Wednesday, December 31, 2014

CHPP Daily Brief: Abbreviated Holiday Edition - Wednesday, December 31, 2014





The new Congress will be sworn into
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Please begin to pray now for each
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The Daily Brief: Abbreviated Holiday Edition

"Praying for All in Authority"

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love,
and of a sound mind."
(2 Timothy 1:7)

Please note: we will now stand down for the four-day New Year's weekend.

The full edition of the Daily Brief will be published again starting on next Monday, January 5th.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

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The Daily Brief

1. ISIS Prepares to Attack Israel in North and South Pincer Movement - Breitbart

With ISIS continuing to hold the upper hand in Syria and Iraq, it appears that the terrorist network is planning what military strategists call a pincer movement to attack the Israeli homeland from the north and south. Three Syrian rebel groups switched loyalties to gain ISIS support for attacks on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, according to a report by the Fiscal Times. ISIS is now able to coordinate with Egyptian ISIS-aligned terror group Ansar Bait al-Maqdis in Sinai to simultaneously pressure Israel's northern and southern borders.

As of Dec. 11, 2014, the total cost of U.S. operations against ISIS since aerial bombing missions began on August 8, 2014 is about $2 billion and the current daily cost is $8.1 million, according to data released by a Pentagon spokesman Commander Bill Urban.

Although the U.S. led Coalition Joint Task Force named "Operation Inherent Resolve" claims to have impacted ISIS command and control, resupply and maneuvering in Iraq and Syria, the number of ISIS fighters is still growing rapidly. No one is claiming that the bombing has slowed down ISIS recruiting of foreign fighters.(Read more)

- Lord God Almighty in heaven, we turn to You for help in time of need. We ask You to place YOUR "pincer movement" of love and justice to bear upon the forces of ISIS, causing them to collapse and face utter defeat. Lord God, ISIS is now threatening the "apple of Your eye," and as such, has NO CHANCE of winning in this strategy. We take up the Word of God, the Sword of the Spirit, and the Hammer of Your truth, and we declare and decree the utter defeat of ISIS as they seek to come against Israel. We decree this in Jesus' name, amen and amen.

- "Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
To execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
To bind their kings with chains
And their nobles with fetters of iron,
To execute on them the judgment written;
This is an honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!"
(Psalm 149:6-9)


2. Leaving Afghanistan, Repeating Iraq - Canada Free Press

You don't have to be a soldier or diplomat to ask whether President Obama's withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan on December 31 is a good idea or not. Consider what happened when he withdrew our troops from Iraq in 2011. The answer to that is the Islamic State which filled the vacuum left behind. (Read more)

- Abba Father, Afghanistan has a corruption issue that no amount of US troops left on the ground is going to rectify. Abba, we ask for Your hand of protection for all our troops wherever they are stationed throughout the world especially in Moslem countries. We ask that You give our leaders both military and political wisdom, knowledge and understanding of the real situation on the ground. In His Name, we pray. Amen.

- "The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD." (Isaiah 11:2)


3. Ebola case numbers top 20,000, deaths approach 8,000: WHO - Reuters

The number of people infected by Ebola in the three countries worst affected by the outbreak has passed 20,000, with more than 7,842 deaths in the epidemic so far, the World Health Organization said on Monday. (Read more)

- Abba Father, We thank You that Ebola has not attacked the USA. But Ebola is attacking these African countries and we need Your wisdom on how to battle this disease. Abba give insight, wisdom and understanding to our CDC and WHO scientists who are researching Ebola. In His Name, we pray. Amen.

- "For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding." (Proverbs 2:6)


4. As families mourn, attention turns to cause of AirAsia disaster - Fox News

While authorities desperately rushed to recover bodies from the crash site of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, focus shifted from locating the plane's wreckage to determining the causes behind the disaster that likely killed all 162 aboard. Investigators were turning their attention Wednesday to the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, which will provide clues to what happened during the six minutes between the time the pilot of the Airbus A320-216 last made contact with air traffic control and when the jet dropped off of the radar.

