Scientists Discover Galactic Cross
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The Daily Brief:
"Praying for All in Authority"
Thursday, January 26, 2017
"Standing Together as One . . . Under the Cross of Christ"
" . . . and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom." (Daniel 7:22b)
Breaking! President Trump Moves to Defund United Nations!
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The First 100 Days
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Prayer Resources for The First 100 Days
Tools to Assist in Offering Prayers for President Trump
and his Administration during these First 100 Days
1. 24/7 Prayer Line
Sponsored by the 24/7 National Strategic Prayer Network, you can call this number anytime, day or night, and join other prayer warriors across the nation to pray for the new administration.
The Conference Number is: 712-770-4340
The Access Code is: 543555#
Please dial #6 to mute your phone.
All are welcome to join!
2. PrayerSurgeNow
PrayerSurgeNow hosts a weekly call every Saturday morning, beginning at 7:30 a.m. EST. Topics are geared to time-sensitive events happening in our country, and anointed speakers are invited to host each call, bringing insight to intercessors across the nation.
PrayerSurgeNow also hosts other calls throughout the week, as the need arises.
In order to keep pace with their news, please visit their blog at: www.prayersurgenow.blogspot.com, or by going here.
PSN's Conference number is: 712-432-0075
Access Code is: 6149782#
3. Daily Devotions - Sponsored by the AsOne network.
A prayer topic, intercession and Scriptural decrees are posted daily during these First 100 Days. Please go here to find today's devotion.
4. Today's Prayer for the First One Hundred Days
January 26 - Revitalizing Business and the
Economy
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jeremiah 29:11; NIV)
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jeremiah 29:11; NIV)
The United States' economy continues to be one of the strongest in the world. However, it was shaken hard in 2007-2008 and it has not fully recovered yet-10 years later. Government statistics have been adjusted to make it appear that we have fully recovered and that the jobless rate is low, but that is not quite the truth. Many middle-aged workers were forced out of the job-market prematurely. Many young workers struggle to find any kind of meaningful employment, especially in the inner cities. American companies fled to foreign shores and America needs them back. Trade agreements have been entered into that benefit other nations over this nation. They need to be adjusted to benefit all parties without harming the domestic economy.
Prayer Points:
Pray for a full recovery of the economy of the United States of America.
Ask the Lord for His creativity to be poured out on the people He has placed across many industries. Ask Him to give them witty inventions and ideas. Pray that the government works with business, with just enough regulation to keep the public safe, while allowing maximum economic benefit from the release of these inventions.
Pray for supernatural answers to tough economic problems, such as how to end generational poverty and how to bring American factories back to our shores, putting American workers back to work.
Intercede for trade agreements to be quickly renegotiated in such a manner that every nation is a winner. Pray that the nations of the earth become partners with one another, as opposed to one nation lording over another, or stronger nations taking on a paternalistic role with another, limiting their ability to fully mature economically.
(Source: prayasone.org)
5. PRAYERS FOR THE PRESIDENT
The First 100 Days and Beyond
A Collection of Prayers by the People:
An Inaugural Gift for President Donald J. Trump
To read this guide to prayer, written by 100 intercessors for each of the President's First 100 Days, please go here.
6. White House Press Briefings
[The following note was submitted by one of our Prayer Partners]
The press conference, run by (the new Press Secretary), Sean Spicer, is pretty entertaining. He opens with a statement that tells everything the President is doing that day: which executive orders he signed, which heads of state he spoke with, what meetings were held that he attended, and other details. I like hearing a clear list of what's going on.
Next Spicer starts calling on reporters by looking at a list of who is there. Every day this week so far, he has called on several conservative news blogs before getting to the mainstream media (like AP or CNN) . . . There is so much happening that most of the reporters ask questions about the President's executive orders or other announcements.
To view each day's press conference, go here.
The videos of these press briefings appear below the video of Inauguration itself.
7. [Special feature] Did You Know?? - CHPP
Whenever a president wins an election, it is the policy of the Secret Service to give him a code name.
The code name for Barack Obama was "renegade." Now, the code name for our new President, Donald Trump is: (insert drum roll here . . .) MOGUL.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word "mogul" means: "an important person who has great wealth or power."
