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The Daily Brief:
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"Decreeing the Word of God Over the News of the Day"
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United We Stand Thursday, January 18, 2024
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BREAKING NEWS!
Maine Court Defers to Supreme Court on Trump Disqualification Ruling
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"So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
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Speaker Johnson demands firing of federal workers reportedly staging pro-Palestinian walkout
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A group called 'Feds United for Peace' is reportedly planning the protest
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is calling for the firing of federal workers who are reportedly planning to walk out on their jobs in protest of U.S. policy on Israel and Gaza.
He suggested the House of Representatives would help ensure that employees who protest on Tuesday are punished.
"Any government worker who walks off the job to protest U.S. support for our ally Israel is ignoring their responsibility and abusing the trust of taxpayers. They deserve to be fired," Johnson stated on X Sunday.
"Oversight Chairman Comer and I will be working together to ensure that each federal agency initiates appropriate disciplinary proceedings against any person who walks out on their job."
Johnson was responding to a report by Middle East-focused outlet Al-Monitor that said hundreds of federal employees from 22 government agencies pledged to participate in a walkout on Tuesday.
The group reportedly staging the protest, Feds United for Peace, is doing so in opposition to the Biden administration’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas. It’s reportedly advertising the event as a "Day of Mourning" to mark 100 days since Israel’s invasion of Gaza began.
Fox News Digital found an Instagram account called "Feds United for Peace" advertising a "Day of Mourning" for Gaza on Jan. 16. According to one post, they label themselves "a group of federal employees representing a range of federal agencies who believe it is our patriotic duty and moral imperative to urge our government to support calls for a ceasefire, and support humanitarian aid and access for Gaza." (Fox News) Read more here.
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- Abba, thank you that House Speaker Johnson has made it known that any federal employees who break the law by walking off their jobs because of their opposition to Israel, will be held accountable and it will cost them their jobs. We thank you that he seeks your face and heart in making his decisions. We ask you to dispatch your angel armies to protect him and all in congress from attacks of the enemy through Hamas supporters. We ask for warrior angels to be sent to any location that protesters have intentions of interference and destruction in Washington or anywhere in our nation, we say NO to these plans of the enemy. We speak death over every plan to bring upheaval through hate, in Jesus' name. We proclaim your peace over our nation, in Jesus' name. We ask this in the name Yahweh-Nissi, The Lord our Banner, where banner is understood to be a rallying place, This name reminds us of God's desert victory over the Amalekites.
- "...For the Lord your God is the one who
goes with you to fight for you against
your enemies to give you victory..." (Deuteronomy 20:4)
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Supreme Court declines Indiana school's appeal on transgender bathroom order
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Court has mostly dodged ruling on controversial cases involving transgender rights in recent years
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an Indiana public school district's request to defend a policy that restricted bathroom access by sex.
The justices declined to hear an appeal by the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville after a lower court ruled that a middle school's policy, which barred transgender students from using facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms that align with their self-professed gender identity, violated students' constitutional rights and ran afoul of federal anti-discrimination law.
Attorneys for the school district had asked the court to "preserve the autonomy of school boards to make decisions."
A 2023 ruling by the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a student, identified in court papers as "A.C.," is protected under a law called Title IX, which bars sex discrimination in education, and by the Constitution's 14th Amendment requirement that people be protected equally under the law. (Fox News) Read more here.
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- Abba, this breaks our hearts. SCOTUS was not willing to defend our children by ruling on this case of school districts having the authority to block transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that do not align with their birth gender. Father God, we ask you to speak very directly to each Justice, show them your view of their decision. Jesus, this is plain cowardice! This supposedly strong group of judges refuse to take a stand, refuse to declare publicly their beliefs on this issue. We ask you to raise up an outcry from those who are called by your name demanding the Supremes reevaluate this decision. We ask for any and all legal options to be taken to bring school safety issues back in front of this court. We ask for justice for all students who no longer feel safe at school. We ask for your wisdom in finding solutions that protect all children at school, transgender or not. We ask this in the name El Roi, The God Who Sees.
