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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“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth”
~Isaiah 52:7~
Good morning. Keep your faith strong. He’s coming!
Good morning dear Bet! He is coming any moment and His Glorious Appearance is our Blessed Hope!
Just coming in from a walk with my bride. T-shirt weather, the prolonged mild temperatures have produced beautiful fall colors. Normally, we switch abruptly from heat to cold and we get just a few days of changing colors but this year is different. And with the 2 inches of rain that we got on Thanksgiving the whole creation gives glory to the Lord!
Good morning, my dearest friend..how lovely. What a morning of peace and each other. Sweeeet!
And just like that!! Autumnal colours for us as well. Last week all still leafy green…today, the oaks are stunning orange. Sap dropping. This colour won’t last long, and it will turn to dreary brown, the leaves firmly staying put until spring when resurrecting forces produce the green new growth which will rid those trees of their deathly look and burst into new life. That’s how I always view spring…resurrection in nature, corresponding glorious Resurrection in us.
A stroll with your beloved bride in moderate weather. Niiiice!! Ours is the same exactly. Unseasonally warmish after two days of unremitting rain…I am complaining not one bit, especially as those further southeast and east of us are really suffering with polar cold. I am thinking of our favourite trucker rah…
No doubt we will get our share at some point but for the moment we are enjoying not putting the heating on.
Off to my neighbourhood Walmart in a few to plug in. Then this afternoon a much anticipated visit to my sweet, clued up hairdresser for colour (to get rid of the “wisdoms” as she calls them😂) and a few discreetly placed highlights, whereupon she’ll cut most of them off.😁 .
Tomorrow is what my grands and their mother call a “Bucca Day” ( that’s what they came up with when all three could barely talk as their name for me. I have a not short story about how that came about which I will save for later😉). Never mind that I recently discovered that was a camp name for the US military in Iraq. Yikes! ButI lay claim to it now and love it. We haven’t seen them in about three weeks, what with Thanksgiving, school, and the lads working all the rest of the hours they have off from school. So they’ll drive over after school, and their mom will come over for pizza from Papa Murphy’s. Can’t wait!! Nor can they, I am so grateful to say.
My goodness…I’ve turned into “Chatty Cathy”!! Best dash. Enjoy your day together, G. I’ll no doubt see you shortly😘
What a great time to look forward to tomorrow . ❤️😘
Yes it definitely is!!!😁🤗
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Awwww , that looks just like my *Baby* 😊
She Loves rolling in the green grass /// right now there is snow on the ground and I have to coerce her to go out 😄
Her paws might get wet , you know 🙃🙄😁
Thanks Leon , 🙋♀️😊😻
One more . . .
Good morning, Garrison.🤗 What a pleasing voice she had…
Mornin’ Bet. Yep. Agree entirely.
Good morning Garrison!
Hi, Gramps! 🙂
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Mornin’ jay 🙂
Howdy Garrison. 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
Morning, Mr jay🤗
Maidin Mhaith Betsy 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
Howdy jay!
One of my all time favorites. Thank you!
29 November 2001 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo – “Heyday”;”Skylarkin'”), dies of head injury after a fall at 32
29 November 2001
George Harrison
(1943-2001)
British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”; “Here Comes The Sun”; solo – “If Not For You”; Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care”), dies of lung cancer at 58
End Of The Line
My Sweet Lord
In My Life
End of the Line is one of my favourites. Thanks, Magic. A nice one to hear this morning…
One of mine too, as I remember it, that was the night I was singing it in the kitchen when a waitress came in to ask whether It was in fact the T.W. End of the Line….. as her table just outside the kitchen was wishing to end table debate on who guessed correctly …… which led to you have to come with us to karaoke Saturday.
Flash forward ten years and I am the karaoke guy. I know I would never guessed it.
So much great music and musical collaboration by George…………..sometimes I wish I was hearing this music for the very first time. But then again, growing up (teen years) in the 1960s was musically rich to not have experienced first hand.
Brit hubby lived near Liverpool when the Beatles were just on the cusp of their fame. He and his mate used to catch the “ferry ‘cross the Mersey” River to the Cavern where they performed. He was there and heard them up close and personal…quite a memory.
Liverpool was the epi-center of our music back in the day…………………..to be a young teenager from Liverpool, special indeed.
Well thank you very much, Ugly Cuss🤗. I can remember those heady times very well. I’m pretty certain it was yesterday…just thinking about them takes me back. Good memories😊
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
duchess01,
Maybe every day I view and I read what you publish. I do not statistics. I must write what I feel: you have God with you.
You must have a daily pain, a suffering, which I think is a kind of passport to God.
He is waiting for you.
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.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Verse of the Day for Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
Colossians 3:16 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen.