The black boxes can reveal how fast the plane was going before crashing, its altitude, the status of its systems and what the pilots' final words were. Investigators will use this information to reconstruct a timeline of what happened and why. "They want to find out as quickly as they can if this is a mechanical flaw or an issue of a pilot error," Scott Brenner, a former Federal Aviation Administration official, told FoxNews.com. (Read more)

- Abba Father, we ask that You give wisdom to the air crash investigators so they can determine the cause of the crash. Lord, if it is due to a mechanical failure let it be found out quickly so the problem can be fixed. We also ask for Your mercy and comfort for the families of the deceased. In His Name we pray. Amen.

- "I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship." (Exodus 31:3)


5. US embassy not ruled out in Iran, says Obama - Khaleej Times

Washington - President Barack Obama isn't ruling out the possibility the US could one day reopen an embassy in Iran.

Obama was asked in an NPR interview whether he could envision opening an embassy there during his final two years in office. Obama replied, "I never say never," but said ties must be restored in steps. (Read more)

- Lord God, as we read this headline, we recall the US hostage crisis of 1979 in Tehran, and we cringe in disbelief. Lord God, we ask You to put a stop to this plan in any way possible, so that we not yield to a nation that has become our stated enemy. Once again, holy God, we turn to You for help, for we know not what to do. In Jesus' name, amen and amen.

- "My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare." (Psalm 25:15)


6. Crime Wave Sweeps NYC After Cops Are Murdered - New York Post

It's not a slowdown - it's a virtual work stoppage.

NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops - as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned.

The dramatic drop comes as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor de Blasio plan to hold an emergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration. (Read more)

- Lord God, we appeal to You in the High Court of Heaven, asking for Your grace to visit and to be upon the law enforcement officers in the city of New York. We ask that Your angels would protect those who are sworn to protect us. We call those things which were not as though they were, and we speak ORDER and PEACE to the streets of New York City and to all cities and towns in our nation. Help us, O Lord, we pray, amen and amen.

- "Yet have regard to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today." (I Kings 8:28)


7. Why aren't progressives putting the run to Commies organizing street protests - Canada Free Press

It's time for Mayor Bill de Blasio, the 2008 endorser of his New York City Public Defender candidacy opportunist/ activist Al Sharpton; President Barack Obama, the lawless Eric Holder et al to send an eardrum-splitting message to their protegé protesters: "Stop the hatred bringing on the Cop Killers!" The Revolutionary Communist Party USA is so confident leading the anti-cop mobs that their revcom. us logo appears on the banners and signs carried by protesters doing the looting and burning in Ferguson, MO, in New York City and elsewhere. (Read more)

- Abba Father, we stand in the gap and repent for our country, the USA, of submitting to a spirit of lawlessness and anarchy. Father, we repent of calling evil good and good evil. We bind the strongman of lawlessness and anarchy over America. We silence his voice. We declare that the people of the USA only listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit. We declare that we will not bow to lawlessness and anarchy, but only to the Holy Spirit. In His Name we pray. Amen.

- "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:20)


8. US finds Israel fourth most 'unacceptable' country - YnetNews

Foreign Policy article examines number of times state department referred to 'unacceptable' behavior this year; Israel ranked between North Korea and Pakistan.

The US State Department described Israeli actions as "unacceptable" 87 times in 2014, with only three countries being more "unacceptable," according to a Foreign Policy article published last week. (Read more)

- O Lord, we are so saddened -- even grieved in our spirits -- to read this report. We stand between this administration and the people of our land, most of whom stand with Israel, support her, and do not find her actions to be "unacceptable" whatsoever. Have mercy, Lord, have mercy we pray, in Jesus' name, amen and amen.

- "Let no man deceive you . . ." (I John 3:7)


The Middle East in Focus


Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you. (Isaiah 54:10)



(Please note the DOUBLE RAINBOW in this photo. Thank You, Yahweh, for Your promise to Your people!)


