FOR HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER..........PSALM 136

           "Oh, give thanks to the Lords, 
                for He is good!
              For His mercy endures forever.
         Oh give thanks to the God of gods!
             For His mercy  endures  forever.
         Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
             For His mercy  endures  forever.  
                     nkjv            Psalm 136: 1-3

In the King James Version, the last line in each
verse (stanza), reads "and His mercy endureth..."

   In this Psalm, "for His mercy endures forever,"
occurs  to close  each verse, stanza.  An  outline
might look like this:
     The Lord God is Sovereign over all who would
be  gods...vs. 1-3  The Lord God created it all and He alone is God.
  
     The Lord God  has  fought on the side of  His people  Israel, delivers them  from their enemies,
protects them in the land he has given them for a
homeland, and will provide for them there. vs.10-24.  I am pleased and grateful for the privilege of being a citizen of the only nation in history to side
with Israel in every conflict. We are on the side of the Lord God, Jehovah!!! 

   The Lord God, Jehovah, provides for all flesh, give Him thanks.  For His mercy endures forever,
vs. 25-26...
      Without respect to ethnicity, nationality or any other barrier  we might choose to insert, that his mercy, grace and care are available  to all..  His mercy, however;  is contingent on the recipient's response  to His  Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and His sacrifice for their/our sin.  

  "For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God.
Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
                                                   Romans 3: 23-24   

donporter,sr., ed. 5.2.18 


   
         

    
           

BUILT ON FAITH WE WILL STAND...OTHERWISE?

Below you will find a link to National Center of Constitutional
Studies.  Do not pass this one up.   donporter,sr

https://nccs.net/2015-06-americas-dependence-on-and-accountability-to-the-creator

Our nation, the "U.S. of A" was founded on principles from the 
Word of God and recognized all "Bible based" religion/church 
denominations.  It did not have time for the religions of "false,"
so called gods.  We  have now  moved 180 degrees from that in
public  policy and  are now  giving "false  religion"  preference
and are trying to  stifle the exercise of our rights to  the "true."
Then we  pray  for our Lord,  the Lord God of  Abraham,  Isaac
Isaac and  Jacob  to  bless  America?  I certainly  pray for  God 
to bless  America,  but  will He ?  We must pray for the  Lord to
open the  eyes of our populace, (of,  for, and by the people) and  
our elected representatives, so we may return to a free culture,  
who  worships the True and Living God  the Lord Jesus Christ, 
who is the very person of JEHOVAH, and will judge all nations, 
 peoples and motives... We must still, however; recognize rights
of every citizen to choose to serve whomever he/she pleases.  A
caveat might be to be sure to exercise our rights of free speech,
and our responsibility to communicate to them our faith in the
Lord God who created it all and set up governments at his own
pleasure...

  Let us all recall, "this is not a democracy,  but a democratic republic."  We elect our  leaders in a  free, and  open election.
    We  must  keep them aware that  the  "People,"  under God
 Almighty are still the power,  and our elected representatives 
 serve at our "pleasure." 

"Now faith is the substance of things  hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen.  For by it, the elders obtained a good testi-
mony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by 
the Word of God, so that the things which are seen were not 
made of things which are visible.."

   "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who 
   comes to  God  must  believe  that  He  is  and  that  He  is a  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him".  (See Hebrews 11)     "...for whatever is not of faith is sin." Romans 14: 23b

donporter,sr 3.14.17