- "For this is nothing hidden that will not
be disclosed, and nothing
concealed that will not be known or
or brought out into the open." (Luke 8:17)
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6 Takeaways From Trump’s Historic Win in Iowa
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Iowa voters handed President Trump a landslide victory and also rewarded Ron DeSantis’s effort in the state, but New Hampshire now offers a challenge to both.
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Former President Donald Trump claimed a huge victory in the Iowa caucuses, cementing his place as the prohibitive favorite in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
The night wasn’t a total loss for others, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed a second-place finish, scoring well above his recent standing in the polls, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley finished third, falling below expectations based on recent polls that showed her in second place.
The tally with 97 percent of votes counted showed President Trump at 51 percent, Mr. DeSantis at 21 percent, Ms. Haley at 19 percent, and Vivek Ramaswamy at just under 8 percent.
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On to New Hampshire
Mr. DeSantis gained a reprieve by placing second in Iowa but must now face Ms. Haley on tougher ground.
Ms. Haley is significantly ahead of Mr. DeSantis in the Granite State, whose primary is slated for Jan. 22, just eight days after the Iowa caucuses.
President Trump leads the polls in New Hampshire, though the margin is smaller than in Iowa. President Trump is polling at 44 percent in the Granite State compared with Ms. Haley’s 28 percent. Mr. DeSantis is a distant fourth at 7 percent, behind former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who suspended his campaign a week ago. Some polls have placed Ms. Haley within 10 points of the former president.
If the polls are accurate, Ms. Haley could deliver President Trump a black eye, if not an outright loss.
Ms. Haley seems very likely to beat Mr. DeSantis in New Hampshire. If so, Mr. DeSantis will likely need to gain ground on both Ms. Haley and President Trump in South Carolina, which will hold its primary on Feb. 24. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.
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- Abba, we say "thank you" for allowing your son, President Trump, to not only win the Iowa Caucus but to do so emphatically! We thank you that he won such a wide range of communities, cities and rural towns. We thank you that he won all but 1 county, which has never been done before. We thank you that you are raising up people of all ages who are crying out for justice to once again be found in our nation. We speak your blessing over President Trump and all those he cares about and loves. We dispatch legions of angels to go before him to make his path easy and straight, to clear away any interference of the enemy to distract or ambush him, and as a rear guard of protection from any plans that are not your plans, in Jesus' name. We ask for continued wisdom in his words, actions and decisions of how to move forward in regaining the Presidency, in Jesus' name. We speak the peace and joy that only you can bring over President Trump, his family and those who are working his campaign, in Jesus' name. We ask this in the name Yahweh Rohi, The Lord Our Shepherd.
- "But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy. Spread
your protection over them, that those who
love your name may rejoice in you." (Psalm 5:11)
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1. Medicine for Israeli hostages entered Gaza, Qatar says - Israel National News
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday evening that medicine for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas has entered the Gaza Strip, reported Haaretz.
"Over the past few hours, medicine & aid entered the Gaza Strip, in implementation of the agreement announced yesterday for the benefit of civilians in the Strip, including hostages," the foreign ministry said on X.
According to estimates, the medicine will be transferred to the Israeli hostages on Thursday, pending any further delays. Israeli sources told Haaretz that senior Qatari officials who were involved in the negotiations with Hamas regarding the delivery of the medicine had said they would work on receiving proof that the medicine was actually brought to the hostages. (Read more)
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2. Israel’s Defense Chief Says Only Way to Free Hostages Held by Hamas Is to Keep Up Military Pressure in Gaza - Algemeiner
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that the only way to bring the hostages held in Gaza back home is to continue Israel’s war effort against the Hamas terror group, rejecting calls for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave.
“Regarding the hostages, we have no right to stop fighting as long as there are hostages in Gaza,” Gallant told Israeli soldiers. “The only way to bring them back is via military pressure, because Hamas only responds to the use of force.”
Gallant was speaking to Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 marine commando unit in the town of Atlit, where he was hosted by David Saar Salama, commander in chief of the Israeli Navy, as well as commanders in Shayetet 13.
