SANCTIFICATION OF SAMPSON

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ALOHA SAINTS, FAMILY & FRIENDS,     Beloved of God and me,  John3:16

SANCTIFICATION OF SAMPSON,    “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/24/20

Today’s Scripture     (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”  (Judges 16:28, NLT)
   
One More Time
Samson was given supernatural strength to deliver God’s people from their enemies and couldn’t be defeated, but he let his moral guard down and ended up losing his strength, was blinded, and made a slave. It was his fault, but God never gives up on us. One day while Samson was being ridiculed by his captors, he prayed for strength “just one more time,” and God gave Samson the strength to push the middle pillars of the temple, collapsing the building, and killing more enemies in his death than he had during his lifetime.  You may have made mistakes, but that is not how your story ends. You have not seen your greatest victories. You have not sung your best song. You have not written your best book. You have not played your best play. If you shake off the guilt, God has a one more time coming your way. He has something bigger, more rewarding than you’ve ever imagined.
   
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for the destiny that You have called me to fulfill. Thank You that You have redeemed me, and Your mercies cover my mistakes and failures. I’m going to keep moving forward knowing that You always have another ‘one more time’ for me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:
Of course as a kid I heard the story about Samson lousing his power and sight do to a street woman’s professional manipulations.  But when later I saw Victor Mature play the part of Samson it really came alive for me.  Of course Hollywood also adds a lot of fiction but as a kid I really got the point.  Came out in 1949, I was 17 and still going through hormone storms.  It is a great study of character and of sowing and reaping and pride and humility, worth the time, I think.   Amazon Available.     So now when I think of Samson, Victor always comes to mind grinding grain for his enemies and being made sport of in the temple of their God and of course, God’s Forgiveness & Redemption.  “There, But for the Grace of God, Go I”   We are so prone to allow our Adamic nature to gain and have control over our actions and thoughts even when we know it goes into pain and division.  Paul noted that in Romans 7:14- 25    “We know that the Law is spiritual, but I am a creature of the flesh [worldly, self-reliant—carnal and nonspiritual], sold into slavery to sin [and serving under its control]. 15 For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity]. 16 Now if I habitually do what I do not want to do, [that means] I agree with the Law, confessing that it is good (morally excellent). 17 So now [if that is the case, then] it is no longer I who do it [the disobedient thing which I despise], but the sin [nature] which lives in me. 18 For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh [my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity]. For the willingness [to do good] is present in me, but the doing of good is not. 19 For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. 20 But if I am doing the very thing I do not want to do, I am no longer the one doing it [that is, it is not me that acts], but the sin [nature] which lives in me.  21 So I find it to be the law [of my inner self], that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. 22 For I joyfully delight in the law of God in my inner self [with my new nature], 23 but I see a different law and rule of action in the members of my body [in its appetites and desires], waging war against the law of my mind and subduing me and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is within my members. 24 Wretched and miserable man that I am! Who will [rescue me and] set me free from this body of death [this corrupt, mortal existence]? 25 Thanks be to God [for my deliverance] through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind serve the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh [my human nature, my worldliness, my sinful capacity—I serve] the law of sin.  And of course Paul does not leave us there but points us into Sanctification and Victory in Romans 8:5-8, “For those who are living according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh [which gratify the body], but those who are living according to the Spirit, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit [His will and purpose]. 6 Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever]; 7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot, 8 and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.”   So is Jesus the center or is self the center of what you do?  This is the test of our freewill to learn.  Less painful to learn by the way of faith in God’s Truth.  Your souls is eternal, question is, where are you headed and how do you know for sure????

Yours, in HIS great Love & Wonderful Grace and Mercy, Ken<>< www.trinity-aloha.org

Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;      A panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a local Florida ordinance Friday that prohibited licensed therapists from engaging in conversion therapy, ruling that banning the controversial practice that aims to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity violates therapists’ First Amendment rights.    Israel’s Channel 12 has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen flew to Saudi Arabia Sunday for a secret meeting with officials there, All Israel News (AIN) reports. Although the meeting has not been confirmed by the Prime Minister’s office, the news has caused speculation that, following Bahrain, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia may become the next Arab state to normalize relations with Israel.       Qantas Airways Ltd. plans to require future international passengers to have a Covid-19 vaccination before they fly, and said it’s likely to become a requirement at airlines across the world.    Chinese President Xi Jinping wants other nations to adopt a coronavirus tracking system that uses QR codes to track travel during the pandemic.

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JOYFUL

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JOYFUL     “WORTH CONSIDERING”   11/23/20    From Ken Smith<><

Today’s Scripture                 (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.  (Proverbs 17:22,
    
Live Joyfully
Everyone deals with stress and challenges, but don’t let that deceive you into going through life solemn and grumpy. All work and no play are out of balance. You have to give yourself permission to enjoy your life. You have serious responsibilities, but you can still have a joyful heart. Start taking your medicine every single day. One of the greatest stress relievers God has given us is laughter. Laughing makes us feel better and releases healing throughout our systems.  When was the last time you had a good hearty laugh? If it’s been awhile, maybe your laugher is rusted and needs to be overhauled! You don’t know how much better you would feel and the energy you’d pick up if you’d just learn to laugh more often. Developing a sense of humor and looking for opportunities to laugh can make a big difference in the quality of your life. Find something funny that makes you laugh out loud every day.
    
