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Everything Hidden Is Coming to Light


Everything hidden is coming to light. What was once whispered in private is now unfolding in public.

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Light illuminating secrets

Narratives experts and the media told us to accept as settled truth are collapsing in real time. Across politics, economics, and the courts, more Americans are scrutinizing the official story and saying, “You know what? We have to start questioning everything.”


Take the election system. Many of us suspected that expansive mail-in balloting was an open door to fraud and abuse.

We discussed it among ourselves while the official line basically said, “Nah… it’ll be fine.” Yet now, blue states fight hard to keep their voter rolls out of public view, with California, New York, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania among the most determined.

Why the secrecy if the process is as clean as they claim? After all, the gap between their talk about protecting minority voters and their refusal to provide basic transparency is hard to miss. In the end, their protests no longer sound like principle, only concealment.


We lived through the COVID lockdowns and watched local, state, and federal power expand with little restraint. Government officials and the press censored dissent, telling us to shut up, trust the experts, stand six feet apart, wear masks, and shut down our lives “to keep us safe.”

Years later, the record is clearer: many of those measures were arbitrary. Worse still, they did real harm to children’s development, closed small businesses, damaged the economy, and left a lasting residue of fear.

Those so-called paragons of knowledge turned out to be nothing but hacks. Granted, they have the degrees, yet that doesn’t make them wise. In the end, critical thinking still matters more.


Now, some sixty years after the civil rights movement, we see the fruits have turned rotten: most notably with the destruction of the black family. Rampant crime scars predominantly minority neighborhoods in our major cities. Young black males commit a share of violent crime far out of proportion to their numbers. Race hustlers keep peddling the same story of permanent American villainy and black victimhood.

A growing number of Americans are rejecting the guilt trip. We are tired of grievance activists labeling us racists simply for refusing to be ashamed of America and its great heritage.

The same pattern appears in the climate crusade. What globalists sold as planetary salvation has too often been a means of restricting energy production and industrial strength in the West. President Donald Trump has made the point plainly: refusing to develop our own oil and energy is not virtue. It is a threat to national security and sovereignty.

As patriotic Americans, we can no longer go about our business assuming government overreach is someone else’s problem. Therefore, get involved if you can. And if you cannot engage directly, still offer prayers to God for this nation.

The need for a recovery of Christianity in this country is clear, for the secular push of the past 50 years has plainly failed. The Founders did not create a theocracy, yet they built America’s laws and jurisprudence on a Christian moral foundation.

Freedom and ordered liberty do not sustain themselves. They need the principles that once undergirded them. Those who despise this country often despise the God and the faith that shaped its best instincts. Their hostility to the Constitution follows. That hostility is not abstract. It is a clear and present danger.


The Democratic Party and the permanent apparatus that protects it have too often traded in division, grievance, and contempt for the nation’s founding principles. Institutions that systematically exploit anger and erode the moral and constitutional order are not merely mistaken. They have become corrosive.


Before you can treat a sickness, you must first assess its extent: this holds true for a country as well as an individual. The cancer of corruption has run deep in America, spreading through all of our once-trusted institutions. Yet we are seeing it more clearly than ever, and as a result, we are finally taking the steps needed to rectify the spiritual and moral rot.

Praise God. The right things are beginning to be done about it. Everything hidden is coming to light.

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God’s light of truth shining on the land?
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Happy New Year and thank You

Happy New Year and thank you. As we begin 2025, I would like to express a heartfelt and sincere thank you for your support of the Discerning Pundit.

Thank you for reading and sharing these columns. It is much appreciated.

To say 2024 has been a whirlwind year is an understatement. With all that has occurred, from the Presidential campaign, to the two assassination attempts against President Trump, to the elation of an election night win, the holiday spirit has, strangely, been the last thing on my mind.

But thank God, Jesus is the source of our joy, and that our Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers. Praise the Lord a majority of Americans re-elected President Trump in a landslide for a total and complete victory.

While God answered prayer, keeping Trump safe and this country from collapsing –despite the best efforts of the Biden Administration-I can’t help thinking the real work is beginning.

America is on the ropes and without a shared Christian moral foundation, too many people are easily seduced by lies and fables. Why else do you think woke, DEI and even the plandemic were able to gain prominence?

Christians must dedicate unceasing prayer for America, Congress, the Supreme Court, the Trump Administration, governors , mayors , legislatures and city councils. On another level, Christians must also launch imprecatory prayers against wicked policies on both sides of the aisle and the puppet masters pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Washington was not only built on a swamp, its environment and politics is a swamp of corruption and waste.