1. 'Abbas is just as dangerous as Hamas' - Israel Hayom

Minister Yuval Steinitz suggests dissolving Palestinian Authority if its unilateral bid for Security Council recognition of statehood proves successful * U.S. expected to veto motion * PA threatens to sever security ties with Israel if U.N. rejects bid. (Read more)


2. 'Number of Arabs in Israel, Palestinian territories to outnumber Jews in 2016' - i24News

Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published Monday its updated annual data ahead of the new year, estimating Israel's population, at the end of 2014, has at around 8,296,000 residents, out of which 6,218,000 are Jews (74.9 percent of the population), 1,719,000 are Arab (20.7 percent) and 359,000 are defined as "other."

During 2014, some 162,000 people were added to Israel's population, a two percent increase in population. (Read more)


3. Video: Now ISIS sets sights on Israel - WND

"A new video issued by ISIS contradicts the oft-repeated claim that the Islamic movement now controlling large portions of Iraq and Syria has no interest in the Palestinian jihad against Israel.

ISIS, which now calls itself the Islamic State after declaring the creation of a new caliphate, vows in the video: 'Allah willing, we will continue to fight against the Israelis and their allies.' (Read more)


4. Turkish PM: Israel 'Reducing the Islamic Character' of Jerusalem - Israel National News

"Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday said that Turkey stands behind the Palestinian Arabs in their efforts to oppose Israeli attempts to 'reduce the Islamic character' of Jerusalem, reports The Associated Press (AP).

Davutoglu was speaking to reporters in the central Turkish city of Konya, a day after meeting with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, who is visiting Turkey and on Saturday praised Turkey as a 'source of power' for all Muslims in gratitude to Turkey's leaders for supporting the 'Palestinian cause'. (Read more)


5. BREAKING! Palestinian draft resolution fails in UN Security Council - watch.org

Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favor, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it. The United States is one of the five veto-wielding permanent members.

There were eight votes in favor, two against and five abstentions. Australia joined the United States in voting against the measure.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power defended Washington's position against the draft in a speech to the 15-nation council by saying it was not a vote against peace between Israeli and the Palestinians.

"The United States every day searches for new ways to take constructive steps to support the parties in making progress toward achieving a negotiated settlement," she said. "The Security Council resolution put before us today is not one of those constructive steps."

"It is deeply imbalanced and contains many elements that are not conducive to negotiations between the parties, including unconstructive deadlines that take no account of Israel's legitimate security concerns," she said, adding that it "was put to a vote without a discussion or due consideration among council members." (Read more)

- Lord God, today we are praising You, Lord Jehovah, for once again delivering Your nation out of the jaws of the wicked. As the nations are gathered around about Israel, You, Lord God, are covering her with Your wings. Thank You, Abba. What a great New Year's gift this is! In the name of Yeshua, amen and amen.

- "At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away."
(Psalm 104:7)


The Daily Jot

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

2014--the prophetic impact of America


There is not a place in the Bible that literally mentions the United States of America. No doubt that many with Hebrew blood have migrated to America from the Middle East, but America is not the replacement for Israel. Israel is Israel and Jerusalem is Jerusalem. The Bible is a Middle Eastern book, written from a Middle Eastern perspective. Notwithstanding, since the settlers at Fort Caroline, Jamestown, and Plymouth, America arguably has been the bellwether of Christianity and a stalwart light to the world of hope and faith in Jesus Christ. America has played and is playing a pivotal role in prophecy historically reaping the blessings of faith and now beginning to reap the consequences of its falling away.

Leadership is so very important. Proverbs 29:2 says, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bears rule, the people mourn." While America's leadership began its decline away from God long before this current day, the past six years have seen a precipitous fall from God and his righteousness. The past year was even more accelerated. It seems to have come in two forms--foreign policy against Israel and the consequences in the US. The leadership, which has taken a decisive turn toward the enemies of God by supporting, aiding and abetting the wicked and barbarous Islam, has brought America into a time and place of reckoning.