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for the healing power in laughter and a joyful heart. Thank You that You created me with a sense of humor and with a way to release some of the stress I feel through laughter. I will knock the rust off my laugher and learn to laugh more. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:
It will take some really deep faith, heart faith, to have a joyful heart as we see the world plunging ahead into Matt. 24, Mark 13 & Luke 21.  These are three different views of the prophecy that Jesus gave us concerning the end of this age of the gentiles (us).  So how do we go about being joyful when the world is falling apart.  For me, if the atheists win the election in the House, Senate and Presidency Christians are in really deep dodo.  The Bible will be certified as Hate Speech.  Our children will go through 12 years of anti Christian atheistic indoctrination and ethics and honesty will never see the light of day again in our Constitutional Republic.  So how do we become full of joy all about that?

First off, if we truly trust Jesus as our LORD & Savior each day we are one day closer to getting out of here and going home….      https://trinity-aloha.org/keys-to-the-kingdom/revelation/

Second, If we really know and  believe in the Great and Precious Promises we can always share them with the folks around us that are interested., Of course you can not effectively share something that you are not walking in.  So if you are a so called earth bound pretending Christian then you may have a pot full of excuses of why there is no need to share God’s Truth for all.  If you are in the bunch that think the hired shepherd is responsible for bearing the lambs then the Joy will never be yours in helping another soul find Jesus and see them blossom into being like HIM.  One of the most enjoyable parts of my old life is still seeing a tender young soul find Jesus as LORD and watch them grow.   And some even outgrow me and become an example for me.  So there is an exquisite joy of helping someone find Jesus as LORD and helping them to grow up in to being like HIM.

Third, No one likes persecution and not many would run towards being a Martyr for Christ Jesus but it does happen and there is a special crown for those who suffer such a death.   So there is a very quit Joy of even having to suffer death as a testimony of our love for our Lord Jesus Christ.  In fact the Word of God shares with us that all who live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.  And that persecution will even be in your own home.  So we need to get into Joy about our persecutions as it shows to us that our faith is valid.   No persecution????  Must not be preaching what Jesus preached.   The darkness is always trying to find a way to kill Jesus and in the end it finally thought that it did.   Read about this joy in Fox’s “Book of Martyr’s”

Forth, regardless of what is going on in the world if your children are standing firm in the freedom that is in Christ Jesus, there is great joy in that and the darkness can not put it out.  I have 8 kids, one with the LORD already and 7 more.  Only a few of them are really walking out their salvation and the LORDSHIP of Christ Jesus but with those there is a real joy for me that can never be taken away.

Fifth, today, taking one day at a time, I can still share the Gospel today and the Teachings of God’s Truth to my family with my blog on the internet.  It is a bit of a chore each day to set time aside to write to you.  Of course I am not sure how many really read what I send.  But I do try to make these blogs interesting.  So for today, I am joyful that I am not in China or N. Korea and can still send something along that will make your day more Joyful in the Kingdom of our LORD.

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<>< www.trinity-aloha.org


Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;     A middle school in Kansas has stopped participating in Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a Christian project which involves packing shoeboxes with toys and supplies for children in need, following a complaint from an atheist group that such participation is unconstitutional, Christian Headlines reports.    Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of “hit and run” attacks by Israel there was over, days after Israel carried out airstrikes on the Syrian army and Iranian paramilitary targets in the country.    The Institute of International Finance (IFF) has issued a quarterly report showing that global debt has surged by over $15 trillion since 2019, reaching a massive new record of over $272 trillion in Q3 2020. The IFF also reports that, while there has been a dramatic increase since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has also been an “unprecedented” build-up of debt over the last four years, with global debt rising by $52 trillion since 2016.      North Korea is hiding coronavirus patients in ”quarantine camps” where they are left to starve to death, Christian aid workers revealed.       Iran has instructed allies across the Middle East to be on high alert and avoid provoking tensions with the US that could give an outgoing Trump administration cause to launch attacks in the US president’s final weeks in office, Iraqi officials have said.    Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.   
A joy to watch:  Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDm8xmmLxiw

UNITY TRUTH & VICTORY

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UNITY  TRUTH & VICTORY,   “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/20/20   From Ken<><

Today’s Scripture                   (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.  Titus 3:4–5, NIV
   
Covered by Mercy
Saul was persecuting the church when God appeared to him and changed him into the apostle Paul. God doesn’t give us what we deserve. We deserve the consequences of our actions; we deserve judgment, but God gives us mercy. He knows how to make miracles out of our mistakes. The accusing voices will tell you, “You’re done, and it’s your fault. You know you weren’t supposed to do it. It’s your mess.” No, God is so merciful that He’ll not only bring you out, He’ll clean up your mess.   You may be in a mess of your own doing right now. God has mercy for that mistake. His mercy is not based on your performance. You are covered with mercy not just when you measure up but even when you blow it, even when you fail. He can make a miracle out of that mess. Get up every morning and thank God not only for His goodness, but thank Him for His mercy.
   
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for Your mercies that are new every morning and for Your great faithfulness. Thank You that my mistakes and failures are not too much for Your mercy. I believe that I am covered by Your mercy that makes miracles out of mistakes. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:
A big AMEN to that one.  But difficult to really understand.   But if my heart is right, regardless of the mistakes that I make, if I can see them as my mistakes they only bring me closer to becoming like Jesus.  Learning by mistakes is far more painful than learning by faith but the knowledge gained if in humility is the same.  The Holy Eternal LAW of God is sin separates us from GOD.  that the wages of sin is death.  That lust when it conceives becomes sin and sin upon completion separates us from GOD and all that HE has created including the house (body) that we have borrowed to live in for a short time.   BUT THEN THERE IS A BIG BUT:   “But the Gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our LORD.  So when Jesus truly becomes your LORD (king, boss, ruler, master) then the penalty of your pride and rebellion is taken care of by the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus as you LORD.  So if you are reading this if Christ Jesus is truly your LORD in all that you do.  That means HE can change your direction.  He can speak to your heart and have you immediately turn to go a different direction.   You are being deeply tempted in a given situation that no one knows about.   You hear HIS loving voice down deep in your heart, your innermost being and HE lovingly tells you to do something else, what do you do.  Do you do it or do you procrastinate and harden your heart.  That you don’t want to be bothered?   The Word of God says that “He that hardens his heart shall be cut and that without remedy.  Hebrews 6 is a great chapter to support this, though many do not accept it.  If you are into checking it out should also include Hebrews 10:14-39.   It is amazing to me how the church that we know today has so many traditions that are not supported by a contextual support of the Holy Scriptures.   In fact, Jesus talked about it and said of the Jew, “Your vain traditions have made the Word of God ineffective.  You will not enter the door to God’s Truth nor will you allow any one else to enter in.  We have that same problem today with our denominational issues that in Love with the Word of God should have been resolved into Unity long ago.

