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by Leo Hohmann, Leo Hohmann: World Economic Forum founder and director Klaus Schwab, speaking at the WEF’s recently concluded summer meeting in China, has informed his elitist followers that ushering in the globalist agenda will require humanity to be “forced” into a “collaboration” with the unelected organization. And the time for forced collaboration has now arrived. […]

How to Learn Scripture with the Right Motives I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. – Psalms 119:11 A story is told of a village church in Kalonovka, Russia, where attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, pugnacious lad who recited his Scriptures with proper piety, pocketed his reward, then fled into the fields to munch on it. The priest took a liking to the boy and persuaded him to attend church school by offering other incentives. There, the priest managed to teach the boy the four Gospels. In fact, this little boy won a special prize for learning all four by heart and reciting them nonstop in church! Fast forward 60 years, and the boy still loved to recite Scriptures, but in a context that would horrify the old priest. For the prized pupil who memorized so much of the Bible is Nikita Khrushchev, the former Communist czar. The same little lad who nimbly mouthed God's Word as a child later declared God to be nonexistent. Khrushchev memorized the Scripture for the rewards rather than for the meaning it had for his life. Artificial motivation will produce artificial results. So as you learn the Word of God, keep your motives pure and make it an exercise of both your heart and your mind! Prayer Challenge Ask God to keep your motives pure when it comes to learning His Word. Pray that He would help you absorb it into your heart as well as your mind! Visit the Senior Living Ministries website The post How to Learn Scripture with the Right Motives – Senior Living – July 2 appeared first on GodUpdates.

A Prayer of Gratefulness for Our Nation's FreedomBy Lynette Kittle "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" – Galatians 5:1 Even though some American citizens may not feel much gratitude for our nation in its present condition, we want to view it with thankful hearts, treasuring how God divinely established this nation in freedom. As 2 Cor. 3:17 explains, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." Regardless of how some feel about our nation’s present state, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 urges us to "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Especially as Christians to recognize that God is the author of freedom. As John 8:36 explains, Jesus is the One that sets us free. "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." Cultivating Ongoing Gratefulness for Our Nation's FreedomLong-lasting freedom requires citizens to practice ongoing gratitude. Without continual appreciation and recognition of the efforts that fostered freedom, a nation starts to lose widespread support for it, leading to coming generations being uninformed and misconstruing events that led to the establishment of a free nation. Proverbs 11:14 explains, "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers." Silence Equals Consent: The Sin of Omission author William J. Federer writes  how on March 30, 1961, America's future 40th President, Ronald Reagan, spoke to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce on the importance of passing on our gratitude for the history, lessons, and sacrifices of freedom to our future generations:  “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it, and then hand it to them with the well-taught lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free.”  For America's freedom to endure, it's vital for us to pass on genuine, heartfelt gratitude for it by first thanking God and, secondly, by recognizing what it takes to maintain it. As Proverbs 15:22 explains, "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed." Passing Gratefulness for Our Freedom On to the Next GenerationProverbs 13:22 urges parents to leave an inheritance to their children. Teaching our children and their children to be thankful for America's costly freedom is vital and a priceless gift. Taking the time to pass on gratitude for it to our families is well worth our time. A key to parents passing on gratitude for America to future generations is by example, expressing it ourselves, and researching, studying, and knowing its rich history. Providence Forum Executive Director Dr. Jerry Newcombe encourages parents to "Learn the true history ourselves and teach it to our children. There are plenty of resources out there trying to get Americans to learn about what made our nation so special." One such resource is the Providence Forum "Foundation of American Liberty" film series, written and produced by Newcombe. This series explores the foundation of American liberty, which is our Judeo-Christian heritage. Let's Pray:  Dear Father,Thank You for the freedom You give to us through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Help us, as United States citizens, publicly and privately give thanks to You for the freedom we have as a nation. Lead Americans across our nation to be grateful for what You have given us and to recognize that true freedom is a gift from You. Let our hearts overflow with thankfulness to You for the freedom our nation offers us because its foundation is based on the freedom we receive from You. Lead us in teaching our children, and our children's children, to have hearts full of gratitude to You for providing the way to freedom through Jesus. Inspire future generations to treasure freedom and to see that it comes from You and You alone.In Jesus' name, amen. Photo credit: ©GettyImages/4maksym Lynette Kittle is married with four daughters. She enjoys writing about faith, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been published by Focus on the Family, Decision, Today's Christian Woman, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and more. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent University and serves as associate producer for Soul Check TV. Teach Us to Pray is a FREE prayer podcast hosted by iBelieve writer Christina Patterson. Each week, she gives you practical, real-life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer. To listen to her episode on What to Pray in the Morning for a Worry-Free Day, click below! Now that you’ve prayed, are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Click the button below! Visit iBelieve.com for more inspiring prayer content. The post A Prayer of Gratefulness for Our Nation’s Freedom – Your Daily Prayer – July 2 appeared first on GodUpdates.