November 29 Oswald Chambers
The Supremacy of Jesus Christ
He will glorify Me… —John 16:14
The holiness movements of today have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them. There is nothing about them that needs the death of Jesus Christ. All that is required is a pious atmosphere, prayer, and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor miraculous. It did not cost the sufferings of God, nor is it stained with “the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 12:11). It is not marked or sealed by the Holy Spirit as being genuine, and it has no visual sign that causes people to exclaim with awe and wonder, “That is the work of God Almighty!” Yet the New Testament is about the work of God and nothing else.
The New Testament example of the Christian experience is that of a personal, passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every other kind of so-called Christian experience is detached from the Person of Jesus. There is no regeneration— no being born again into the kingdom in which Christ lives and reigns supreme. There is only the idea that He is our pattern. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is the Savior long before He is the pattern. Today He is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion— a mere example. He is that, but He is infinitely more. He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God!
Jesus said, “…when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,…He will glorify Me…” (John 16:13-14). When I commit myself to the revealed truth of the New Testament, I receive from God the gift of the Holy Spirit, who then begins interpreting to me what Jesus did. The Spirit of God does in me internally all that Jesus Christ did for me externally.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Master’s service is to be well soaked in the Bible; some of us only exploit certain passages. Our Lord wants to give us continuous instruction out of His word; continuous instruction turns hearers into disciples.
https://utmost.org/the-supremacy-of-jesus-christ/
The appalling news from Britain, coming on the heels of a failed case conducted against an evangelist by The Crown Prosecution Service, is that said Service has declared that…
“There are references in the Bible which are simply no longer appropriate in modern society and which would be deemed offensive if stated in public.”
Does someone want to explain to the person who said this?
Any word from the Archbishop of Canterbury on the criminalization of parts of the Bible by the UK government?
Alas…none.
In every corner of our planet live stupid people. God will have mercy on them.
The Lord’s Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhNk0j2H-Zs
Those voices, Sepp!!🙏💕
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
Amen, Amin.
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)
(Author: Jonathan D. Sarfati, “The Genesis Account”)
Greetings Treepers!
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Spent some time with GrampaM and his lovely family.
Upon my return Rhonda presented me with another refugee. This one adopted her. Rhonda thinks she’s about ten weeks. 1000% black. Green eyes. Long and lean. I’ve left my backpack on the front portch where she’s so comfortable with her new home, she uses it to sharpen her nails. And yes, she’s already trained our dog that she’s up for a fight. Our male beast approves of her.
She seems to eat half her body weight each day. 🐈⬛
what are you going to name the new baby, frank?
Not sure. Rhonda named the big bruiser Man Cat n that stuck.
We’ll see. Thanks for asking. 🙌
Good morning, Frank. Big smiles from me for all you wrote. G said the visit was too short, and I’m sure you agree. So glad two brothers in Christ were able to sit down and chew the fat, even so. Simply wonderful!
And a marvelous surprise when you returned home!! Done appropriately…she found you, the way it should happen💕. I learned this sweet, endearing saying in Wales, and for us it was tested time and time again…and found to be so true.
Lucky little thing…and lucky all of you as well.💖
❤️✝️❤️
Congrats on the new addition!
Thanks ‼️. She’s a beauty.
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9
As a follower of Christ, you are always being observed. Your children watch how you deal with situations at home, whether or not you are consistent in your discipline, or the love and care you show toward your spouse. Your co-workers listen to how you communicate with others and evaluate your general work ethic.
In today’s verse and the one before it, Peter lists godly virtues that all Christians are called to exemplify. You are directed to seek unity of spirit with other believers, show compassion, love others, and be tenderhearted and humble. Jesus answered the evil actions and insulting language that were directed at Him with kindness and love. You are called to a higher standard than the world expects or understands. Your responses to mistreatment from others will require God’s assistance. When you do not retaliate or hold a grudge, you show that you believe in God’s claim as the holy and righteous Judge (Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 12:19; Hebrews 10:30).
Not only are you to offer good in response to evil, but you are to bless those that revile you, pray for those who may hate you, and share the Good News of Jesus when the opportunity is given to you. Lastly, forgive. Remembering that you have received the divine, unmerited blessing of complete forgiveness from Holy God, forgiving one who has wronged you should be a natural consequence. And the Lord will bless you for following His direction.
This world is filled with double standards. Let your life be an example of God’s unchangeable goodness and love. Hold fast to His Word so that you are guided in the ways of Christ. Then pray that those in government will seek the Lord and find Him so they may have the peace only He can give.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing/?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
“To be a Christian means forgiving the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”
~CS Lewis~
Possibly the hardest thing for many Christians to do…but the truth of his point cannot be ignored.