As Trump now sees Washington and politicians in a different light than during his first term, we must also view things from a new paradigm.

First, we no longer have the luxury of complacency. The days of farming out our liberty to politicians , whether “D” or “R” , are over.

Here’s a word to memorize: scrutiny. It means a close watch or examination. This is a word we must always associate with politicians from now and forever.

You might understand it better as paying attention to how these hacks vote, rather than falling for what they say. We must figuratively grab their feet and hold it to the fire.

Before you dismiss me for spouting a cliche, keep in mind this is from a Christian perspective. When talking about fire, I’m speaking of God spiritually burning away every deception keeping us from the truth.

That’s the job of this blog: commenting on current events using a Biblical perspective. My mission is helping you discern truth from deception.

So happy New Year and thank you for your support. May 2025 be the year you take your prayer and study of Scripture to an entirely new level.

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Congratulations, we broke the woke

Congratulations, we broke the woke. On Election Day 2024, you, me and more than half of America said no more to woke politics.

We first started the death by a thousand cuts by refusing to support their propaganda spewing movies and tv shows where their message had the subtlety of breaking wind. Then, we drove a stake in the heart of this Marxist ideology with the re-election of President Donald Trump.

I’m no prophet, just a concerned patriot typing out these columns on a laptop in his kitchen, but yours truly predicted the beginning of the end of wokeness in this column from January 28, 2023:

You can try to force woke politics down people throats as entertainment, but the public will always speak with their wallets. Threats, fear and intimidation can only get your message so far. After a while people may pay lipservice to get you off their backs, but they will find ways to throw sand in the cogs.

Fear not. For all of its bombast, wokeism will soon be thrown into the ashheap of history as with all Marxist schemes to divide and weaken America.

November 5, 2024 will go down as the election where America said “enough!” Trump’s election broke the the legacy mockingbird media and broke Hollywood. Both came to the shocking realization no one is listening to them anymore.

MSNBC, the tip of spear of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), finds its future and branding in limbo, with its parent corporation , Comcast threatening to spin off this cable network into a new company. With all this, the network’s anchors are negotiating pay cuts. .

That’s right, pay cuts ,not pay raises.

Rachel Maddow, the face of MSNBC, is reported to have agreed to reduce her $3o million a year salary and now MSNBC is in the process of trimming the salaries of biased hosts Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle.

MSNBC anchors Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle

Plummeting ratings mean reduced revenues. That’s capitalism 101 liberals. It means why should the networks pay outlandish salaries if the personalities lose their audiences?

MSNBC has lost more than half its viewers since election night November 5, hemorrhaging 55 percent of its primetime audience. CNN has experienced a 47 percent drop.

You know why this happening, mockingbird media? It’s because you lie. You lie about everything, you even tell the public that what they see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears are wrong (gaslighting).

You are nothing but the propaganda arm for the Uniparty, DIABLO’s and Democrats. A DIABLO (Hat tip : Mark Steyn) is a , Democrat In All But Label Only and describes turncoat Republicans more accurately than RINO (Republican in Name Only).

The victories continue during this holiday season. In an interview with CNN, Joe Manchin (D-WV) has properly labeled the Democrat Party as “toxic” and unrepresentative of the values of the American people.

Like most self-serving hacks , Senator Manchin speaks the truth on his way out where his power is unaffected. Never forget, this guy voted with his party over 90 percent of the time.

Still, it’s an inside baseball report detailing the collapse of the left . Want more evidence of the woke politics dam busting? Check this out.

The Biden Administration has tossed out the proposed Title IX transgender sports rule. The administration has ditched plans to prohibit states from banning transgendered women (biological men ) from participating in women’s sports. According to published reports, the Department of Education has announced it has withdrawn the proposed rule in the Federal Register. Read more about this here.

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This news is in addition to major companies scrapping their DEI programs such as Toyota, Walmart , John Deere and Harley-Davidson. Walmart recently announced, according to Newsweek,

“… it plans to stop using the terms “LatinX” and “DEI” in official communications, won’t continue the Racial Equity Center it founded in 2020 and will ban any sexualized or transgender products marketed toward children.“

This is yuuge folks. Sanity is gradually being restored before our very eyes.

However, let’s be clear, just because the left is severely weakened right now, doesn’t mean these Marxists no longer pose a danger to America.