From support and training of what has become the Islamic State throughout the year to the recent capstone of the president's declaration that Iran could become "a very successful regional power" and that he could see the US reopening an embassy there, a decisive shift in US foreign policy should have become obvious to even the ignorant or low-informed. A keystone in Judeo-Christian eschatology is the nations that are traditionally Islamic come against Israel in the Day of the Lord. Persia, which is modern day Iran, Libya, and Ethiopia (modern Sudan) will follow Gog of Magog, chief prince of Mesheck, and Tubal, which are regions in Turkey to a colossal end time battle with Israel.

The wake of American leadership supporting the enemies of God has created mass killings, beheadings, persecution of Christians, and Jews. Additionally, there is a spirit of division and destruction within our nation. We have experienced individual instances of Islamic terrorism, civil unrest, an influx of every type of undocumented alien crossing our unsecured borders, financial and economic stress, and continued immoral desensitization of just about every debauchery known to man. These are prophetic as well. There are many consequences to turning away from God as found throughout the Bible. America is in the midst of them. They are warning us to repent and turn our hearts to the one true God. America had immense prophetic impact in 2014, and is experiencing the promises associated with that impact.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com


Beginning the New Year in Repentance

Beginning the New Year in Repentance:
The Testimony of John Mulinde



Saints of God,

We again want to thank each and every one of you for your own faithfulness in prayer during this past year, and in telling others that we are here to serve you. Because we seek to avoid posting our alerts on the social media, we do trust you to spread the word for us!

In seeking Him for an "end of year" message for you, we have come across a riveting testimony given by John Mulinde, the Ugandan evangelist.
This testimony will hold you in your seat until you hear it through . . . the Voice of the Lord to His people as we prepare to enter into the New Year.
This testimony will not "tickle your ears," but instead will drive you to your knees in a depth of repentance unlike any other.
We ask each of you to set aside the time over this holiday weekend to "settle in" and to listen to this testimony on YouTube.
May we each find and know the depths of Father's love for us now, and in the days ahead.
In His Grace,

Sara Ballenger
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners


THANK YOU!!!

Dear friends,

I want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to the many of you who have not only responded to my husband's end-of-year appeal, but have also taken the time to write such wonderful notes of appreciation to our team for all we do.

Each one of your messages has truly touched my heart . . .

. . . and with your help, we will now definitely end this year in the black, and beyond.

Jim and I and our Board of Directors all want to say a BIG THANK YOU for your kindness to us. When you "vote" with an offering, we welcome your gift, and we take it as a sign from our Lord and from you that we are, indeed, called to continue in this work.
In His Amazing Grace, and God bless you,

Sara Ballenger, President
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners


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A Reminder for your Year-End Giving

A Reminder for your Year-End Giving


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

CHPP Daily Brief: Abbreviated Holiday Edition - Tuesday, December 30, 2014





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The Daily Brief: Abbreviated Holiday Edition

"Praying for All in Authority"

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love,
and of a sound mind."
(2 Timothy 1:7)

Welcome to our abbreviated edition of The Daily Brief. We will publish this alert this week today and tomorrow and then stand down for the four-day New Year's weekend.

We will resume our normal daily format [including signs and wonders, good news, birthdays on the Hill, and more] beginning on Monday, January 5, 2015!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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The Daily Brief

1. Russians Rage Against America - New York Observer

If you talk to a Russian about the international political situation, sooner or later you will be informed that there is a country in North America that you've never heard of. Its name is 'Pindosia,' 'Pindostan' or, more officially, 'United States of Pindostan,' and you will be told that one part of it, called Alaska, used to belong to Russia. Part of the word-'stan'-stands for underdeveloped state, as in ' Pakistan,' 'Kazakhstan,' or 'Uzbekistan.' The citizens of this country in plural form are called 'pindoses,' in singular-'pindos.'