Wikipedia lists these synonyms for "mogul":
magnate, tycoon, VIP, notable, personage, baron, captain, king, lord.
- Father, we thank You that, apparently, even the Secret Service
has taken note of the strength and the character demonstrated by President
Trump. Lord God, we continue to commit to lift up our new "Mogul,"
President Trump, before Your Throne of Grace, that He might be led by Your
Spirit in every action he takes while in office. Thank You, Lord, for allowing
this good man to be installed as the new President of the United States. Amen.
A Psalm for Our President
PSALM 21
1 The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord;
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
2 You have given him his heart's desire,
And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3 For You meet him with the blessings of goodness;
You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.
4 He asked life from You, and You gave it to him-
Length of days forever and ever.
5 His glory is great in Your salvation;
Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
6 For You have made him most blessed forever;
You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
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Focus on Israel
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1. Germany: New settler homes cast doubt on Israel's commitment to 2 states - Times of Israel
Germany on Wednesday issued a harsh condemnation of Israel's approval of thousands of new settlement homes in the West Bank, saying Jerusalem's actions cast doubt on Israel's commitment to a two-state solution.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said Tuesday's announcement of new construction went "beyond what we have seen . . . in the last few months both in terms of its scale and its political significance," Reuters reported. (Read more)
2. Hamas court in Gaza convicts members of Abbas's Fatah movement - Times of Israel
A court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday sentenced eight members of the rival Fatah faction to lengthy jail terms for undermining "revolutionary unity," the interior ministry said.
Fatah, which is headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, was largely ejected from Gaza in 2007, when Hamas seized power in a bloody coup. Fatah controls the West Bank, where Abbas is based. (Read more)
3. David's Sling test concludes successfully -YNET News
The Israeli security apparatus completed an experiment stretching over a number of days of the new advance David's Sling system capable of defending against mid-range missiles.
The system is being developed and manufactured jointly by Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd and Raytheon Co, a top US arms maker.
During the experiment that took place on Wednesday, a number of precision missiles were launched from Israeli Air Force (IAF) jets above the Mediterranean, at which the advanced system dully fired interception rockets upon detection. (Read more)
4. Security Council discusses Judea and Samaria construction - Israel National News
The UN Security Council on Wednesday met behind closed doors to discuss Israel's approval of new homes in Judea and Samaria, but took no action on the matter, AFP reports. Council members heard a report from UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov after the Israeli government approved 2,500 new homes in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday.
The announcement followed the approval earlier this week of 566 new housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ramat Shlomo, Ramot and Pisgat Ze'ev. The "settlement building needs to be condemned," Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog told reporters after the closed council. (Read more)
5. Bennett: We will not form an alternative government - Israel National News
Education Minister Naftali Bennett addressed concerns that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may be forced to resign due to the investigations against him Wednesday night.
"Even if Netanyahu will have to step down, we will not agree to the establishment of an alternative government." Channel 2 quoted Bennett as saying. According to the report by Channel 2, the Jewish Home party would support early elections should Netanyahu resign rather than support an alternative Prime Minister. (Read more)
6. Giuliani to JPost: Trump backs Jerusalem embassy move, but reality is complex - Washington Post
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has long supported moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and is an advisor to US President Donald Trump, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday that he believes the issue "is under active consideration."
He stepped back, however, from saying whether or not it will happen. "That is something that the president will have to decide. It is under active consideration." (Read more)
7. Rare Noah's Ark Mosaic Uncovered in Ancient Synagogue in Israel
- Live Science
During the excavation in June, archaeologists found two new panels of a mosaic floor in a Late Roman (fifth-century) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village. One panel showed Noah's ark with pairs of animals, such as lions, leopards and bears. The other panel depicted soldiers being swallowed by large fish, surrounded by overturned chariots in the parting of the Red Sea. (Read more)
8. Israel slated to be 4th country to land vehicle on the moon - Israel Hayom
Israel is scheduled to become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, with a launch planned for the end of 2017 by billionaire businessman Elon Musk's SpaceX company.