What we have been taught is “I am OK and you are OK,” “Just as I am” and there is truth to that for a soul coming into the Mercy and Grace of God for the first time.  But it is not OK if we get into some kind of a comfort zone with pride, sin and rebellion and refuse to feed upon the Word of God and to grow into the image and likeness of Christ Jesus.  There is the Faith process of being born from above and receiving the life giving Holy Spirit of God in Salvation and Redemption, John 3.   But that is just the beginning of a whole new Spiritual world to learn about and to be sanctified in and to grow up into HIM.  And this includes the power the Jesus gave to His Church to do HIS work on earth as He did.  If you will take the time to dissect the meanings in Eph.4:11-16 that have been missing.  And the Unity and Truth factor of John 17 you will find another Gospel that is rarely shared.  It is no wonder that most Christian are bored with the traditional theater church canned services.  And yet that is all that mostly seems to be available today.  As Christians we should be going out and defeating this virus plague but due to a lack of unity in God’s truth we go down for the count just like the world.  The power of God is in Unity & in HIS Truth.

We put up a new web site:   www.OhanaChurch.Life  And hope to have a gathering place where folks can share and find help in being over comers with this plague sent by the enemy to destroy us.  Romans 8, WE are more than conquers in Christ Jesus….

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace and Mercy,
Ken<>< www.trinityu-aloha.org
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There is but ONE Church of Christ Jesus as LORD
And all who Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members


Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;      A group of Pentecostal Christians in Cuba’s second-largest city is without a place of worship after security forces reportedly destroyed their church and detained believers.     A Pentecostal congregation in Sri Lanka’s North Central Province has been told to end worship services because Buddhist monks oppose its activities, Christians said late Thursday.     Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who is part of the legal team investigating allegations of voter fraud, laid out what she called “the most unpatriotic acts I can even imagine” involving the Dominion voting system.    Lawyers for President Trump’s campaign alleged an elaborate plot by his opponents to “rig” voting machines in the presidential election, delivering the race for Joe Biden.    Joe Biden, who claimed victory in the recent U.S. presidential election, has condemned incumbent Donald Trump for alleging massive voter fraud.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/williams-college-mathematician-flags-up-to-100000-ballots-in-pennsylvania_3587723.html?utm_source=news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2020-11-20             (Persecution is headed our way unless there are major changes.) 

CLEAR GLASS

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CLEAR GLASS,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”   11/19/20     From Ken Smith<><

Today’s Scripture        (In my mailbox this morning from a church in Texas.)
Miriam and Aaron talked against Moses behind his back because of his Cushite wife…They said, “Is it only through Moses that GOD speaks? Doesn’t he also speak through us?” GOD overheard their talk. (Numbers 12:1–2, MSG)
   
God is Listening
Moses’ sister and brother, Miriam and Aaron, began to talk against Moses because he married a woman from a different nationality. They were trying to make him look bad and questioning his leadership. Notice that when people are talking about you, God hears it. He’s your defender, and He’s never lost a case. It goes on to say this angered the Lord, and He dealt with them because they had spoken against the reputation of one of His children.   God takes it seriously when someone tries to discredit you, belittle you, or make you look bad. You don’t have to get upset. God is listening. He knows how to change their mind. Sometimes He’ll cause them to be quiet; other times He’ll let them keep talking and just keep promoting you. The more they talk, the higher you’ll go. They think they’re hurting you, but they’re doing you a favor. God is paying you back by taking you to new levels.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are so aware of and intimately involved with what is going on in my life. Thank You that You haven’t left me on my own, but  You step in and defend me when I need it. I am going to relax and stay at peace. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken Comments:
There is a rather obscure scripture that I am reminded of that I have never heard any ministry preach on.  God created us to be filled with love, faith,  joy, peace, confidence, and success.  But fist we must allow HIM to rule over us and really be our LORD for that to happen.  The verse is found in 1 Cor. 11:29-31, “ For anyone who eats and drinks [without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ] , eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not [a] recognize the body [of Christ]. 30 That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death]. 31 But if we evaluated and judged ourselves honestly [recognizing our shortcomings and correcting our behavior], we would not be judged.  In this Chapter Apostle Paul is teaching on the Agape Meal or the Lord’s Supper that as Christians we were invited to celebrate each week as we are supposed to come together as per Acts 2:41-42 called the breaking of bread.  This Saturday evening gathering would start off with the testimony of new converts, Rom.10:9-10 and proceed to a time of instruction which would be followed by the Agape Meal (Pot Blessing) and at the end of the meal have the memorial of the Lord’s remembrance of HIS payment for our sins.  Then the gathering would go into prayer, ministry to one another and the ministry of the Elders and there was no time limit and all were invited to participate as in 1 Cor. 14:26-33.  It was a gathering more like a party and full of Joy and Freedom.  IT WAS NOT A THEATER CHURCH SERVICE OF TRADITIONS….    In fact, you really never knew what the Holy Spirit was going to do.  Some folks would come about 5 and many not leave till 3 AM as it was so much JOY to be there.   I really miss those times….