These godless radicals will merely watch and wait for any opportunity to exploit. Never ever forget, leftists are always scheming, plotting and patiently awaiting any opportunity to divide Americans against each other.

Let’s not fool ourselves. Those in the elite upper echelons of globalists are clever and evil people. God-fearing Americans must remain ever vigilant to their machinations if we hope to turn this country back from darkness to light.

To my Christian brothers and sisters, that means daily reading and studying of Scripture and constant prayer. We must be the light on a hill and the watchmen from the tower warning of danger. Christians can only tell the truth when they know the truth.

Let us bask in our victory for now. Again, congratulations, we broke the woke, but now the real work begins.

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Why is “A Charlie Brown Christmas” a holiday classic?

From its first airing on December 9, 1965 this program is an honest to goodness staple of Christmas viewing. Which begs the question, Why is A Charlie Brown Christmas a holiday classic?

The reason is a simple one, it is the first network Christmas special to feature the true meaning of Christmas: Jesus Christ , the Lord and Savior of the world.

Lee Mendelson approached Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, after Coca-Cola reached out to producer Mendelson over their desire to sponsor a holiday special. Mendelson and Schulz came up with a concept interspersing snow, ice skating , and a school play. The program would also incorporate jazz with traditional Christmas carols.

Lee Mendelson

Most importantly, Schulz wanted a reading of Christ’s birth by Linus. Despite reservations by Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez of controversy. Schulz insisted, “If we don’t do it , who will?”

Charles M. Schulz

We think of America in the early 60’s as being more conducive to Christianity, when in fact very few Christmas television programs, then, featured any substantive reference to religion.

Bill Melendez

Besides the reading of Luke 2, the show was historic for featuring child actors for the voices of the Peanuts gang. Melendez supplied the only adult vocal, voicing Snoopy. Jazz musician Vince Guaraldi composed the memorable soundtrack for the cartoon .

Vince Guaraldi

After screening the finished show, CBS network execs hated it: the pacing, the child voice talent, and the story. Problem was, they were committed to the time slot. The promos were out and Coca Cola was the sponsor.

Mendelson thought they had a flop on their hands and figured it was going to be one-and-done. But then the reviews came in and the rest is history.

As mentioned earlier, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz insisted this special must put Jesus in the spotlight which was literally done when Linus, under a spotlight, recited Luke 2 :8-14 after Charlie Brown asked about the true meaning of Christmas.

Did you catch Linus dropping his security blanket when he recited “Fear not”? Watch it again, it’s like a subtle mic drop.

Why is A Charlie Brown Christmas a holiday classic? It’s because of that sincere and touching Linus reading of Luke 2. That Linus monologue is why this cartoon is a tradition to families nearly 60 years after its original broadcast .

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!

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The mentally enslaved

The epic meltdown of Democrats after Donald Trump’s historic Presidential Election win is providing glorious schadenfreude. Laughter aside, Americans are gaining an incredible insight into the minds of the mentally enslaved: individuals who have lost any sense of objectivity.

If Democrats were objective they would look at why they lost, examine their policies and honestly ask themselves how their platform caused such a thorough rebuke from voters. Yet when some ask that question, they’re shouted down by the narcissist minority who would rather point fingers at the stupid, bigoted and misogynistic American people than engage in any meaningful self -reflection.

After all, rational people don’t record themselves yelling at the top of their lungs, crying uncontrollably, or shaving their heads because an election result didn’t go their way. Only delusional narcissists do these things.

Remember all those videos of conservatives and Christians crying, screaming and threatening sexual abstinence, while declaring how much they hated their fellow countrymen for daring to vote for Joe Biden in 2020? Oh that’s right, there weren’t any .

But in the warped reality of the Democrats, God-fearing Christians and conservatives are the crazy ones.

One could seriously argue that idolizing abortion, woke/identity politics, the legacy media, and even their own politicians, has driven this party mad. Call it brainwashing, folks.

For the last eight years, all they’ve heard from the UniParty was, “Orange man, bad.” “Trump is a threat to democracy!” Trump is a fascist, misogynist, racist, and (by the way) Hitler.” These unstable constituents not only heard the mockingbird media’s slogans, they absorbed them .

You have only to listen to their hive-mind vilification of President Trump. For instance, have you noticed how every lefty minion vilifies Trump in almost exactly the same way? “Donald Trump is a convicted felon, a rapist, a serial adulterer, and the anti-christ, etc.” It’s reminiscent of the original The Manchurian Candidate (1962) where fellow soldiers say exactly the same thing about the tragic “Raymond Shaw.”