The scheduled launch is also set to send several satellites into space, but the Israeli spacecraft is the only one designed to continue to the moon.
After landing on the moon, the spacecraft is expected to take photos and videos of the moon and broadcast them to Earth. The spacecraft is designed to travel 500 yards across the surface of the moon by hopping, instead of roving like other spacecraft in the competition. If all goes as planned, SpaceIL will meet the conditions of Google's XPRIZE competition and win $20 million. The team plans to use the prize money to promote science in Israel. (Read more)
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Please note:
Every prayer below is presented to our Lord in the Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
1. Trump Prepares Orders Aiming at Global Funding and Treaties - New York Times
The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would clear the way to drastically reduce the United States' role in the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as begin a process to review and potentially abrogate certain forms of multilateral treaties. The first of the two draft orders, titled "Auditing and Reducing U.S. Funding of International Organizations" and obtained by The New York Times, calls for terminating funding for any United Nations agency or other international body that meets any one of several criteria. (Read more)
- Father God, give Donald Trump and his administration wisdom as they evaluate alliances and treaties. Help them to know what is best for our nation and give them the courage to follow through.
- Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power. By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just. (Proverbs 8:14-15)
2. Trump's White House Charm Offensive a Contrast to Solitary Obama - RollCall
The new president, Donald Trump, spent his first two full days of work doing what his predecessor rarely did. Trump used the White House, its many ornate rooms and the power of the Oval Office, to chat up senior lawmakers from both parties, and to impress corporate executives and union workers. (Read more)
- Father, we pray for favor for Donald Trump as he reaches out to leaders in every sphere of influence. May his initiatives bring cooperation, peace and prosperity to the United States.
- Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11)
3. Trump set to make Supreme Court choice this week, short list down to three - Fox News
After an 11-month political standstill on filling the Supreme Court vacancy, the wait may be worth it for conservative activists eager to see President Trump choose a like-minded nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
According to Trump, the decision is coming soon. "I'll be making my decision this week, we'll be announcing next week," Trump said, after meeting Tuesday with Senate leaders from both parties to discuss the vacancy. "We'll pick a truly great Supreme Court justice." (Read more)
- Father God, we pray our current and future Supreme Court would honor You through its' decisions. Give Donald Trump the wisdom to know who would be the best nominee to serve our nation.
- For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge. (Psalm 9:4)
4. Trump Tweets: 'I Will Be Asking for a Major Investigation Into VOTER FRAUD' - CNS News
Following sharp criticism from Democrats and their media allies on Tuesday, President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning tweeted: "I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states, those who are illegal and . . . even, those registered to vote who are dead (and many for a long time). Depending on results, we will strengthen up voting procedures!" (Read more)
- Father, we pray for integrity throughout our voting system. May all inaccuracies and malfeasance be fully exposed and removed.
- The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights. (Proverbs 11:1)
5. Secret refugee network 'freaking out' over Trump reforms - WND
As early as Thursday, President Trump is expected to drop a bombshell on the refugee-resettlement industry, a network of church organizations, secular NGOs and United Nations-friendly groups that are paid tens of millions of dollars every year to secretly plant Third World migrants into more than 300 U.S. cities and towns.
Trump will block the entry of migrants from countries hosting Muslim jihadists, many of them looking to relocate to Western democracies in the wake of the Islamic State's loss of territory in Syria and Iraq. (Read more)
- Father God, we pray these moves to restrict immigration and expose crime associated with immigrants as well as the abuses of organizations that benefit from placing them would lead to sane national policy.
- Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed. (Isaiah 33:1)
6. Alliance for Fair Coverage of Life Issues to News Networks: 'Cover the March for Life!' - CNSNews
The Alliance for Fair Coverage of Life Issues called on the news networks to cover this Friday's annual March for Life, which brings in hundreds of thousands of marchers, and to "cover it fairly" given the extensive coverage the media gave to the pro-abortion "Women's March on Washington" on Jan. 21.
"This Friday is a true test for the media," said Alliance member Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center. "They provided massive, and fawning coverage of the pro-abortion 'Women's March' just four days ago. The media's coverage of the 'March for Life' in two days, both in time and tone, will tell you everything you need to know about their support for abortion." (Read more)
- Father, we pray multiplied blessings upon those who March for Life Friday! As marchers are interviewed or challenged, we pray Your Holy Spirit would speak through them.
- Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you.
(Philippians 1:27-28a)
7. London's Muslim mayor urges zero tolerance for hate crimes after anti-Semitic incidents - The Times of Israel
The Muslim mayor of London called for zero tolerance for hate crimes in the wake of a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the British capital. (Read more)
- Father God, we thank You for this strong statement of support for the Jewish community in London.
- "Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights." (Deuteronomy 33:29)
8. North Korean Defector Says Kim Jong-Un's Control Is Crumbling - New York Times
The highest-ranking defector from North Korea in years said on Wednesday that the days of the country's leadership were "numbered," and that its attempts to control outside information were not working because of corruption and discontent.
"I am sure that more defections of my colleagues will take place, since North Korea is already on a slippery slope," the defector, Thae Yong-ho, said during a news conference in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. "The traditional structures of the North Korean system are crumbling." (Read more)
- Father God, You are no respecter of persons. We pray You would break the "chain of slavery" for the North Korean people, just as You did for Mr. Thae and his precious family.
- He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight. (Psalm 72:14)
9. China Forcing Churches to Conform to Communist Agenda: Watchdog Report - Christian Post
The government of Chinese president Xi Jinping focused heavily on forcing Christianity in the country to conform to the Communist Party's agenda, according to a major report on religious persecution.
China Aid, which has been documenting abuses against Christian churches, pastors, activists, and human rights lawyers, said in its report that throughout 2016, the government has engaged in activities to force all religions to "surrender to the authority and leadership of the Chinese Community Party." (Read more)
- Father God, we pray Your servants in China would resist sinicization (conforming to the Communist Party's rules) and hold true to Your calling in each of their lives.
- All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause. (Psalm 119:86)
10. China says prepared to lead global economy if necessary - Fox News
China is prepared to take the helm of the global economy if Western nations abdicate their leadership role, a top Chinese diplomat said Monday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged in his inaugural address to put "America first."
"If it's necessary for China to play the role of leader, then China must take on this responsibility," Zhang Jun, head of the Chinese foreign ministry's office of international economic affairs, told a small group of foreign reporters in Beijing.
Mr. Zhang made the comments following Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip last week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he delivered a defense of economic globalization in a speech that likened trade protectionism to "locking oneself in a dark room." (Read more)
- Father God, we pray the Trump Administration will successfully establish diplomatic relations with China that benefit both our nations.
- But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened." (1 Peter 3:14)
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The Daily Jot (Part One)
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Thursday, January 26, 2017
Media reform and discerning the truth
The mainstream news media must be reformed otherwise our nation is in great peril. The media, using half-truths, "if-then" scenarios, and alarmist statements of fear mongering criticizes every move that President Trump makes. If only, we as Christian Americans would stand in solidarity on behalf of restoring the truth and stop reading, listening to, or watching the mainstream media, perhaps the drop in ratings and revenue would result in change. We also must call out the lies and interpretations of the news based on a Marxist worldview. Remember a little bit of truth makes a better lie. Many like the idea of turning off the media, but they, wishing to be informed, ask how they could do this and still be responsible citizens.
This comes down to two basic concepts: 1) no longer patronize the news media, and 2) discerning the truth. People ask how I do this. First and foremost, I pray and ask guidance from the Holy Spirit. I stopped watching the news about 10 years ago. I get my news through sources and by visiting a very small handful of websites, starting with The Drudge Report. Drudge is a news aggregator. It has the stories from all the major and many minor news outlets. It writes its own news very little. On this site, one can compare what the various news outlets are writing about a certain topic. When reading the stories, I also look for clues to go to the original source-If a speech is quoted, for example, I find the text. If a source is quoted, I go to that person's or organization's website and read all of what was said in its context.
There are assumptions that I make. If the story is written by a mainstream media outlet, I assume that it is lying and that there is an opposite point of view. Then I look to find what others have written or find the actual source of the story. It's easier than you think. If something is reported that is outlandish, it's probably not true. I avoid sites like Snopes because they are funded by George Soros or other leftists and only perpetrate lies. One has to be careful not to fall into "group think"-that is what you see when all the reporters are using the same words to describe something, as if they are using talking points. Judge every story as to what the angle is and try to boil it down to one fundamental statement.