But Paul also took the time to also mention that sever judgment could fall if there was hypocrisy.  If sin in the camp was not dealt with it could bring weakness, sickness and even death.  Actually I have had several experiences of people being removed by death due to being in church leadership and also being a hypocrite or actor.  So transparency with yourself and with GOD is very important in being a part of the cure and not a part of the problem.  Keeping a continuing real honesty with God is what HE loves most.  Ps. 2:12, “   Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame. How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!   1 John 1:9, “ If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].

Repentance also includes the humility and obedience factor to ask for God’s Grace for the Victory in any area of weakness.   Sometimes even a deliverance from a demon is needed if the failure is of long time in our being use to.   Many social sins are tied to fear.  Fear often keeps us from sharing the Gospel to those who need it,  who are all around us.  Fear of rejection or persecution is often used by our enemy to keep us quiet.  And of course there are the demonic facades and false promises that appeal to our emotions and our earthly carnal nature.   I can remember feeling totally justified in teaching my adult Sunday school class in 1965 that today is not like the Book of Acts that those day were over with the death of the last apostle and the Holy Bible being put together.   And I was totally wrong and really obstructing the Holy Spirit at that time.  Some tell me today that it is up to God to save souls.  That it is not their calling.  I can quote a dozen scriptures to indicate that it is not true.  That God has trusted us clay vessels with the Word of God to share with the lost world around us.  But that does not change their mind.  And when they stand before Jesus,  they will need to give an account of what they did with the Word of God concerning the lost on a personal level.     Isaiah 28:9-20 would be good to consider as to your position on God’s Truth and sound doctrine.  Emotions and Intuition have no place in learning what is God’s Truth to set us free.   It is not what we wold like it to be but what God tells us by His prophets what His Truth really is.  Take scripture out of context and you can prove most anything to true.  Scripture must be interpreted by scripture to really find God’s Truth.   Many do not do that and that is why there is no real UNITY (John 17) in the so called church today.  There really is only ONE Church of Christ Jesus in HIS TRUTH to set us free.   And only those who truly Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members.   It is in the Book, read it for yourselves.   There is only Light and Darkness with God,  Lukewarm is not acceptable,  Rev.3:14-22,  Rev. 12:11.  There is no comfortable coasting.  You are either going up stream or down.

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace & Mercy,   Ken<><   www.trinity-aloha.org

There was much more to share but my computer ate it….

LORD JESUS CHRIST

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LORD JESUS CHRIST,  “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/18/20,  From Ken Smith<><

Today’s Scripture        (Over my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way.  Ps. 37:23
   
Ordered Steps
Sometimes God will inconvenience you in order to help somebody else. Instead of getting frustrated when our plans don’t work out, we need to remember that it’s not all about us. “I don’t like my job. The people are so negative. When is God going to move me out?” Maybe God has you there on purpose to let your light shine and be a good influence on them.   Quit fighting everything you don’t like. If God has you there, He’s ordered your steps. It may be uncomfortable, but instead of resisting it, trying to pray it away, why don’t you embrace it? Say, “God, this is where You have me right now, so I’m going to be my best. I may not like it, but I know a secret: it’s all good.” If you’ll stay in faith, everything that was meant to stop you, God is going to use to push you forward. He’s bringing it all together right now.
   
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You never allow anything out of which You can’t bring good. Thank You that You purposefully order my steps in the way that is best for me. I believe that You have me right where You want me, and it’s working for me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:
It will take a lot of real maturity and faith to embrace this teaching today.  Frankly, I am still working on it today even at my age.  Jesus warned us that HE would bring a sword into our families.  Matt. 10:34-42,     Long…. but well “Worth Considering” AMP   “Therefore, the one who [j] confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven.34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword [of division between belief and unbelief]. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36 and a man’s enemies will be the members of his [own] household [when one believes and another does not].  37 “[k] He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his [l] cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me. 39 Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].   40 “He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones [ these who are humble in rank or influence] even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.”

It is very interesting that we can forget so very easily the words of Jesus and still think of Him as the LORD (King, Boss, Ruler) of our lives.  It is so very easy to live a life of hypocrisy or acting.  Don’t you find that to be true?  Very few of us are free from hiding stuff in the dark rooms of our mind and heart.  And yet Jesus came for that exact purpose, to set us free.   We love to stay in our little “Comfort Zones” even if it is spiritually dangerous for us.  And we go to battle with anyone that challenges us to move along on up stream.  The clean water is always up stream.  The swamp is down stream and full of critters that see us as part of the food chain.  In this life, in this world there is no comfort  zone for us.  We are all pilgrims passing through into eternity.   John 12:25: Jesus: “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone [just one grain, never more]. But if it dies, it produces much grain and yields a harvest. 25 The one who loves his life [eventually] loses it, but the one who hates his life in this world [and is concerned with pleasing God ] will keep it for life eternal. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me ] ;  and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.”

Yours, in HIS great Love and wonderful Grace and Mercy, Ken<>< www.trinity-aloha.org
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Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;    Election tech company Dominion Voting Systems is rebutting assorted claims of partisan bias and voting manipulation in the 2020 election, including rumors of a secret U.S. military raid on purported servers in Germany and ownership interests and other influence in the firm by prominent Democratic families. At the same time, Dominion has confirmed reports it made a donation to the Clinton Foundation and hired a former Nancy Pelosi staffer as a lobbyist.      Government officials in Cuba have demolished an Assemblies of God church building and are preventing other churches from opening again after COVID-19 measures were lifted, Morning Star News reported Sunday. The Cuban government claimed the building was demolished to lay piping for a cement plant, but such infrastructure would have required the destruction of local homes and the relocation of residents: none of this has happened.    The Church of England (CofE) has promised a “decision-making” process on sexuality doctrine, which may result in its approval of same-sex marriage by 2022, CBN News reports. The CofE Evangelical Council has said it will engage with the process but has warned of the need for obedience to Scripture.    The United States successfully used a ship-fired missile to intercept an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, in a first-of-its-kind test, according to the Missile Defense Agency.    Sen. Josh Hawley questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday about whether the social media giant coordinates content moderation with fellow tech giants Google and Twitter.     President Trump in a Tuesday evening tweet fired the head of the Department of Homeland Security division responsible for election security, drawing strong criticism from Democrats, and an unapologetic response from the targeted official himself.