“We will continue fighting until we achieve victory — until we defeat the Hamas terrorist organization — removing all of its significant military and governing capabilities in Gaza,” Gallant told the gathering. (Read more)
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3. Accusing Israel of carpet-bombing Gaza, Qatar PM calls for ‘time-bound’ peace process - Times of Israel
Israel should be locked into a process, complete with a deadline, to work toward a two-state solution with the Palestinians, Qatar’s prime minister said Tuesday, while opening the door to ties with Jerusalem should it genuinely work toward a Palestinian state.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also revealed that talks on reaching a deal to free hostages kidnapped by the Hamas terror group from Israel were continuing to sputter, accusing Israel of carpet-bombing the Strip and arguing that only an end to the war in Gaza would bring the wider region back from the brink of “escalation everywhere.”
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Al Thani urged the international community to hold Israel’s feet to the fire on reaching an agreement with the Palestinians for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Read more)
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4. Iran claims it shared intel with Iraq for strike on 'Mossad HQ' - Jerusalem Post
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday that Tehran shared intelligence with Iraq about what it said were activities of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
Iran has said its Revolutionary Guards attacked Israel's "spy HQ" in Iraq in the city of Erbil on Monday. Iraq later denied that there was any such spy center in the country.
What happened in Erbil “had to do with the elements and agenda of the Mossad of the Israeli regime,” Amirabdollahian said as he explained that Iran acted in retaliation for its attacks against Iran during a public interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland conducted by journalist Fareed Zakaria. (Read more)
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5. Top Biden aide argues Israeli-Palestinian peace is possible ‘in near term’ - Times of Israel
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said peace between Israel and the Palestinians along with the expansion of the Abraham Accords was possible in the “near term,” despite the ongoing war in Gaza.
“It is not impractical… The pieces are there to be put together to achieve this outcome; and not years down the road, but in the near term, if all of us pull together and make the wise and bold decisions to choose this course,” Sullivan says during remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sullivan said the US was actively working to advance Israel’s integration in the region as a tool to address the crisis in Gaza. (Read more)
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1. Trump Wins Iowa Caucus as 2024 Election Begins - Top Tier Candidate Drops Out - CBN
Former President Donald Trump dominated the Iowa caucus on Monday night in the first election contest of 2024, confirming his role as the frontrunner in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination. "I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, we want to come together. Whether it's Republican or Democrat, or Liberal or Conservative, it would be so nice if we could come together," Trump told his supporters in his victory speech.
Trump cruised to victory and took more than 50% of the vote. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley were neck and neck but finished a distant second and third.
One significant measure of the mood among Iowans who weathered the bitter cold to attend the caucuses came from an AP VoteCast survey of 1,500 people who planned to participate. In that survey, nearly nine out of ten said they want upheaval or substantial change in how the government operates.
Trump was lifted up by white evangelicals, with one CNN entrance poll showing 53% of the voting bloc backing the former president. CBN's Chief Political Analyst David Brody reports, "A TRUMP TKO in Iowa: he improved his performance among evangelicals by +32 from 2016. He doubled his results among females from 2016 (24% to 48%). He’s stronger now than he’s ever been. The numbers out of Iowa across the board are absolutely eye-popping." (Read more)
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- Abba, we are so happy and blessed by the results of the Iowa Caucus with your son, Donald, winning over 50% of all votes cast. We stand with his call for everyone to come together, but we know that without your hand moving minds and hearts, that probably won't happen. But you are God and there is no other, so we boldly ask for a coming together of American's. Bridge the gaps that we cannot, let your light illuminate the pathway of caring for one another, show us that it actually can be done as we trust in you because you hear our prayers and answer. We ask this in Jesus' name. AMEN
- "Jesus looked at them and said, "With
man this is impossible, but
with God all things are possible." (Matthew 19:26)
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2. Networks Cut Away From Trump’s Victory Address - Todd Starnes
It was not the Drive-By Media’s great night last night.
CNN, MSNBC, Fox News. All condemned by the Iowa Republican Party for calling the caucus just 30 minutes after it had started. Many people were still signing in when they received Fox News alerts on their phones.
The DeSantis campaign called it election interfering.
CNN and MSNBC refused to broadcast President Trump’s victory address.
Rachel Maddow told her viewers that SHE would be the one to decide if President Trump said anything newsworthy.