November 29
MORNING
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house. Psa. 65:4
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. Psa. 27:4
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matt. 5:6
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. Luke 1:53
He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Psa. 107:9
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. Psa. 36:7-9
EVENING
Do ye now believe? John 16:31
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. James 2:14, 17
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead. Heb. 11:17-19
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. James 2:21, 24
Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:25
By their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. 7:20, 21
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17
J. Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/11/1129.html
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
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.
Eph. 2:4-10
🙏 so much joy in those from Ephesians, G. They have just refilled my needful heart.
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Good morning. May your day be peaceful and joyful.
Oh my, Sybil! Hoping your day will be just the same…
Zach Williams… less like me 🎶
Really like Zack!
Just in time for Christmas? Maybe not…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11479251/George-Takei-calls-William-Shatner-cantankerous-old-man-latest-salvo-long-running-feud.html
Here is some background…
https://heavy.com/entertainment/star-trek/william-shatner-george-takei-feud-why/
The Great American Songbook…… The European classical and hymns aside, no genre has defined the Christmas spirit as much as American songwriters/lyricists from 1925 to 1965.
“I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm”: Words and music by the great Irving Berlin. 1936 for the movie “On the Avenue”. It has become a go-to standard for crooners covering Christmas songs.
Lyricists like those who lent their extraordinary talents to songs like these are no more. They left us with a beautiful legacy to enjoy for generations which followed them. So lovely to be able to actually understand the lyrics with the right balance of instruments and words.
What’s going on with the House Speaker race? Some are saying it’s McCarthy or else, including MTG, HH of Wyoming, et al., the risk being, if it’s not McCarthy, it could be a democrat.
It could be anybody….including Liz Cheney, heaven forfend!
I’d be okay with DJT, at least for two years.
Even though I have to say “fat chance” I absolutely agree! Can you imagine? 😁
Obesity, previously unseen.
Tiger…………………age is catching up.
I was never a big Tiger fan. I didn’t like his on course antics (spitting, curse words, bravado outbursts). I thought he changed the game for the worst in many ways. Especially when it comes to golf fans reacting like their are at an NFL game.
That said, if you were a fan of golf during the Tiger Years, you were treated to some special golf moments.
Looks like Tiger is bowing out of high level competitive golfing………………..
Thanks for the memories Tiger (good, bad and great memories).
Since we’re on the sports page, and judging by the look on Tigers face (say whaaatt!!!), I’ll wager he’s glad he’s not stepping up to this tee .
If you are interested, here is a twitter account from a PhD who spends far too much time analyzing Elon Musk’s use of a frog.
Tweets by RVAwonk
She does talk about Elon “triggering the libs”…
I’m thinking this social discourse goes on in the minds of bugs just before they hit the windshield…
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Oath Keepers recruited too many Fibbies
Got use the “peaceful protest” slogan as a fastball high and tight on every U.S. leftist. Kirby’s announcement, in the eyes of his brethren, mean he is advocating to burn the streets down in Xi-land.
GOOD LUCK MP Guy !
“Mike Lindell is a conservative who puts his money & actions where his mouth is. Lindell has been outspoken bout election fraud and has been slammed with persecution for speaking out as well as investigating the issue.
Lindell has invested his own money toward investigating the fraudulent 2020 election. As a result, he has been sued by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic for defamation, canceled by major retailers, and retaliated against by the Biden Justice Department.
Recent persecution includes the incident on September 13th when the Stasi-FBI raided Lindell outside of a Hardee’s restaurant and seized his mobile devices, including the phones he uses to run his hearing aids and operate his business. Four out of five businesses that partnered with Lindell backed out of the deals after learning of the FBI’s involvement in Lindell’s affairs, the CEO claims.
Again putting his actions forward a week later on Sept. 21, Lindell filed a lawsuit against the FBI for violating his constitutional rights and unlawfully detaining his devices. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray were listed as defendants.
There is no doubt that Lindell is a man of action, and now he has announced that he is seeking to take that to a higher level. The My Pillow CEO is officially running to chair the Republican National Committee. Lindell announced his bid for RNC chair Monday during former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s War Room broadcast.”
It’s Official. Mike Lindell Is Running For RNC Chairman — The Republic Brief
Does David Depape, alleged attacker of Paul Pelosi, share the Pelosi bloodline?
Amen.
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Amen
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Germany for Germans. What is a German now?
Bro Olaf marching forward.
‘2 million migrants set to become citizens overnight as Germany doubles down on Great Replacement’
https://rmx.news/germany/2-million-migrants-set-to-become-citizens-overnight-as-germany-doubles-down-on-great-replacement/
Pay -https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/allies-turn-on-olaf-scholz-over-devaluing-of-german-citizenship-b9mdx9xfn
Once again proving the truism:
“If you don’t get rid of your traitors your traitors will get rid of you.”
✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.
Amen.