PRAISE PEACE & POWER

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PRAISE PEACE & POWER,   “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/17/20       From Ken<><

Today’s Scripture              (Across my desk from a church in Texas this morning.)
“And when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat.” (Joshua 6:5, ESV)
   
Praise Brings Down Walls
Jericho was the last city that stood between the Israelites and the Promised Land. Its towering city walls were so wide that chariots rode on top of them. It looked impossible. God told Joshua to have them march around the wall for six days, then on the seventh day on the seventh time around, they were to give a great shout of praise. It didn’t make sense to them, but God was saying, “If you’ll praise Me while the wall is still standing, you’ll see things begin to change.”  There’s always a Jericho that stands between you and your Promised Land, one last obstacle that looks insurmountable. Will you trust God enough to praise Him in spite of a bad medical report, to thank Him for freedom when you still have the addiction? You’re so close, but you don’t see how you can get passed it. Don’t complain. Turn up your praise. Praise is what’s going to bring the wall down.
   
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that no obstacle is so high and wide that it can withstand Your touch. Thank You that You’re fighting my battles, and  You hold victory in store for the upright. I believe that You will get me to where I’m supposed to be. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comment’s
Again, a good message to consider.  Praise to God is the sacrifice of our will & understanding.  It is us putting ourselves on God’s side regardless of how foolish and improbable the effort may seem.  David  (Ps.119) learned this lesson well, the Psalms are full of Praise to God and much of it when he was being hunted down by Saul to kill him.  If I am tempted to be depressed I try to remember to turn on some really deep praise music:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHXHncArKcM   And of course with the reminder of Holiness:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88AiyFKJ6g   And of course, let it rain:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG7v8jJKAOk  And:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVFzxazTQNM   Worship to the Lamb of God…..

And if you just did this then you should be feeling much better as also am I.  Of course each of us are different that what brings peace, love and God’s Grace into our lives can be different.   But Grace also allows us to enjoy each other in our walk together towards the Kingdom of God in Light and Righteousness.  Listen to a bunch of marines singing the “Days of Elijah”   Some are really free and some are not but they all seem to be into it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjZ_IlP9c5A  And of course the alone and peaceful side of the coin:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT5u2xVEO5M

It is good to take 5 and hang 10 and relax a little in the arms of God each day.   We are all different but with the same needs.  We all have God shaped hole inside of us that only HE can fill.  We do try to stuff it with other stuff but it always falls out.  But when we really 100% make Jesus our LORD then our life is in HIS hands as it was designed to be and we can find real peace and contentment in even the small things of life.  And little is much when God is in it.  Floyd was used by the Holy Spirit to bring me to Jesus in 1955 by only his love of the Lord.  He took such good care of a little church for Jesus that I was able to really see Jesus in Floyd.  Floyd was not a talker but a doer.  And that spoke so loud to me that I had to find out about what had changed him.  He was a janitor and did his work (way underpaid) like Jesus came to church each Sunday morning.  I never went to church there,  only borrowed the piano.  But I sure met Jesus there……  And I fell in love with the Jesus I saw in Floyd.  And ask so many questions that he got Dick to help.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwKCvuorI9E

So we are here on earth and can choose to be the friend of God or not.  To enthrone Him as our LORD and to allow HIM to live HIS life in us so as to touch the lives of others for HIM.  We are either self centered or we are Jesus centered.  There is only 2 options and we have only one life time to figure it out.   And when we choose to make Jesus LORD, then our praise and worship allows HIS grace to flow into our needs and give us HIS victory.  Romans 7 @ 8 is a good study concerning the new birth that Jesus taught to us in John 3.

My deep feeling is that until the Church comes into the maturity of Eph.4:11-16 and John 17 that we will still be experiencing the birth pains that we find around us today.  I keep writing about the Prophesy of Jesus in Matt. 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21 as being the beginning of what is happening around the world today.   I have written a paper of 11 pages on, “The Return of the King” but few seem to want to read about it?  Even for free.  Bible teaches, “Freely received, freely give.”  And the election one way or the other will change nothing.  Only that persecution will be stronger for Christian if atheistic socialism gains more of a foothold.  But our time on earth is very short even if we get the full Gen.6:3   120 years that God meant for us to enjoy.   But if you believe the Bible your soul is eternal and you headed for eternal light or eternal darkness?  Are you Jesus centered or self centered?  Your soul placement for eternity is made during your life time..  And Jesus said, “Few find it.”

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Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;    Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that empowers mother-tongue Bible translators and partners with local churches in the advancement of Bible translation, is providing equipment for Christians to print the Scriptures in their own language in places where it’s illegal to own a Bible.    Fox Business host Lou Dobbs said he received word that the FBI is investigating the 2020 election.     Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua on Monday evening after strengthening to an incredibly powerful Category 5 storm. Several other Central American countries also braced for the storm’s impact.  Pro-western opposition candidate Maia Sandu has won Moldova’s presidential election after a run-off vote against incumbent Igor Dodon, who was openly supported by Russia.