A Prayer of Gratefulness for Our Nation's FreedomBy Lynette Kittle "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery" – Galatians 5:1 Even though some American citizens may not feel much gratitude for our nation in its present condition, we want to view it with thankful hearts, treasuring how God divinely established this nation in freedom. As 2 Cor. 3:17 explains, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." Regardless of how some feel about our nation’s present state, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 urges us to "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Especially as Christians to recognize that God is the author of freedom. As John 8:36 explains, Jesus is the One that sets us free. "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." Cultivating Ongoing Gratefulness for Our Nation's FreedomLong-lasting freedom requires citizens to practice ongoing gratitude. Without continual appreciation and recognition of the efforts that fostered freedom, a nation starts to lose widespread support for it, leading to coming generations being uninformed and misconstruing events that led to the establishment of a free nation. Proverbs 11:14 explains, "For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers." Silence Equals Consent: The Sin of Omission author William J. Federer writes  how on March 30, 1961, America's future 40th President, Ronald Reagan, spoke to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce on the importance of passing on our gratitude for the history, lessons, and sacrifices of freedom to our future generations:  “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it, and then hand it to them with the well-taught lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free.”  For America's freedom to endure, it's vital for us to pass on genuine, heartfelt gratitude for it by first thanking God and, secondly, by recognizing what it takes to maintain it. As Proverbs 15:22 explains, "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed." Passing Gratefulness for Our Freedom On to the Next GenerationProverbs 13:22 urges parents to leave an inheritance to their children. Teaching our children and their children to be thankful for America's costly freedom is vital and a priceless gift. Taking the time to pass on gratitude for it to our families is well worth our time. A key to parents passing on gratitude for America to future generations is by example, expressing it ourselves, and researching, studying, and knowing its rich history. Providence Forum Executive Director Dr. Jerry Newcombe encourages parents to "Learn the true history ourselves and teach it to our children. There are plenty of resources out there trying to get Americans to learn about what made our nation so special." One such resource is the Providence Forum "Foundation of American Liberty" film series, written and produced by Newcombe. This series explores the foundation of American liberty, which is our Judeo-Christian heritage. Let's Pray:  Dear Father,Thank You for the freedom You give to us through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Help us, as United States citizens, publicly and privately give thanks to You for the freedom we have as a nation. Lead Americans across our nation to be grateful for what You have given us and to recognize that true freedom is a gift from You. Let our hearts overflow with thankfulness to You for the freedom our nation offers us because its foundation is based on the freedom we receive from You. Lead us in teaching our children, and our children's children, to have hearts full of gratitude to You for providing the way to freedom through Jesus. Inspire future generations to treasure freedom and to see that it comes from You and You alone.In Jesus' name, amen. Photo credit: ©GettyImages/4maksym Lynette Kittle is married with four daughters. She enjoys writing about faith, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been published by Focus on the Family, Decision, Today's Christian Woman, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and more. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent University and serves as associate producer for Soul Check TV. Teach Us to Pray is a FREE prayer podcast hosted by iBelieve writer Christina Patterson. Each week, she gives you practical, real-life tips on how to grow your faith and relationship with God through the power of prayer. To listen to her episode on What to Pray in the Morning for a Worry-Free Day, click below! Now that you’ve prayed, are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Click the button below! Visit iBelieve.com for more inspiring prayer content. The post A Prayer of Gratefulness for Our Nation’s Freedom – Your Daily Prayer – July 2 appeared first on GodUpdates.

Long-lasting freedom requires citizens to practice ongoing gratitude.