For example, President Trump is ending the immigration policy of the previous Administration, including federal funding to sanctuary cities that harbor illegal aliens. The news media, however, reports that he is jack-booting immigration and stirs fear that families will be deported. These people, however, are here illegally. Laws are on the books to protect citizens. Illegals chose to break the law. This is part of boiling down the news to a fundamental statement. It is just an example. Discernment and truth are important and we need to know how to detect them before media reform can occur. Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, "Take heed that no man deceive you." It is your responsibility to judge properly and not be deceived. You can do a little journalistic work and be well informed each day in the same time you would normally watch the news.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com
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Published on Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Women's march powered by antiAmerican forces
Last Saturday, approximately half a million women marched on Washington, D.C. to protest losing the election, the new President Donald Trump, and the possibility of losing the right to kill their own babies in the womb. WWW.womensmarch.com spoke volumes of what the media neglected to report. The sponsors included Planned Parenthood, the Human Rights Campaign, and the George Soros-funded moveon.org. The list of partners looked like a who's who of anti-American activists and included the Communist Party USA, Democratic Socialists of America, Council on American Islamic Relations, Democratic Party groups, and the National Education Association (you know, the ones who teach our children in public schools).
The website says that in light of the election results, these groups are "hurt and scared." The website clothes these groups' anti-American actions in human rights, equity, and social justice. This was about all the groups who oppose traditional morality and justice by the law. Many of them openly advocate the overthrow of the Republic. Interesting that Muslim women, the most oppressed in the world by their own theocratic system, participated side by side with the very people their religion says to kill-homosexuals. The website says, "We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and interesting identities"--In other words, rebellion against the US. They are united by their hate of America.
In the end, it's all about the possibility that the Trump administration will defund Planned Parenthood, overturn elements of the socialist health care law that fund abortion, and that a Trump-appointed Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade. A star-studded Hollywood cast of left wing communists adorned the stage shouting vulgarities about and sexually explicit insults at President Trump while the crowd cheered in agreement. It was hardly a lady's forum. Many were wearing hats that represented vaginas. The entire event showed a tremendous lack of respect-not only for our country, our incredible form of government, but for the women themselves. Quite frankly, it was an embarrassing travesty to see grown women behave in such a degrading fashion.
Many of these groups say they are against hate, but they are saying hateful things about those with whom they disagree. They say they are "hurt and scared." To them, this excuses their hateful ways. But this is a sad state of affairs. First, they are being used by those forces that seek to destroy America and her freedoms. But even more, they do not know the love of God. 1 John 4:18 says, "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love." 2 Timothy 1:7 says, "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." There is no greater indication that these people are tormented and need the love of God than their actions at that women's march. Torment, fear, lack of a sound mind - may the Lord show us how to reach them.
Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com
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Trump Supports March for Life
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President Trump Calls Out Mainstream Media for Failing to Cover Upcoming March for Life
January 26, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) - During a Wednesday night interview with ABC, President Trump called out the media for covering a pro-abortion march but ignoring the March for Life.
ABC's David Muir asked Trump if he "could hear the voices from the women's march here in Washington?"
"I couldn't hear them, but the crowds were large," Trump responded. "You're gonna have a large crowd on Friday, too, which is mostly pro-life people. You're gonna have a lot of people coming on Friday, and I will say this, and I didn't realize this, but I was told, you will have a very large crowd of people. I don't know - as large or larger - some people say it's gonna be larger. Pro-life people. And they say the press doesn't cover them."
Muir quickly said he didn't want to compare crowd sizes.
"What they do say is that the press doesn't cover them," said Trump.
Friday's March for Life is the 44th annual gathering demanding human rights for the pre-born. It is the largest annual American civil rights demonstration.
A recent study by Katie Yoder of NewsBusters revealed that the networks covered the 2017 pro-abortion women's march 129 times more than the 2016 March for Life. (LifeSite News) Read more here.