FAITH = EVIDENCE & SUBSTANCE

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FAITH = EVIDENCE & SUBSTANCE,  “WORTH CONSIDERING” 11/16/20   From Ken<>< 

Today’s Scripture                      (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
“You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”   (Mark 16:6–7, NIV)
    
Not “Here” But “There”
When Mary Magdalene and two other women went to Jesus’ tomb after His death, an angel said to them, “He is not here. He has risen! He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.” Notice that the angel said, “He is not here. He is there.” The angel was saying, in effect, “I know you’re hurting, but don’t stay here. Something better is waiting for you there.”   In other words, “here” is the disappointment, the bad medical report, the dream that didn’t work out. If you stay “here,” you’ll be discouraged. You have to go “there.” Sometimes the reason God doesn’t comfort us in the “here,” in the disappointment is because He doesn’t want us to stay where we are. “There” is where God is waiting for you. “There” is where the blessing is. The disappointment is simply a season. God has already gone ahead and lined up the next level. Move forward into “there.”
    
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are always going ahead in my life, lining up the next level, and You’re not in the past. Thank You that I don’t have to be stuck in the “here.” I believe that You are waiting for me in the “there” with restoration and blessing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:
Every day we use faith, real faith.  Every time I climb into my truck I have faith that the motor and the breaks will work.  Every time I drive our crazy Mamalahoa Hwy.  I must have faith for all of the other drivers to stay on their side of the road.  And there is no fence to keep them from my side of the road.  And I have had times with my faith did not hold up.  One day I was driving north with a load of gravel in my truck and this guy was waiting at a left turn crossing up ahead so I thought all was OK but at 38mph he pulled out just as I got there and totaled his car and my truck.  But got another truck and still driving, now that is faith.   

God, by faith, created energy into matter and into making you and me in physical form so we could learn to have faith and live with HIM.  We were created/conceived on planet earth to learn how to use faith so we could become like HIM.  The New Testament if full of conditional promises of if we do this than God will do that.  And it is all good.  But like driving my truck there is a learning curve.   I learned to read and then could learn to read a map or know what the signs meant on the road.   I learned humility and obedience in respecting the other driver and that if I don’t there will be deadly issues.  Some things I learned by experience and most of the time that was painful.   If I learn by faith, then things go a lot smoother.

So in the spiritual world where God lives there is also much to learn about faith and how it works.  To know about faith is not the same as to have faith.   Head Faith is to check out a bridge. To have real faith is to drive over the bridge.  Most of the time with have only head faith and try to get something done and nothing happens and then we blame GOD for not showing up.  But head faith is only wishful thinking.  It is not the same as really knowing.  With me I am still learning about faith and growing in faith but if I pray for a back and it does not get healed I would be surprised and wonder why not.  And then start counseling as to why not and 95% of the time the leg grows out and the back is fixed by the Holy Spirit.  An\d I can tell if there is unbelief on the other side as it take a little longer to happen.  If the person has faith it is a very quick fix.   But with everything else I am still learning about faith.  Hebrews 11 is a great chapter on faith to help anyone grow in Kingdom Faith.  We are saved, sealed and empowered by faith.  Everything God has made including you and me is held together by HIS faith.  We have much to learn about faith.   And faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of GOD.  Get yourself a New Testament recording of the King James Bible by Alexander Scorby, you will love it and grow very quickly as you listen.   Much better for me than reading.  And can listen in my truck.

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Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;    Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller in a letter Friday to the Defense Department stated that the end America’s nearly two-decade-long war with Al Qaeda is close, and that the U.S. is looking to “transition our efforts from a leadership to supporting role” in that conflict.     The federal budget deficit last month was $284 billion, the highest for any October, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.    Following the November 3 election, at least 15 new pro-life Republican congresswomen will enter the House of Representatives, CNS News reports. Decision by three Arab states to make peace with Israel can be credited both to efforts by the White House under US President Donald Trump administration and the recognition by these Sunni states that doing so would bolster their security against ongoing threats from Turkey and Iran       The speculation has a number of catalysts. First was the firing of Mark Esper as secretary of defense this past week and the replacement of him and other top Pentagon officials with Trump ideologues. Some media outlets in the US have raised the possibility that Trump wanted to get Esper out of the way, so he could more easily carry out controversial military moves.   Iran will reduce the access international nuclear inspectors have to its sites following a new watchdog report indicating Tehran is stockpiling more than 12 times the amount of enriched uranium allowed under the 2015 nuclear agreement.     European leaders say their citizens should prepare for a bleak winter as the coronavirus rages across nations. Countries from West to East Europe warned it is too early to plan for Christmas travel because COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

GIFTS OF GOD

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GIFTS OF GOD,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”    11/13/20     From Ken Smith<><

Today’s Scripture       (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”  (Acts 8:26, NIV)
   
It’s the Hand of God
Philip was having great success preaching the gospel in Samaria. It must not have made sense when an angel told him to go out to that desert road, but there was a man, the treasurer of Ethiopia, traveling by there in a chariot who was reading the book of Isaiah. When Philip explained to him that Isaiah was talking about how Jesus came as the Savior, the man believed, was baptized, and had his life changed forever.

Like this man, because you honor God, right now there’s a Philip chasing your chariot. There are blessings that God has ordained to track you down, people who will use their influence, their knowledge, and their experience to push you forward. When you take time to put God first, to go to the house of the Lord, don’t be surprised if on your way home, if sometime this week, sometime this month, Philip shows up—something unusual happens, an unexpected blessing. It’s the hand of God.
   