Despite their pride of diversity, equity, and inclusion, there is a lockstep sameness to their thoughts. Again, this indicates a hive mentality.

Leftists obediently hate and fear who and what they’re told to hate and fear by party elites. This, despite any evidence to the contrary. In Trump’s first term, for example, he made no fascist moves , such as eliminating the Constitution, or internment camps, yet leftists hysterically believe he will take away their rights or worse, use the US military to imprison American citizens.

However, Democrats leaders did slouch into fascism via their draconian handling of Covid in America with mask mandates, the shutting down of so-called “non-essential ” businesses and urging people to snitch on their neighbors for non-compliance. Still , these authoritarians paled in comparison to leftist rulers in Australia and New Zealand who actually placed citizens in bona-fide internment camps during the worldwide pandemic.

Covid quarantine camp in Victoria, Australia,2021

Democrats witnessed real-world evidence, both here and abroad, of those who actually carried out what they accuse Trump of planning, yet he and MAGA are the greater danger?

The cognitive dissonance is stunning. We shake our heads and wonder what the heck these people are thinking? I offer they are not thinking, only raging.

Let’s be blunt, much of the Democrat base are on another page when it comes to reality. These people lack the emotional maturity to even see the world clearly beyond their lint-filled navels.

Think of how malleable this makes people, especially when self-control is of no virtue in the Democrat Party. The only “virtues” promoted by the donkeys are fear, anger, resentment and entitlement.

It’s not for nothing disaffected minorities, radical feminists and LGBTQ makeup the Dem base.What do these groups all have in common? These are all demographics susceptible to victimhood , intolerant of criticism, and therefore, susceptible to emotional manipulation .

Which brings us to the greatest reason for Democrats’ unhinged reaction to this election result. This reason also answers why this party relishes destroying their enemies, speaking lies as their natural language and believing a woman’s most sacred right is having the choice to abort her baby as a form of birth control.

What is this explanation? What is their justification? They are Godless.

They don’t have God with a capital G in their lives because He gets in the way of them worshipping themselves. If they had God, they would have peace (Isaiah 26:3).

Leftists reject Jesus as Lord and Savior, therefore they have no love in their hearts, therefore they are fearful. 1 John 4:18 (ESV) explains this correlation:

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Why do you think Democrats are prone to authoritarianism? The need to control is a result of fear.

These people are freaking out in the aftermath of Trump’s triumph because they couldn’t control the outcome. Democrats are fearful because they believe Christians and conservatives will now do to them everything they’ve wanted to do to the right.

If they could think objectively, they would understand all Christians and conservatives want is the restoration of the rule of law, American prosperity, American military might, love of country and parental authority. Truth be told, most on the right practice live and let live, unlike leftists, who try to force their agenda upon the masses.

Unfortunately, Democrat elites have convinced their base otherwise. Imagine yourself trapped in their emotional prison. These are the mentally enslaved and they deserve more than our laughter; they deserve our prayers.

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A total and complete Trump victory

We need to praise God for blessing America with a total and compete Trump victory. MAGA not only triumphed, but voters also repudiated woke insanity, DEI, the propaganda media, and lawfare.

President-Elect Donald Trump delivers victory speech after defeating Kamala Harris

A total and complete victory means taking away your enemies’ ability to battle in the short or long term. In this case, not only is Trump projected to win the electoral college, he is winning the popular vote.

Why is this important?

Winning the popular vote takes away a critical tagline of undermining a Republican victory , i.e. ” He may have won the popular vote, but the people aren’t behind him.” Now, a majority of the people are behind Trump and have given him a clear-cut mandate.

But wait , there’s more! Democrats not only lost the presidency, the Republicans have retaken the Senate and are expected to expand their majority in the House.

If this wasn’t bad enough, Republicans have the majority of governorships and state legislatures after the political bloodbath of the 2024 Election. How ironic, that “bloodbath,” a term Dems tried to use to accuse Trump of inciting violence, has come to symbolize their demoralizing defeat.

The voters just aren’t that into you Dems. They’ve had enough of your party destroying this country through subverting the present, attempting to erase history and darkening our future.

And now, more people feel it is safe to question your narratives. For instance, more Americans are wondering what happened to the 16 million votes for Joe Biden in 2020?

