I just throw open the door and let nature take its course, or should I continue to manage the introduction process?
No growling or guttural sounds from either, Jeff? Your new female…the other male? Man, that’s a question…are they close in age?
I’d be tempted to open the door and let what comes come. You have to do it sooner rather than later,and you’ll know soon enough, but I’ll certainly pray all will be well🙏 You really are a soft hearted star.🤗
Hi Betsy. The original cat is female, 10 years old. The new cat is also female, 4 years old. No growling or hissing from either cat. The only aggressiveness is from the original cat, which is to be expected since it’s her territory after all. And the only thing that’s happened is a spit and slap by the original cat when they got too close to each other. But I was right there supervising, and I intervened so it didn’t go any farther. The surprising thing is that the original cat doesn’t appear to be unduly disturbed by the presence of another cat in HER household. Sure she’s curious and is dying to see what’s going on, but there’s no sulking or pouting or hiding; we’re carrying out our daily activities as usual. This morning we had a good play session, and then she curled up in my lap and, as I like to call it, purred her face off.
So I think the cats may be ready. It’s just that I don’t think I’m ready, ha ha.
Thank you for your prayers, Betsy. I appreciate your interest and support.
Your so welcome, Jeff. Well…😂😂😂…get ready!!
I suspect they’ll make peace and decide which part of the house is whose. Cats, as you know are like that.
I know envy is not a good thing, but I do envy your having a cat in your lap purring…and putrring and purring. And you can’t get up either, you’re stuck😉.
We’ve had so many…farm cats in Wales which heard through the kitty grapevine we were a soft touch, and which in fact was true. All were so sweet, not what you’d think of original outside cats. And they all got along so well, giving each other space.
Please keep posting about your (their) progress. We don’t have an inside kitty now, and I would love to live vicariously through you! 🤗
Yeh….she won’t let me in the house….something about me knocking things off shelves….I was only trying to help her dust!!!! 😜
That’s your story…and I can see you’re sticking to it.😉
Yup 😂 😂 😂
They put everything on the line, I couldn’t their honour. Is that a thing anymore, rah?
There are some today who are doing that, God bless them. But the one I think of is Mike Lindell, who has been like a dog with a bone. He has put all he has worked for on that line, never letting go, to prove the coup we all know happened, happened.
Honour and patriotism…yesterday and today. We remember them all.
Including (!!!) their honour…
Pottstown cites High Street churches for feeding the needy
2 churches have until July 10 to respond to the borough
https://www.pottsmerc.com/2022/07/03/pottstown-cites-high-street-churches-for-feeding-the-needy/
How unChristian and horrible. What are these bureaucrats made of?? is there not a spark of humanity on them? Or is that a qualification for their positions. It seems so…
Good day all. I hope you all are having a wonderful 4th. I have taken my shower and eaten and now it is time for me to hit the sack to be well rested for tomorrows run. This way I should be some good sleep before the fireworks start.
Again, have a wonderful 4th patriots.
God bless, rah. Sleep well, Rise refreshed. Take care.🙏
BTW, rah…just saw a report that in the NE trucks lined up on the side of the roads…no diesel…
Happy Independence Day folks.
For those of you looking for a wombat holiday, here’s good news!
BREAKING
Australia will remove ALL vaccination and testing requirements for travel to the country on Wednesday.
It’s Passenger Locator Form will also be scrapped
– Sydney Morning Herald –
Sorry, but you still can’t visit Canada if you’re unjabbed (not that you would want to).
We are the sole holdout, and the pressure is ramping up. Reportedly, it takes 400% more time to deal with incoming passengers because of our ArriveCan App requirements, and every airport is a hellhole as a result.
How long will Blackface hold out?
Tourism chiefs must have had a few ripe words with this government totalitarians.
Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, which has well and truly kicked off with their protests (road blockages, harbour blockages, farmers spraying manure over government buldings, on and on…) Schipol Airport has 3 hour waits for passengers to go through security.
Tents have been set up for those waiting in line. I wonder what the authorities know…
Oolllll. Perhaps I’ll start a wombat rescue station 🤔 😎
If you’ve got time on your hands, Cat, go for it.
Like these folks did…..
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They’re so cute and cuddly ❤️ it makes getting a job for start up money attractive 🤩 🤭
Maybe one of these days I can go and have a case or two of brew with Mungrel. Except that my bride can’t leave because she still takes care of her sister, so I’ll have to wait for now. 🍺
That would be a wonderful visit. I know you two have a lot in common. If/when you do……can you bring me back a wombat? 😊
🤔 or perhaps we should pass the hat. Bring him to Midwest so all his friends can party together!!! You all would like that? He could do a tour….Texas….Idaho…. 😜
Babylon Bee article what a woman wants in a man. First is BOAZ. so I wonder what is boaz. turns out he’s the guy who rescued Ruth. you know like in the Old Testament
Hi merrie! I never knew this…it’s a beautiful story thanks love
https://theway.i-am.site/the-unique-love-story-of-ruth-boaz/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInvukrsDg-AIVq8mUCR2lRg3NEAAYAiAAEgJlkPD_BwE
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.
And prayers up for all political prisoners. Prayers up for Pastor Pawlowski, for Julian Assange, and for all the protesters of January 6 who were or are entrapped in DC.
Thank you Father, for Your love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Amen.
Amen 🙏
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Jesus Christ is Lord.