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You know where the good breaks are, the right connections, the opportunities that will thrust me into my purpose. Thank You that when I keep You first, Your goodness will rain down with blessings. I believe that Philip is already on the way. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:   There are 180 + scriptures concerning gifts in the Bible most of them are noted in the New Testament.  James has ONE that come to mind as he writes his little, but very profound letter, in the New Testament: James 1:16-18   ”     Do not be misled, my beloved brothers and sisters. 17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow [a] cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes]. 18 It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].  And also in James:4:5-7 “Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose [a] that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy? 6 But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation]. Therefore, it says, “God is opposed to the proud and haughty, but [continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self-righteousness].” 7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. 

So we have a very loving Creator who has created us to live with HIM if we will ask for HIS help in changing us.  That change comes through faith, humility and loving obedience in seeking HIS light and righteous presence in our lives.  The closer we get to HIM the more like HIM we become.  The adage in the world is that we tend to become like the people with which we are comfortable in associating with.  For God or Evil.  For Light or for Darkness.   And as each of us has been give a freewill God will not manipulate our decision.  We can easily see HIS hand in the things that are created.  And so if we seek, ask and knock He will share HIS wisdom & power with us.  Problem is that we need to return to the source.  We have been led off of the path by the godless traditions of men who seek to have their own little religious kingdoms.  And so most of us have thrown out the BABY with the bathwater and totally missed the boat..    Better take another look at the source GOD gave us…!!!!

Yours in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy,   Ken<>< www.trinity-aloha.org
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REVIVAL List <prophetic@revivalschool.com&gt;
“Men are God’s method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.” – E.M.Bounds
“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Let us beware lest the things we own come to own us.”- Anonymous
“‘Why are we not more holy?’ asked John Wesley, addressing his preachers. ‘Chiefly because we are enthusiasts, looking for the end without the means.'” – John Wesley
“God can part with nothing of His own power, and therefore I can experience the power and goodness of God only so far as I am in contact and fellowship with Himself; and when I come into contact and fellowship with Himself, I come into contact and fellowship with the whole omnipotence of God, and have the omnipotence of God to help me every day.” – Andrew Murray
“The devil has a counterfeit for nearly everything.”  – Anonymous
“The Book of books is called the Holy Bible because it has a holy author, and aims at a holy purpose, the production of holiness in its readers.” – Daniel Steele
“Are we jealous for God’s glory?  To me that is what revival is all about.”  – Leonard Ravenhill

Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;    Chinese security forces harass Christians of an independent church in western China because they still worship after their building was destroyed, and the pastor jailed, friends say.    President Trump signed an order on Thursday barring U.S. investments in Chinese companies owned or controlled by China‘s military, as he tees up a series of executive actions on school choice, immigration and other conservative priorities before Jan. 20 that would force presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden to work to reverse next year.    President Trump’s legal team scored their first court victory in Pennsylvania in one of several lawsuits challenging voting issues in the Nov. 3 presidential election.   From nondescript buildings in the industrial nucleus of Wuhan, across wavy seas to dusty tented super laboratories in the heart of Mexico, and then across the jagged southwest border and dispersing like a wild bomb ripping through every crevice of the United States, the growing presence of Chinese drug lords and cartels below the southern border is one that is killing an unprecedented amount of Americans.

FREEDOM IN GOD

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FREEDOM IN GOD,    “WORTH CONSIDERING”   11/12/20,    From Ken Smith<><

Today’s Scripture     (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.)
Asa conducted himself well before GOD, reviving the ways of his ancestor David. He cleaned house…and threw out all the idols his predecessors had made.  1 Kings 15:11-12
   
Clean House
King Asa took the throne of Judah and boldly removed the idols and pagan altars that his predecessors had allowed. He put a stop to what had been stopping Judah from prospering. When an army of a million men attacked Judah, Asa called out to God for help, and the Lord defeated that army with Judah taking an abundance of plunder.

Do you need to do some house cleaning? Are you letting things hang around that you know are not good? You need to put a stop to it before it stops you. You may need to remove the anger, the jealousy, the bitterness, a critical spirit. Remove it, and God will take you to a new level. He’ll make things happen that you could never make happen. Sometimes we think things on the outside are stopping us, but if we would look inside and remove what we know is not the best, we would see God’s favor in new ways.
   
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that I can take the bold steps to remove those things I need to get out of my life. I can’t do it on my own, so I ask You for help to break and get rid of whatever needs to be removed. Help me clean my house. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Ken’s Comments:
Really a great word today and well worth considering.   It reminded me or the 1970’s when the LORD was teaching me how to help the Hippies find HIM.  One young lady came to me one day with a baby that she did not know who the father was, if I remember correctly.   And very intently, she spoke to me and ask what I felt she should name her son.  I thought for a moment and remembered Asa.  So I shared Asa with her, she liked it, and he was named Asa and grew up in the ministry and really became like Asa.  It was a real gift to have been a part of that.  But we need more Asa’s in the world today.  More Holy people who can pray and have God answer by fire or what ever is needed.  In the above comments it is noted that to get on HOLY GROUND starts where we are standing.  And each part of our needed adjustments come from our heart faith in Believing in God’s Precious Promises.  For us to change we must have a vision of why to change.  We are not going to give up raiding the trash cans in the alley until we are sure that we are invited to a better dinner elsewhere.  So unless you are personally logging into the Word of God and holding God responsible for HIS precious promises as a trusted vision it is going to be difficult to change.  Also way back in the 70’s I put together a teaching on 10 steps to Freedom.  You can find the whole chapter at: www.trinity-aloha.org   Then link to ‘Keys To The Kingdom” and in the contents look for “10 Steps To Freedom.”  Below, find the 10 step headings that may be of interest as truly we all want to really be free from the darkness of this world.  Seems everything in this world want to bring us into bondage of some kind.   But personally,  I really enjoy every little piece of Freedom that I can get to better know HIM.
1.    Commitment, a 100% desire to be totally free.  To really see the bondage we are in.
2.    Transparency, a willingness to be totally honest with God.
3.    Salvation, to learn to have heart faith that God really loves you.
4.    Water Baptism, a public confession of faith of your desire to be free of this world.
5.    Spirit Baptism, By heart faith be filled with the Holy Spirit to do the work of God.
6.    House Cleaning, To remove from your ownership and influence any darkness.
7.    Confession, to evaluate your past in the light of God’s Word and totally dump it.
8.    To Renounce, to sever and renounce any and all controls from the past.  Some are even from our own family.
9.    Resist satan,   To learn that you have the authority of destroy the works of evil
10    Victory, To enjoy Reading Romans 8 and getting a true picture of what God has in mind for you if you are up for it.  Most are comfortable with the world and don’t care.  Jesus told us that only those who really want to go to live with HIM and are willing to change to be like HIM will make it.  No darkness allowed in heaven will be allowed.  It will be a place of peace and righteousness and the Love of God.