[Also reported by Breaking Christian News]
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Trump Takes Action on U.N.
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Trump Executive Order Will Defund UN and All Agencies Recognizing Palestinian State
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order halting all US funding to United Nations agencies which recognize the Palestinian Authority (PA) or Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as a full member, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Other international bodies and programs which recognize the Palestinians will also be targeted.
The order, entitled "Auditing and Reducing U.S. Funding of International Organizations", will create a committee tasked with investigating U.S. aid to all international programs and determining if the organizations meet the criteria for defunding. The review process will result in either a drastic reduction or complete cutting of monies to agencies which violate that criteria.
Along with giving full membership to the PA or PLO, agencies will also be defunded for supporting reproductive rights or engaging in activities which violate international sanctions against Iran or North Korea.
The order also calls for withdrawing funding from any organization that "is controlled or substantially influenced by any state that sponsors terrorism." (Breaking Israel News) Read more.
"Hashem preserveth all them that love Him; but all the wicked will He destroy." (Psalms 145:20)
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The Persecuted Church
"Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body." (Hebrews 13:3)
Please visit the website for International Christian Concern to lift up prayers for the persecuted around the world, every day. Their link is: www.persecution.org -- or go here to connect. Thank you for interceding for our brothers and sisters who are suffering in Asia, the Islamic World, and the Far East.
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Classic Hymns:
REJOICE, THE LORD IS KING
"Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." (Philippians 4:4)
"Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." (Philippians 4:4)
Lyrics
Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore; Mortals give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Jesus, the Savior, reigns, the God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains He took His seat above; Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
His kingdom cannot fail, He
rules o'er earth and Heav'n, The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv'n;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
He sits at God's right hand till all His foes submit, And bow to His command, and fall beneath His feet: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
He sits at God's right hand till all His foes submit, And bow to His command, and fall beneath His feet: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
He all His foes shall quell,
shall all our sins destroy, And every bosom swell with pure seraphic joy; Lift
up your heart, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Rejoice in glorious hope! Jesus the Judge shall come, And take His servants up to their eternal home. We soon shall hear th'archangel's voice; The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!
Rejoice in glorious hope! Jesus the Judge shall come, And take His servants up to their eternal home. We soon shall hear th'archangel's voice; The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!
Melody
Please go here.
About the Author:
Words: Charles Wesley, Moral and Sacred Poems, 1744.
Music:George F. Handel, circa 1750
Also of interest: a British anthem which was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Titled "Zadok the Priest", its lyrics certainly honor a great earthly king, even as we worship our King in Heaven.
To listen to Zadok the Priest, go here.
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Signs and Wonders
Astronomers Discover Galactic Cross
Astronomers have discovered an amazing object in the heavens. Some have dubbed it a "celestial cross."
The most majestic and beautiful objects in the universe are the galaxies.
Awe-inspiring photographs of
them grace the pages of astronomical photo collections, boggling the mind with
their endless variation. Around their edges, they usually feature an array of
spiral arms, or a gaseous nebulosity that thins into a tenuous curtain that
stretches across the vastness of space.
But at the center of virtually every galaxy is a brilliant spheroid of light, made up of hundreds of thousands of stars. At the galaxy's core, they are so closely spaced that they produced a uniform, powerful light that has the appearance of being solid. In reality, these myriad stars are gathered around an organizing framework. What structures lie within the impenetrable glare?
For many years, astronomers have conjectured that these close congregations of stars may conceal a sort of cosmic whirlpool, which has been dubbed a "black hole." In theory, such a monster would be created when a super-massive star or star cluster collapses of its own weight into a super-dense mass with such enormous gravitational force that nothing - not even light - can escape its gravitational grip.
Since the theory was developed, they have been looking for the telltale signs that would mark such an anomaly. But nothing of the sort has been visible.
But at the center of virtually every galaxy is a brilliant spheroid of light, made up of hundreds of thousands of stars. At the galaxy's core, they are so closely spaced that they produced a uniform, powerful light that has the appearance of being solid. In reality, these myriad stars are gathered around an organizing framework. What structures lie within the impenetrable glare?