Same with Jake Tapper at CNN who accused Iowa voters of believing the lie.
A free press is one of the bedrocks of our great nation. But for it to work we need a press that is fair and balanced. Today, we have neither. (Read more)
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- Abba, your kids and your country need help. The enemy has captured the majority of the media, turning their minds, hearts and spirits to him and against you. We ask Holy Spirit to ignite a JESUS FIRE within the hearts of liberal media all over the world. Show them the truth of who you are and how you love them. Thank you that we know you hear our prayers and are faithful to answer in Jesus' name. AMEN
- "I baptize you with water for repentance.
But after me comes one who is
more powerful than I, whose sandals I am
not worthy to carry. He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Matthew 3:11)
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3. Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis Caught in Another HUGE Lie - PJ Media
On Sunday, Fani Willis publicly responded to the allegations against her in a speech at Big Bethel AME Church. In her speech, she made the cilché claim that racism was behind the criticism of her hiring Nathan Wade, a married man with whom she reportedly was having an affair.
“You did not tell me as a woman of color, it would not matter what I did. My motive, my talent, my ability, and my character would be constantly attacked,” Willis read to the congregation from a "letter to God" she had written.
And once she started, she couldn’t stop.
“I’m a little confused. I appointed three special counsels, as is my right to do, paid them all the same hourly rate. They only attack one. I hired one white woman, a good personal friend and great lawyer, a superstar, I tell you. I hired one white man, brilliant, my friend and a great lawyer. And I hired one black man, another superstar, a great friend and a great lawyer … First thing they say: ‘oh, she [is going to] play the race card now.'” (Read more)
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- Abba, it seems that truth is no longer relevant in our culture. Those in the highest elected offices in the nation lie when it suits their purposes, with no consequences. Father God, we ask you to bring your consequences into each of these lives, show forth your justice to those whose hearts ignore you, reestablish righteousness in our land. We ask this in Jesus' name. AMEN.
- "No one calls for justice;
no one pleds a case with integrity.
They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies;
they conceive trouble and give birth to evil." (Isaiah 59:4)
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4. Texas pro-life pregnancy centers have served more than 100k women since 6-week abortion ban: report - LifeSite News
A new report details that over 100,000 women were served by life-affirming pregnancy centers in Texas after the state enacted a near-total abortion ban.
According to the recently released Alternatives to Abortion (A2A) 2022 report — which is mandated under the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, the government agency that implemented the program — pro-life pregnancy centers have successfully helped both men and women facing unplanned pregnancies in the aftermath of the state’s enactment of a strict abortion ban.
After the historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, a trigger law was finally able to take effect. The legislation prohibits abortion throughout pregnancy with the single exception of when deemed “necessary” to spare the mother serious physical harm. Even in such cases, medical professionals are required to do all they can to give the child the best prognosis.
“During the fiscal year 2022, the A2A program contracted with four entities: Austin LifeCare (ALC), Human Coalition (HC), Longview Wellness Center (LWC) [and] Texas Pregnancy Care Network (TPCN),” the report states. (Read more)
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- Abba, we give you praise and thanksgiving for this great report of so many being helped when confronted with an unwanted pregnancy. Jesus, these precious ones and their unborn children are high on your list of importance, thank you for making a way for them when they could not see a way for themselves. We ask you to dispatch healing angels to watch over every person who reaches out for help. Comfort, heal and encourage each heart, pour out your presence and your love, guard their hearts as a shepherd guards his sheep. We ask this in the name Jehovah Rohi, The Lord our Shepherd.
- "Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
and make the righteous secure -- you,
the righteous God who probed minds and hearts." (Psalm 7:9)
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5. Feds flagged transactions with keywords 'MAGA', 'Trump' for financial institutions: House panel - JusttheNews
The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Wednesday announced that it had obtained documents showing that federal agencies flagged financial transactions for financial institutions using politically sensitive terms such as "MAGA" and "Trump."
The panel described an effort by which Americans might see their transactions flagged while making innocuous transactions such as purchasing a Bible or shopping at sporting goods stores.
"This kind of pervasive financial surveillance, carried out in coordination with and at the request of federal law enforcement, into Americans' private transactions is alarming and raises serious concerns about the FBI's respect for fundamental civil liberties," the committee said in a press release.
