Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

 11.8 November 3, 1992 some people said, "If Bill Clinton beats George Bush America is finished." He did and it wasn't. There are things that most important. 1. God's love for me. 2. My children and grandchildren. 3. My extended family and church family. 4. My neighbors. 5. My town and state. 6. My nation. National elections happen. Earthly leaders come and go. God remains the same, yesterday, today and forever. My core leadership has not changed. My national leadership has changed. God is still in charge of everything. The center of my life is steady and intact. I will continue to pray and expect the best from my fellow man. Those not against us are for us. - Mark 9 38  John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.”   39  But Jesus said,  “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon  afterward  to speak evi...

 11.7- "Pray to pray. Not to perform." Jesus 6  “Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2  “So when you  [ a ] give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.   3  But when you  [ b ] give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,   4  so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees  what is done  in secret will reward you. 5  “And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they  [ c ] will be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.   6...

 11.5- I have had several of my prayer partners for the nation on election day to let me know they were quite sure that prayer to God changes things. Jack Farrow has taken a shift. One of my partners is an election judge. One called me on his One hour commute home. Some may have thought any openness would have ruined their own purpose for the prayer. Our Father in heaven. Hallowed be your name. You are King of Kings and Lord of Lord's You establish nations and set their boundaries. We thank You for the USA. O God, we acknowledge You today as Lord, We thank You for the privilege Of being able to organize ourselves politically And of knowing that political loyalty Does not have to mean disloyalty to You. We thank You for Your law, which hangs on two eternally driven nails. Love God 100% heart, soul, mind and strength And Love your neighbor as yourself. We thank You for the opportunity that this election year puts before us, To exercise our solemn duty not only to vote, But to influe...

 11.5-   " how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing." I will be gathering with the maker of our nation and all nations for the next couple of weeks and watching for his answers to my prayers for peace in the USA and around the world. Matthew 23. 29  “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,   30  and you say, ‘If we had been  living  in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in  shedding  the blood of the prophets.’   31  So you testify against yourselves, that you are  [ aa ] sons of those who murdered the prophets.   32  [ ab ] Fill up, then, the measure  of the guilt  of your fathers.   33  You snakes, you  [ ac ] offspring of vipers, how  [ ad ] will you escape the  ...

 11.4- Are you known as a peacemaker in your family? Congratulations. You are living the high life. Do you have peace in the midst of burden and heart break? I am honored to know you. Peace of God to you today. Matthew 5. 5  Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the  [ a ] mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.   2  And He opened His mouth and  began  to teach them, saying, 3  “ [ b ] Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4  “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5  “Blessed are the  [ c ] gentle, for they will inherit the earth. 6  “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. 7  “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9  “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be call...