Yours, in HIS great love and wonderful grace and mercy, Ken<>< www.trinity-aloha.org
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Worthy Brief <worthybrief@worthynetwork.com&gt;     The Chinese government is reportedly shutting down churches and repurposing their buildings into entertainment halls, factories, or “cultural centers,” the Christian Post reports. Moreover, the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) has been removing the words “Christ” and “Jesus” from a number of publications and various social media platforms.   Apparent President-elect Joe Biden has announced he intends to reverse a number of pro-life policies instituted by President Trump, the Christian Post reports.    The United States experienced its lowest rate of divorce in about 50 years in 2019, according to a new report by the Institute for Family Studies.     Hungary’s government has proposed a constitutional amendment defending “the order of Creation” that would require children to be raised according to Christian principles and bans adoption by same-sex couples.      Biden plans to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Biden has stated he plans to sign an executive order within his first 100 days as president. In addition to reinstating DACA, Biden has pledged to make Dreamers eligible for student loan grants.     Biden plans to “immediately rescind” current travel bands which restrict people from Muslim-majority countries from traveling it immigrating to the U.S. Biden has also vowed to support legislation that would effectively outlaw the restrictions.  Biden plans to rejoin WHO on his first day in the office and keep Dr. Fauci as a close advisor and maintain his current post as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.     Biden plans to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement which attempted to force the United States to cut greenhouse emissions by nearly 30% by 2025.    Throughout his campaign, Biden has made it clear he plans to raise corporate taxes to 28% compared to the current 21% set in 2017. Biden has made it clear he will raise taxes throughout his presidency.  The policy restricts U.S. funding for international organizations that promote abortions. President Trump reinstated the policy in 2017 after Obama repealed it in 2009. Now, Biden is planning to reverse the policy yet again.    Biden plans to stop all funding going toward the Southern border. Seems like a lot of red flags here……  Batten down the hatches, big storm a brewing…….  We need a Nat. balance Budget in the worst kind of way.

VICTORY

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VICTORY,   “WORTH CONSIDERING”     11/11/20         From Ken Smith<>< Today's Scripture      (Across my desk this morning from a church in Texas.) Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves].  (Hebrews 4:11, AMP) Peace Stealers “The rest of God” in today’s Scripture is a place where we know God is in control. But here’s the key: once you enter that rest, you’re not automatically going to stay there. Life is full of peace stealers. If you watch the news twenty-four hours a day, you will live worried, fearful, and on edge. If you get on social media and constantly compare yourself to others, you’ll never feel good about who you are because someone else will be more beautiful, more talented, more successful. If you let people dump all their problems on you, they will steal your peace and exhaust you. There will always be people and circumstances trying to pull you out of God’s rest. If you’re going to live in peace, you have to put some boundaries up and be careful about what you feed your inner person—encouraging things that build you up and cause you to be positive, hopeful, inspired. A Prayer for Today “Father, thank You that I can make it my top priority to feed on Your Word and be built up with Your truth. Show me where I need to put up boundaries from anyone or anything that steals my peace. Keep me free from comparing myself to others. In Jesus’ Name, Amen” Ken’s Comments, As a Vet. from 1947-51 and my father also was a Vet. from WW2, today has a certain appreciation for the Victory and Freedom that we now have.  Of course we have some strong forces of atheism in our country now pushing against those freedoms.  But frankly if all of the illegal voting was exposed I feel that Trump would have easily won the election on 11/3.  And may still win if there is a legal due diligence to expose all of the fake votes.   But the one thing about victory is that it always takes faith, vigilance and hard work.  It is never easy.  Whether a personal victory over smoking or a national victory over socialism/atheism.  One of my favorite scriptures on victory comes from Apostle Paul in Romans 8:26 as follows: “ In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and ] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words. 27 And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [ before God ] on behalf of [c] God’s people in accordance with God’s will.  28 And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers. 30 And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].  31 What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us? 32 He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself]. 34 Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more than that, who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us. 35 Who shall ever separate us from the love of [d] Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 Just as it is written and forever remains written,  “For Your sake we are put to death all day long; We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.” 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]. 38 For I am convinced [and continue to be convinced—beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present and threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. So our Eternal Creator God sent Jesus to give us HIS TRUTH to set us free from sin and to transform us into the Children of God to live with HIM for eternity as HIS family.  And this victory is a mixture of Love, Faith, Humility, Obedience, Truth and Unity.  Some of us have more of one than the other but working in unity the strong help the weak in being unified as one. John. 17.   Gal.6:7-8  puts it this way: “7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap. 8 For the one who sows to his flesh [his sinful capacity, his worldliness, his disgraceful impulses] will reap from the flesh ruin and destruction, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in. Yours in HIS great Love & wonderful Grace & Mercy, Ken<>< www.trinity-aloha.org
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