- Mighty King, we pray for a dismantling of the agencies that are overreaching their given authority and disregarding justice for all, in Jesus name. We pray that this devious spying work will be deleted and removed from the databanks of these agencies and they will be brought to justice, in Jesus name. May there be enforcement officials who will carry out the logical consequences for those who have willingly disregarded the laws of the land, in Jesus name. We pray for the strength of our Constitution to stand strong, as a wall protecting the freedoms of the citizens of this nation.
- "'As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.'" (Jeremiah 17:11)
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6. Texas Sen. John Cornyn Caves to Lankford Immigration Plot: ‘Unique Leverage’ - Breitbart
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has caved to the bipartisan immigration framework that would reward illegal immigration and only encourage more foreign graduates to take jobs from American graduates.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will travel to the White House on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine aid and a potential border deal.
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) has led negotiations for Republicans over a potential deal with Democrats on border policy. However, the deal, as currently presented, is functionally dead in the House, as Johnson has nixed any potential consideration of the bill. Instead, Johnson has said that the House must consider the House Republican-passed border bill, H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act.
“[We have] unique leverage because of the Ukraine funding. Even when we had the majority in the House, the Senate and the White House, we still couldn’t get 60 votes for some of the things that Sen. Lankford is negotiating on now,” Cornyn explained to Punchbowl News.
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) said, “There is absolutely no way that we would get the kind of border policy that’s being talked about right now with a Republican majority in the Senate…” (Read more)
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- Holy One, we pray for strength for Mike Johnson to continue to stand for what is right, even though the House bill has unacceptable flaws in it., May he stand firm in opposition to these "power players" in government, in Jesus holy name. We ask Father, that You would undermine every plan of those who are seeking to serve someone or thing other than we, the People, or You Heavenly Father, in Jesus name. We call for a defeat to all the needless funding of things other than the needs within this nation. We pray for the southern border to be brought under control and we ask You O King, to strengthen all those who are serving there, with wisdom, provision and courage, in Jesus name.
- "The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place. And darkness will pursue His enemies." (Nahum 1:7-8)
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7. North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as "primary foe", warns of war - Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday called for the constitution to be changed to ensure that South Korea is seen as the "primary foe" and warned his country did not intend to avoid war should it happen, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.
In a speech to the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament, Kim said he had concluded that unification with the South was no longer possible, and accused Seoul of seeking regime collapse and unification by absorption.
Kim said the constitution should be amended to educate North Koreans that South Korea is a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and define the North's territory as separate from the South.
"We don't want war but we have no intention of avoiding it," Kim was quoted as saying by KCNA. North Korea should also plan for "completely occupying, subjugating and reclaiming" South Korea in the event of a war, and South Koreans should also no longer be referred to as fellow countrymen, Kim added, calling for the severing of all inter-Korean communication and the destruction of a monument to reunification in Pyongyang. (Read more)
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- Abba, it would seem that Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, is saber rattling and joining all the other world leaders who have been speaking perilous words over the nations. We decree and declare that You are sovereign over our world, the world you created and your word says that men may have their ideas, but your decision is the one that counts. We speak death to every word spoken over the last year that would bring countries closer to war, we decree that they are but vapors in the wind, dust on the ground and your plan for the US, Israel, and all other nations stands and cannot be shaken. We ask this in the name Jehovah Sabaoth, The Host of Heaven's Armies.
- "Those who trust in the Lord are
like Mount Zion, which
cannot be shaken but endures forever." (Psalm 125:1)
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8. 'Slow-Motion Jihad': Biden Admin Under Fire Amid Deadly Horror Targeting Christians in Nigeria - CBN News
A persecution watchdog is delivering a pointed message to the Biden administration after the U.S. State Department again declined to list Nigeria on its Countries of Particular Concern list, with the expert warning that there’s a “slow-motion genocide” unfolding against Christians inside the African nation.
Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC), told CBN Digital there have been an estimated 100,000 deaths over the past two decades, with 3.5 million Christian farmers being unfairly driven from their lands.