For many years, astronomers have conjectured that these close congregations of stars may conceal a sort of cosmic whirlpool, which has been dubbed a "black hole." In theory, such a monster would be created when a super-massive star or star cluster collapses of its own weight into a super-dense mass with such enormous gravitational force that nothing - not even light - can escape its gravitational grip.
Since the theory was developed, they have been looking for the telltale signs that would mark such an anomaly. But nothing of the sort has been visible.
. . . However, the orbiting
Hubble Space Telescope spotted a peculiar formation in the center of the
Whirlpool galaxy some 20 million light-years from earth. A startling photo was
released during the second week of June 1992 and published in TIME magazine, in
the June 22 edition.
The Hubble telescope, taking advantage of the fact that it doesn't have to peer through a distorting atmosphere, has been able to see farther with more clarity than any optical telescope ever built.
In this photograph a mammoth "X" is seen at the galaxy's center. According to TIME editors, "The scientists think one arm of the X is a massive, doughnut-shapped cloud of dust swirling around the hole. The doughnut is seen edge on, hiding the black hole from view, but two cone-shaped beams of light emitted by hot gas closer in can be seen escaping out the sides. As for the second arm, no one knows what it is."
The Hubble telescope, taking advantage of the fact that it doesn't have to peer through a distorting atmosphere, has been able to see farther with more clarity than any optical telescope ever built.
In this photograph a mammoth "X" is seen at the galaxy's center. According to TIME editors, "The scientists think one arm of the X is a massive, doughnut-shapped cloud of dust swirling around the hole. The doughnut is seen edge on, hiding the black hole from view, but two cone-shaped beams of light emitted by hot gas closer in can be seen escaping out the sides. As for the second arm, no one knows what it is."
. . . What is interesting is
that the first time anyone has ever gotten a good, close look at a galactic
center, it turns out to hold the sign that is of the greatest possible
importance to humanity. In the Latin language, the word "crux" designates
the cross. Planet earth came to the crossroads at the foot of the cross. Divine
action designated this simple geometric shape as the symbol for decision. (Read
more and view this amazing photo here.)
"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea." (Luke 21:25)
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The Good News Corner
"Audacious" U.S. Missionary Receives Award for Radically Changing Hearts of Revolutionaries: "I've Never Seen Anything Like This"
(Colombia)-[World Watch
Monitor] An American missionary has received an award for his decades of work
ministering to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or the FARC, whose
50-year fight against the government had been the world's longest continuous
war when it ended in a peace agreement last August.
According to World Watch Monitor, the missionary, Russell Stendal, has been in Colombia for over half a century, having first arrived with his parents-also missionaries to the indigenous people there; it was this which later helped him build relationships with the rebels.
Stendal had been kidnapped by the FARC and by other rebel groups, but he launched his Bogota-based ministry, Colombia for Christ, with his captors in mind. His audacious vision: that all of the FARC can learn about Christianity and that, if embraced, it will change guerrillas' hearts and minds.
Read more
According to World Watch Monitor, the missionary, Russell Stendal, has been in Colombia for over half a century, having first arrived with his parents-also missionaries to the indigenous people there; it was this which later helped him build relationships with the rebels.
Stendal had been kidnapped by the FARC and by other rebel groups, but he launched his Bogota-based ministry, Colombia for Christ, with his captors in mind. His audacious vision: that all of the FARC can learn about Christianity and that, if embraced, it will change guerrillas' hearts and minds.
Read more
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Today's Worship:
Citizen Way- "When I'm With You"
Worship Him together . . . here
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The Bible Readathon
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Our Bible Readathon Continues
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105)
We are now reading the Word of God every night from midnight to 6:00 a.m. EST. We are reading through the whole Word, from Genesis to Revelation, and beginning again in Genesis when finished.
Our numbers of readers continues to grow over time. All are welcome to join!
Our conference number is:
712-770-4340.
The access code is: 350430#. Please call at any time from midnight to 6:00 a.m. EST. WELCOME!
The access code is: 350430#. Please call at any time from midnight to 6:00 a.m. EST. WELCOME!
[Note: we are reading from
these versions of the Scripture: King James, New King James, New American
Standard, and NIV.]