There are more than 316 million 'pindoses' in 'Pindostan.' Today, this country has a black President, and the Russians have a nickname for him too. He is called Maximka-after a character from a popular Soviet movie, made in 1952, which told the story of a black boy saved by the Russian sailors from the cruelty of the vicious American slave-traders who were terribly abusing him and calling him just that-"Boy." In the film, the saved boy was fed well by the Russian crew, given the name Maximka, and became one of their own in the end. But by the modern-day Russian legend, Maximka, unfortunately, has grown up into an ungrateful Russophobe.

(Read more)

- Father, we plead the blood of Jesus over the international relations with Russia. We can sense a storm is brewing. Give wisdom to our leaders along with boldness and courage to do what is necessary in our dealings with Russia.

- And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, (Acts 4:29)


2. Obama Wants to Make Iran 'Regional Power - Breitbart

In an interview with National Public Radio published Monday, President Barack Obama offered Iran the prospect of becoming a "regional power" in exchange for a nuclear deal.

(Read More)

- Father, this offer is alarming for we know Iran is vehemently against Israel. We intercede over this offer and thank You for intervening in these affairs.

- Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. (Psalm 122:6)


3. Why the US will power the world economy in 2015 - finance-yahoo

WASHINGTON - The United States is back, and ready to drive global growth in 2015. After long struggling to claw its way out of the Great Recession, the world's biggest economy is on an extended win streak that is edging it closer to full health. But the new year doesn't look quite so bright in other major countries.

(Read More)

- Father, we thank You for this report. We pray for a strong economy in 2015. We pray wisdom will prevail when times are good, and that families will spend wisely and save more. May lessons learned from 2008 be implemented when the economy starts on the upswing.

- Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine." (Genesis 41:33-57)


4. CDC says nation at epidemic threshold - abc7chicago

Illinois is reporting high flu activity and the CDC says the U.S. has hit the flu epidemic threshold nationwide. According to the CDC, the proportion of deaths reported in 122 U.S. cities from pneumonia and influenza surpassed the seasonal baseline and currently stands at the epidemic threshold of 6.8 percent. The number of states reporting high flu activity has also increased from 13 to 22.

(Read More)

- Father, we speak health and healing over people in all states. We command the flu to STOP, in Jesus Name. We stir up the anointing in God's people that wherever we go blessings flow.

- As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. (Acts 5:15)


5. It's Not the Zombie Apocalypse, but Killer Superbugs Could Be on the Way - foxbusiness

..drug-resistant superbugs are on pace to kill an extra 10 million people per year worldwide and cost up to $100 trillion by 2050 if global governments and pharmaceutical drug developers don't focus on battling these evolving diseases.

- Father God, You have been so merciful to the human race in causing so many medications to be discovered to combat diseases and disorders; but we now look to You to give motivation and supernatural intelligence to researchers to continue to find treatments for the new superbugs. Furthermore, we bind up, in the name of Jesus, the spread of these hard to treat diseases. Lord, have mercy on Your creation. We look to You, ultimately for our health and wellbeing.

-"One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases." (Luke 9:1)


6. US Oil Rigs Are Shutting Down Like Crazy - finance- yahoo

The latest Baker Hughes rig count data showed that the total number of US rigs in operation - which includes both oil and gas rigs - fell by 35 last week, to 1,840 from 1,875. This report is usually released on Friday afternoons, but was released on Monday due to last week's Christmas holiday.

(Read More)

- Father, we pray over our economy and the effect of lower oil prices on the oil industry.

- Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. (Proverbs 21:20)


7. Anti-Police Protesters Plan to Disrupt New Year's Eve Celebrations - Breitbart

Anti-police protesters are planning to disrupt New Year's Eve celebrations at major metropolitan sites. The website Stop Mass Incarceration calls upon activists to not allow New Years Eve 2015 "to go down because business as usual in Amerikkka includes wanton police murder of Black people."

- Lord God, hear our prayer concerning the masses that are motivated to be destructive. We pray for them to be released from deception and for their issues to be handled in a Godly way. You said vengeance is Yours and You know how to right all wrongs. We pray for all plans for evil to fall to the ground and all such groups to disband. We speak peace over all New Year's celebrations.