The ongoing and intense persecution has left King and other leaders perplexed as to why the State Department continues to leave Nigeria off its Countries of Particular Concern list, a designation King said provides “a list of the countries with the worst records on religious freedom around the world.”
If given the chance to speak with the Biden administration, King said he’d deliver a candid assessment of the dire nature of the ever-deteriorating situation. “This is a slow-motion genocide,” he said. “It’s a slow-motion Jihad.”
King added, “What does it take for the United States to use what they’re best at — just use the administration, use the bully pulpit to speak up and to stand for those who are oppressed, to stand for the defenseless? That’s all we have to do. They’d come in, they would machete and shoot everybody, burn the place to the ground,” King said. ‘That’s happened over, and over, and over for the last 20 years.” (Read more)
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- Holy King, we cry out for a stop to this horrific slaughter of Christians in the state of Nigeria, a place where millions have given their hearts to the Lord. It seems that with the aid of their Islamic president, arms and approval have been given to his tribes to annihilate Christians from the earth. Holy King, we beseech You to intervene in this matter and bring protection and justice on behalf of Your children and the innocents. We know that the Biden administration could be very actively involved, but they are not, so we ask You to be the strong tower for the people of Nigeria. We bind the spirit of hatred, in Jesus name, and we loose the Spirit of God in goodness and justice, in Jesus name. Amen.
- "They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah. My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise." (Psalm 57:6-7)
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Pakistan warns of 'consequences' after Iran's deadly bombing killed two children
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Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry
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Iran's attack on Pakistan comes a day after Iran carried out strikes in northern Iraq, killing several civilians
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Pakistan condemned Iran on Wednesday and warned of "consequences" after Tehran launched airstrikes in their country that killed two children.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it angrily denounced the attack in a message to Iran's Foreign Ministry, and summoned an Iranian diplomat in Islamabad "to convey our strongest condemnation of this blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty." It added: "The responsibility for the consequences will lie squarely with Iran."
Iran claimed its strike on Tuesday, just across the Iran-Pakistan border on Pakistan's restive southwestern Baluchistan province, was targeting bases for a militant separatist group. Instead, a Pakistani intelligence report said it left a 6-year-old girl and an 11-month old boy dead. Three women were also injured.
Iran's attack on Pakistan comes a day after Iran carried out strikes in northern Iraq, killing several civilians, and in Syria. It threatens to ignite further violence in the Middle East, already under heightened tensions by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in Gaza.
Tuesday's strike on Pakistan strained diplomatic relations between the two neighbors, but both sides appeared wary of provoking the other.
Iran said in state media reports that its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard targeted bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, or the "Army of Justice." The group seeks an independent Baluchistan and has spread across Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. (Fox News) Read more.
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- Father God, the times are evil. As we read and pray over this report, we see the entanglements of the nations . . . leading only to death and destruction in their midst. Come, Lord Jesus, we pray, and show them Your mercy. May the leaders of these nations have a personal encounter with You, leading to salvation and wisdom in governing. Help us, O Lord we pray, amen and amen.
- "The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked."
(Psalm 129:4)
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Maine Court Defers to Supreme Court on Trump Disqualification Ruling
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BREAKING NEWS!
Maine Court Defers to Supreme Court on Trump Disqualification Ruling
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A Maine Superior Court has stayed the state secretary’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, deferring to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“The Secretary is ordered to await the Supreme Court’s decision in [Trump v. Anderson], and no later than thirty days after Anderson’s issuance, to issue a new Ruling modifying, withdrawing, or confirming her prior ruling,” the Jan. 17 order reads.
The move was expected, as other courts have taken a similar route with a decision now pending in the Supreme Court. President Trump’s attorneys had likewise filed a motion to stay proceedings, citing the case before the high court.
“Legally speaking, a stay of an administrative ruling is a rare event in Maine, but the Court agrees that under these circumstances it is appropriate,” the order reads. It was noted that the state secretary couldn’t have known that President Trump’s Supreme Court appeal would be heard when she issued her decision on Dec. 28, 2023.
Maine’s Republican primary will be held on March 5, and the state uses ranked-choice voting in the primary.
The court ordered that President Trump would remain on the ballot unless the Supreme Court found him “disqualified to hold the office of President” by March 5. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.