CNN commentator Scott Jennings came off the top rope in response to Paul Begala’s assessment of President Joe Biden’s (brief) speech attacking the Supreme Court’s opinion in Trump v. United States, which delineates and clarifies the scope of presidential immunity, liberal pants-soiling about executive power notwithstanding. Watch as Begala and Jennings open a broader segment that ultimately ends up being about continued political fallout over President Biden’s catastrophic debate performance: KAITLAN COLLINS: My team of top political sources joined at the table now, and Paul Begala, when you look at President Biden coming out tonight, clearly he wants the headline coming out of this to be Biden's response to the supreme court ruling, but it's also people were looking at him, how he came out. It- was he going to take questions which, I should note, he did not. He did read off a teleprompter during those remarks. PAUL BEGALA: Yeah, I thought he did fine. He showed strength. He clearly knows about this. Really quite radical for Joe Biden, who is an institutionalist. Really took on the cCourt, which is very fertile territory. Americans hate the Supreme Court. They think it's biased and corrupt. Why? Because it's biased and corrupt. Two thirds of Americans, 67%, support term limits. 75% support binding ethics codes. Sheldon Whitehouse, the senator from Rhode Island, has bills that would do both of those things. If I was Biden, I would ride that horse. People hate the Supreme Court, they're they’re in the tank for Mr. Trump. They believe, I do, too. So I think that's a great issue for him.  COLLINS: But do people's disdain for the Supreme Court outrank his concern- the concern that voters potentially may have, we'll wait to see what the polling shows, from last Thursday's debate? SCOTT JENNINGS: Of course it doesn't! Joe Biden, after cannonballing into an empty swimming pool on Thursday night, came out tonight and spoke for four minutes off of a teleprompter. He's good for four minutes today, as long as somebody else wrote it. After having this completely tone-deaf sort of announcement coming out of this meeting that you wrote about with his family this weekend, where his son the notorious influence peddler and crack addict Hunter Biden says “you gotta keep going”. Also, they were hanging out with Annie Liebowicz(sic), the photographer, which I wasn't even aware she was taking mugshots now. This entire thing, since Thursday, has been one tone-deaf political disaster after another. Tonight, he comes out and attacks the Supreme Court and says, oh, the president cannot do whatever he wants. The same guy, by the way, whose centerpiece of his speeches is: “the Supreme Court tried to stop me, they blocked me but they'll never stop me on student loans”. I don't know what they are doing because they don't know what they're doing. And no one in America knows what they're doing. And that's why Donald Trump's beatin’ his brains in right now. Begala couldn’t help but wince during that exchange, so thoroughly was his talking point recital shot down. Jennings continued to expose the ghost in the room, Biden’s fitness to remain as president let alone remain as a candidate for president.  Jennings made note of one very important point. Biden does go around touting his defiance of the Supreme Court on student loans. The Regime Media often overlook this defiance in the interest of serving Biden’s agenda. It’s going to be very difficult for them to continue to do so while at the same time caterwauling about all the new, expanded executive powers supposedly created in the Trump ruling. If it weren’t for double standards, the media would have none at all.  

Scads of people around the nation are likley to enjoy dazzling fireworks displays later this week as they celebrate Independence Day, but in an opinion piece posted by the New York Times, contributing opinion writer Margaret Renkl suggested that people should give up the American tradition."The conflation of selfishness with patriotism is the thing I have the hardest time accepting about our political era. Maybe we have the right to eat a hamburger or drive the biggest truck on the market or fire off bottle rockets deep into the night on the Fourth of July, but it doesn’t make us good Americans to do such things. How can it possibly be 'American' to look at the damage that fireworks can cause — to the atmosphere, to forests, to wildlife, to our own beloved pets, to ourselves — and shrug?" Renkl wrote.'We can eat more vegetables and less animal protein.'She pointed out that the lound noises from fireworks frighten animals, like pet dogs, and can cause fires."We have no real way of knowing how many wild animals suffer because the patterns of their lives are disrupted with no warning every year on a night in early July," Renkl wrote. "And all that's on top of the dangers posed by fireworks debris, which can be toxic if ingested, or the risk of setting off a wildfire in parched summertime vegetation.""It would be so easy to find a new way to celebrate the founding of a nation. So easy, at the very least, to limit fireworks to public celebrations meant to bring communities together. When those communities use low-noise fireworks, as well, they limit the stress on people and animals, and they mitigate some of the dangers to local wildlife," she asserted.Renkl's piece also seemed to advocate for people to eat less meat and to set their thermostats to higher temperatures in the summer and lower temperatures in the winter."Addressing climate change and biodiversity loss on a planet with eight billion human residents won’t be simple," she wrote. "But there are easy things we can do at no real cost to ourselves. We can eat more vegetables and less animal protein. We can cultivate native plants. We can seek out products that aren’t packaged in plastic, spend less time in cars and airplanes, raise the thermostat in the summer and lower it in the winter."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!