-"Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things." (Proverbs 28:5)


8. Court rules on Christian firefighters' 'gay-pride' suit - WND

After more than 10 years of litigation, the Supreme Court of Rhode Island has thrown out lawsuits by two Christian firefighters who were forced to drive a Providence fire truck in a "gay"-pride parade despite their religious objections. The firefighters, Theodore Fabrizio and Stephen Deninno, both of whom are Roman Catholic, argued they should not be mandated to participate in such an event since their personal faith neither supports nor condones homosexuality.

Writing for all five members of the high court this month, Justice William Robinson called it a legitimate work assignment, saying their appearance in the 2001 parade as public servants was "relatively anonymous." "The respondents' appearance in the parade, solely as members of the Providence Fire Department, did not constitute a form of expression on their part. Rather, it was simply the accomplishing of a task assigned to an engine company of the Providence Fire Department," Robinson wrote.

(Read more)

- How sad, Oh Lord, that the faith of these men has been disrespected. How sad these Justices could not render a Godly decision. We cry out to You for help as we see the Christian foundations of our country being torn down by those who should be wise and render justice. Precious Lord, we pray that You would act to find a way for this decision to be overturned and for those under the deception of this spirit to be set free.

-"For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." ( Ecclesiastes 12:14)


9. Indonesia finds bodies, debris in search for missing jet: official - yahoo

JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers saw bodies and luggage off the coast of Borneo island on Tuesday and officials said they were "95 percent sure" debris spotted in the sea was from a missing AirAsia plane with 162 people on board.

- Father, we grieve with the families of the 162 people on board this missing AirAsia plane. Guide the rescuers in recovering these loved ones. In Jesus name.

- No, I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm-I will come to you.(John 14:18)


The Middle East in Focus


Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you. (Isaiah 54:10)



(Please note the DOUBLE RAINBOW in this photo. Thank You, Yahweh, for Your promise to Your people!)


1. Palestinians submit revised statehood draft to UN - Times of Israel

UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinian leadership on Monday presented changes to a UN draft resolution on statehood that could come up for a vote at the Security Council as early as this week.

The United States again rejected the text that would pave the way to a Palestinian state by setting a 12-month deadline to reach a final peace deal and calling for Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines by the end of 2017.

Arab ambassadors endorsed the text, which contains new provisions on declaring East Jerusalem the capital of a Palestinian state, settling the issue of Palestinian prisoner releases and halting Jewish settlements.

But a final decision on the timing for a vote on the draft resolution at the Security Council rests with Palestinian and Jordanian leaders.

"Both our leaderships will be discussing, to find the best way and the best timing to vote on the Security Council resolution," Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar told reporters. (Read more)


2. Hamas left out of loop on UN draft proposal, official charges - The Times of Israel

Leader blasts Abbas for not consulting group on eight amendments to statehood bid; chief Palestinian negotiator says vote Wednesday. (Read more)


3. Israeli Media Takes a Positive Look at Messianic Jews - Israel Today

Israel's leading media group, Keshet, has taken a keen interest in the nation's Messianic Jewish community after one of its flagship television shows, the popular singing competition Kochav Haba ("The Next Star"), featured a Messianic Jewish contestant.

Keshet's online news and entertainment portal, Mako, published a weekend story asking readers to take a closer look at Israel's 15,000 Messianic Jews and to be more welcoming toward those who believe in Yeshua (Jesus). (Read more)


4. Israeli Journalist 'Horrified' After Interviewing ISIS Fighters About Bloodthirsty Terror Tactics - The Algemeiner

Israeli journalist Itai Anghel said in a radio interview last week that it was "horrifying" to hear about terrorist tactics and their graphic details described to him by captured ISIS fighters he spoke with while in Iraq and Syria.

Anghel spent a week in each country, staying in the Kurdish-held territories to report on ISIS for the Israeli television show Uvdah. He interviewed ISIS fighters captured by Kurdish forces about acts they committed as members of the terrorist group, including beheadings, as well as their stance on Jews and Israel. Some of the captives were blindfolded during their interviews with Anghel and none of them knew that the reporter was Israeli. (Read more. CAUTION! Not for children!!)