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- Thank you, Lord. Amen.
- "Then he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the judges, “Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes.” (2 Chronicles 19:5-7)
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!!
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"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13)
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is pictured here walking on the surface of the moon near a leg of the lunar module during the Apollo 11 mission. (NASA)
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The moon has entered a new epoch, scientists say
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The idea of the Lunar Anthropocene arrives at a time when civil space agencies and commercial entities are showing a renewed interest in returning to the moon, or for some, landing on it for the first time.
(CNN) — For thousands of years, the moon inspired humans from afar, but the bright beacon in Earth’s night sky — located more than 200,000 miles (321,868 kilometers) away — remained out of reach. That all changed on September 13, 1959, when the former Soviet Union’s uncrewed spacecraft, Luna 2, landed on the moon’s surface.
The Luna 2 probe created a crater when it touched down on the moon between the lunar regions of Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis, according to NASA.
That pivotal, lunar dust-stirring moment signaled the beginning of humanity’s endeavors to explore the moon, and some scientists now suggest it was also the start of a new geological epoch — or period of time in history — called the “Lunar Anthropocene,” according to a comment paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience on December 8.
“The idea is much the same as the discussion of the Anthropocene on Earth — the exploration of how much humans have impacted our planet,” said the paper’s lead author Justin Holcomb, a postdoctoral researcher with the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, in a statement.
“The consensus is on Earth the Anthropocene began at some point in the past, whether hundreds of thousands of years ago or in the 1950s,” Holcomb said. “Similarly, on the moon, we argue the Lunar Anthropocene already has commenced, but we want to prevent massive damage or a delay of its recognition until we can measure a significant lunar halo caused by human activities, which would be too late.” Read More
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AI Company Donates Tech to Combat Trafficking of Kids:
'This Is A Holy Mission'
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A digital artificial intelligence company plans to donate its technology to nonprofits whose goal is to find children who are being exploited in the human trafficking industry. Human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest-growing crimes around the world and is estimated to be a $150 billion-a-year global criminal enterprise. And a huge number of its victims are innocent children. According to the FBI, there were nearly 360,000 cases of missing children in 2022, while the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 32 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation that year. Experts say technology is giving predators an advantage against those working to save children.
Walsh, the longtime host of "America's Most Wanted" told the outlet human traffickers and sexual predators often use high-end technology and increasingly take advantage of encryption to protect the details of their crimes. "The pimps of the day, the gangs of today are way smarter than the sex trafficking gangs of the past," he said. "They're way more dangerous. They move faster. They have encrypted files. They're smart. And law enforcement just can't keep up with them." But Cellebrite DI, Ltd., wants to change that. The "digital intelligence" company already provides tech tools that help law enforcement and private firms find and follow investigative leads, but it recently announced an initiative called "Operation Find Them All" where it will donate its technology to nonprofits that help find endangered children, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the nonprofit The Exodus Road, which fights human trafficking around the world. Yossi Carmil, Cellebrite's CEO, said he knew his company had to do what it could knowing that it had the technology to help children in trouble. Law enforcement agencies and companies that are already using Cellebrite are seeing incredible results in their fight against crime. (CBN) Read More
- Father, we Thank You for positive use of AI to help rescue those who are trafficked. Bless this technology as it is used by non-profit organizations to help locate and liberate vulnerable children! May there be testimonies from those rescued of healing physically, spiritually and emotionally through experiencing Christ's redeeming love. We ask full-restoration for all the enemy has stolen. In Jesus mighty Name-Amen
- "He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me." (2 Samuel 22:18)
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“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father." (John 14:12)
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"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name."
- Provided By: Billy Graham
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Peace, Perfect Peace
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Words: Edward Bickersteth
Music: George Caldbeck
Scripture: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
Lyrics:
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?
To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.
Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging round?
On Jesus’ bosom naught but calm is found.
Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away?
In Jesus’ keeping we are safe, and they.
Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.
Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers.
It is enough: earth’s struggles soon shall cease,
And Jesus call us to Heaven’s perfect peace.
Peace, perfect peace, ’mid suffering’s sharpest throes?
The sympathy of Jesus breathes repose.
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