This graph shows Democrat turnout fairly consistent 2012, 2016 and 2024. However, 2020 shows an anomalous spike ; a total deviation. What happened to those 16 million voters and why did those numbers disappear for Kamala? Those votes certainly did not go to Trump, whose numbers were less than 2020.

CNN inadvertently added to the question of those missing voters when John King revealed to a stunned Jake Tapper, Kamala’s underperformance to Biden.

The more Americans who see the previous graph , the more who will wake up and question the legacy media’s version of truth.

One of those “truths” hammered to all of us is of half the country is Democrat and the other half, Republican. That’s BS. Just take a look at this electoral map by county after the 2024 election:

The country is mostly red except for the big cities showing blue. There’s more freedom loving Americans than them.

More truths to come.

In the meantime, we need to thank God for blessing America with a total and complete Trump victory. Make America Great Again!

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Congratulations to the 47th President of the United States, Donald John Trump!

Congratulations to the 47th President of the United States , Donald John Trump. His victory marks the greatest political comeback ever!

Thank you for your prayers of all kinds, thank you for enlightening your fence-sitting friends and thank you for voting. But most importantly, thank God for His mercy on America!

My prayer was that this would be decided on election night. Praise the Lord!!

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Is it a sin for Christians to vote for the Democrat Party?

Here’s a controversial question that needs to be asked: Is it a sin for Christians to vote for the Democrat Party in its current form? I have an answer, but let me present my reasoning before declaring an opinion.

First , I don’t ask this question to be provocative or to point fingers in judgement.My brothers and sisters in Christ, this a query is made in love, not in condemnation. Believe it or not, this observation is also apolitical.

Of course, the Bible does not address voting specifically. It does so in a roundabout way (Deut. 1:13). However, scripture tells us, in unequivocal terms, what is sin. With that disclaimer, here we go.

Based on the biblical definitions of sin; which, by the way, are capital offenses to the Lord worthy of eternal punishment, there is no way to view the Democrat Party other than wicked.

Please don’t confuse my use of the word wicked with the musical or the soon to be released movie. No, the wicked we’re discussing here means morally very bad or evil.

For example, name the Democrats’ signature policy they defend with religious and fanatical zeal. If you guessed abortion, congratulations for paying attention.

What is it about abortion that has caused party leaders like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to threaten Supreme Court Justices that they “unleashed a whirlwind” for striking down Roe v Wade? Why do defenders of abortion vilify anyone who opposes the practice as an extremist?

From their rhetoric, it seems they’ve convinced themselves abortion is a sacred and fundamental right, more important than even free speech. And apparently , the party marches in lockstep when it comes to this signature policy.

Just ask yourself, when is the last time you heard a prominent Democrat break ranks and consistently denounce abortion? Yeah, that’s right; never.

They seem to have no guilt, no qualms about the sanctity of abortion. I believe it’s as the Bible puts it, their “consciences have been seared with a hot iron ( 1 Tim. 4:2)”

In other words, the party is wicked.

Why else would Democrats care little about the genital mutilation of children involved in this so-called medical procedure of gender reassignment surgery? They’re more concerned with cultivating a voting bloc rather than caring about the long-term spiritual , emotional and physical well being of children.

Democrats, please heed this warning. Scripture tells us God especially hates those who hurt children.

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.–Matt. 18-6 (NIV)

A millstone in the time of Christ weighed about 3000 pounds . So just imagine having one tied to someone’s neck and throwing it into the sea. We’re talking a rapid descent to the ocean floor, with death in a horrific manner,and Jesus said this would be better for them than facing God’s wrath?

Truly scary stuff with a frightening visual. Anyone reading this passage gets the message right away that children are precious to God and that anyone taking advantage of their trust and naïveté will face a terrible punishment from our LORD.

So based on Jesus’ vivid warning, shouldn’t Christians be wary of complicity with evil, by voting for a party that has no inherent desire to protect children, but instead, exploit them?

What is the Democrat Party for? It would seem its party leaders are dedicated only to their own power and affluence, no matter the cost to the country or tragically, to their souls

Based on their policies, Democrats are not only anti-children, they are also anti-God, anti-Christianity, anti-Constitution, anti- family, anti-masculinity, anti-femininity, anti-America, anti-flag, anti-liberty, anti-gun, anti-law, anti-law enforcement, anti-prosperity, anti-truth, anti-beauty, and anti-logic. One could strongly argue this is a party of psychopathic narcissists, who believe themselves above the laws–both temporal and eternal– we, the people, are subject to.