5. The U.S. and Iran are aligned in Iraq against the Islamic State - for now - Washington Post

Iranian military involvement has dramatically increased in Iraq over the past year as Tehran has delivered desperately needed aid to Baghdad in its fight against Islamic State militants, say U.S., Iraqi and Iranian sources. In the eyes of Obama administration officials, equally concerned about the rise of the brutal Islamist group, that's an acceptable role - for now.

Yet as U.S. troops return to a limited mission in Iraq, American officials remain apprehensive about the potential for renewed friction with Iran, either directly or via Iranian-backed militias that once attacked U.S. personnel on a regular basis. (Read more)


6. Turkey backs Palestinians over holy site tensions - Yahoo News

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday that Turkey stands behind Palestinians in their efforts to oppose what he called Israeli attempts to "reduce the Islamic character" of Jerusalem. Davutoglu was speaking to reporters in the central Turkish city of Konya, a day after meeting with exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal. (Read more)


7. Unauthorized Muslim Construction on Temple Mount - You Tube Video

Unauthorized work being done on the Temple Mount floor was filmed today (December 28, 2014). The work, which included the breaking up of the Temple Mount surface by jackhammer, was ordered by the Muslim Waqf. (View here)


The Daily Jot (Part One)

Monday, December 29, 2014

Socialist healthcare failing


It was just December 2009 when the usurpers in the Senate passed the socialist health care bill as a "Christmas" present to the American people. The government now brags that there are some 7.4 million people enrolled as of Christmas 2014. From a population of some 320 million, these are horrible figures on a "mandated" program. From my perspective, it is against my religion to sign up. This bill steals from some and gives to others; it forces participation in covetousness; it includes provisions that force pro-life people to support abortion and panels who decide who receives certain health care. As for me and my house, we will not participate. If enough of us do not participate, it will fail.

If ever there were a case that the words of John Jay should be etched on the doorstep of every home, the behavior of Congress and the White House who forced this upon us would prove it. Jay, the first Justice of the US Supreme Court, wrote in a letter addressed to Pennsylvania House of Representatives member John Murray, dated October 12, 1816, "Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest, of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers." Many a pastor has preached from the pulpit that Christians should not be involved in politics, and this current gaggle of evildoers in public office are the wages of this errant teaching.

There are many who look within the world system and decry that it is impossible to turn things around for the better. Indeed, looking through the eyes of what we know as human beings--the immediate past and present Administrations have driven Americans into unprecedented debt; Constitutional rights have been trampled as if they were never written; enemies have been allowed unchecked entry into our nation for the purpose of colonization; secret societies and special interest groups have overcome our nation like thorns on an abandoned farm. But these adversities are no less than those faced by a handful of Pilgrims, or a small group of minutemen, or the brave souls at Normandy.

The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:31, "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?" Yes we have drifted as a nation from our Lord, but let us remember the promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." God sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. Psalm 103:2 says, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." It all starts with Jesus. May your relationship with Him give you peace, comfort and strength.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com


The Daily Jot (Part Two)

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Remember the persecuted


During the holiday season, we in America celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. It is estimated that over 77 percent of Americans celebrated Christmas in some form or another, even those who do not accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. That's down from 92% in 2013. Irrespective, most of us were with family or friends. Most of us attended some form of church service. Most of us exchanged gifts in the comfort of our homes or someone else's house. Most of us broke bread with loved ones and, even if it is brief, experienced the love and the spirit of the birth of Christ.

Certainly there has been a lot written about the war on Christmas. The American Civil Liberties Union and its partners continue to press for their brand of separation of church and state. They file suit against towns for wanting to display nativity scenes. They file suit against schools for wanting to discuss Christmas or have Christmas decorations, sing Christmas songs or even exchange gifts. They have created an atmosphere in the United States where a lot of private businesses are cautious or downright afraid to promote Christmas for fear of some sort of legal retaliation. Christians, offended by this attack, have countered, claiming a form of persecution.

But isn't this how persecution starts? Someone is offended here or there and suddenly an entire segment of the Christmas tradition is removed. In other places of the world, however, Christians want to celebrate Christmas. They may, however, be exchanging smiles instead of gifts because any outward celebration of their Savior's birth could result in their own death or incarceration. China benefits most from America's celebration of Christmas. Its hard to find a gift that's not made in China or even a Christmas light or ornament that doesn't have the Chinese imprimatur stamped on it. But openly worshipping the Lord there could land you in jail-for the rest of your life, given you will be tortured, beaten and starved.

Christian persecution continues around the world--even where Christians respond with love and grace and giving after natural disasters and other catastrophes. We know of pastors in Iran who are imprisoned in the most harsh conditions for their faith in Christ. In Indonesia, where Christians responded with love and kindness after the tsunami there in 2005, Islamists are forbidding their followers from sending Christmas greetings to their Christian neighbors because it is forbidden under Sharia law. Those filled with hate give the gift of death. The present God gives is one of life through His Son Jesus Christ. This Christmas, let us not forget those who are persecuted, for as Jesus said in Matthew 5:10, "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com




Rivals in military religious freedom dispute say rule is unclear


WASHINGTON - Faith in Jesus might not be your solution, an Army Ranger chaplain told members of the 5th Ranger Training Battalion in a mandatory suicide prevention briefing last month, but that's what helped him through his struggle with depression.

The presentation prompted a sharply worded letter from the chaplain's commander and rekindled a long-running dispute over whether the expression - and the promotion - of religious faith must remain private in the U.S. military or whether it is allowable on duty.

Nearly a year after the Department of Defense issued a heavily revised religious expression policy that advocates said would bring a new level of religious freedom, the dispute at Fort Benning, Ga., is evidence that the new wording hasn't done away with old disputes. The fight over what constitutes free exercise and what qualifies as government-imposed religion remains as heated as ever. (Source: Stars and Stripes)Read more.


The Lord is Our Provider

The Lord is Our Provider:

A teaching published by the National Day of Prayer Task Force


To read this excellent article, please go here.


PRAY for AMERICA- 2015

PRAY for AMERICA- 2015

Special Guest: Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana shares his testimony, vision


New Years Day, 1/1/15, Join in prayer for your nation by conference call:

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3. America's role in the Peace of Jerusalem

4. New Year 2015: Year of the Lord's favor


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Our Weekly Bible Study

Our Weekly Bible Study:

By Susan L. Turner

Week of Dec. 29, 2014 - January 3, 2015

Our Weekly Bible Study

> > > To read the "One Year Bible" weekly letter, go here.

> > > To read the Shabbat Torah readings, go here.


THANK YOU!!!

Dear friends,

I want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to the many of you who have not only responded to my husband's end-of-year appeal, but have also taken the time to write such wonderful notes of appreciation to our team for all we do.

Each one of your messages has truly touched my heart . . .

. . . and with your help, we will now definitely end this year in the black, and beyond.

Jim and I and our Board of Directors all want to say a BIG THANK YOU for your kindness to us. When you "vote" with an offering, we welcome your gift, and we take it as a sign from our Lord and from you that we are, indeed, called to continue in this work.
In His Amazing Grace, and God bless you,

Sara Ballenger, President
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners


"Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom." (Luke 6:38)


A Reminder for your Year-End Giving

A Reminder for your Year-End Giving


Please know that offerings postmarked or given online by December 31st (Wednesday) will be recorded as 2014 donations.

An acknowledgment for your total offerings will be sent to you next month.
We thank you again for your gracious support of this work. God bless you.

Worship With Us Today!

Worship With Us Today!
"One Thing Remains" - Jesus Culture

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> > > Day and night, in these perilous times, let's join forces on these calls to cry out unto God for His mercy to be shown to America and to Israel. Thank you!