Should a Christian vote for a political party that not only has these values, but proudly parades them? Is it a sin to vote for the Democrat Party in its current form? I say, in boldness and certainty, yes.

What are your thoughts?


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Is it time for imprecatory prayers?

(Note this is an updated post, first published August 19,2024)

The more one learns about the level of wickedness entrenched in the levers of government, education, science, media and entertainment in Western Civilization, a sense of futility can set in. This begs a question for the God-fearing Christian: Is it time for imprecatory prayers?

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An imprecation is invoking a curse of misfortune upon someone. But doesn’t that go against New Testament teaching about loving your enemies and turning the other cheek?

Yes, it does, but only if you invoke such prayers for personal reasons such as wishing evil upon people or vengeance. When we invoke these curses, we are to do so not against our personal enemies, but God’s enemies.

But aren’t our adversaries, God’s adversaries? Not necessarily.

In our pride, we could consider anyone who wrongs us , an enemy. When this happens, we are certainly not reacting in love. However, hating the evil works of those who mock God, now we’re getting somewhere.

God loves us, therefore the Christian loves God. God hates evil, therefore, the Christian hates evil. Anyone , or any entity that declares wickedness over God’s word and precepts, is an enemy of God, therefore, that person or entity is our enemy.

Get it?

Biblically, imprecatory psalms are the psalmists’ call to bring down destruction, calamity and God’s anger and judgement upon His enemies. Again, I say God’s enemies, not any individuals who have personally done injustice to us.

God’s enemies refers to any entity– be it a religious system , political ideology, scientific theory or whatever–that mocks , rejects or blasphemes the triune God: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Invoking imprecatory prayers comes only after the enemies’ rejection of every call for repentance through our prayers and exhortation.

Invoking such prayers should only come as a last resort, not a first strike. Imprecatory prayers should only come after praying in God’s will and careful study of the Bible.

The major imprecatory Psalms are Psalms 5, 10, 17, 35, 58, 59, 69, 70, 79, 83, 109, 129, 137, and 140. At first reading, some of the curses could be perceived as harsh according to modern Christian sensibilities.

For instance , in Psalm 69:28 David prays his enemies “be blotted from book of the living,” seems contradictory to Jesus commanding we love our enemies and pray for them that persecute you, (Matthew 5:44).” Jesus is talking about our personal relationships with individuals who have wronged us. On the other hand, if a person preaches an ideology sparking division or other harm to the church body, that person is an enemy of God.

In Psalm 137, the psalmist calls for God to dash the babies of the Edomites against the rocks. A shocking image, if read only on its own.

However, within the context of Psalm 137, the psalmist is asking for God’s justice to repay the evil committed against the Israelites, His covenant people. In other words, it was highly likely that among the atrocities the Edomites committed against Israel, was dashing Hebrew babies against the rocks.

The temptation for modern Christians is to cherry pick the Psalms they like while dismissing uncomfortable ones, like the imprecatory Psalms, as irrelevant. This , at best, is a questionable practice .

Imprecations are not merely Old Testament practice, but also prevalent in the New Testament. Consider that Jesus quoted Psalm 69 in two instances (John 2:17; 15:25).

The Apostle, Paul, also issued an imprecation when he urged believers to overcome evil with good (Romans 12:20-21):

” To the contrary, ‘if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”—Romans 12:20-21 (ESV)

Paul’s imprecation of “hot coals” on your enemy’s head was a quote from Proverbs 25:22 . The metaphor , of course, signifies judgement.

Even the prayer of “Come, Lord Jesus” is an imprecation. With the call for Jesus’ return is the implication of final judgement of God’s enemies.

This comes from a longing for God’s justice to punish evil. We are repulsed by the spirit of lawlessness due to the regeneration of our hearts by Christ.

Why the inherent disgust? It’s because this lawless spirit originates from none other than the evil one, the devil.

With this in mind, may we understand that the conflict is spiritual. In other words, we are engaged in spiritual warfare.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.– Ephesians 6:12-15 (ESV)

Read the imprecatory Psalms listed . Study them ; meditate and pray whatever Psalm speaks to your heart, back to God. Praying God’s word back to Him are the most powerful and effective prayers.

Yes, we are to love our enemies. But love doesn’t come at the expense of God’s justice toward the spiritual forces of darkness and their minions here in the world.

So, is it time for imprecatory prayers against the unrepentant, unregenerate enemies of God? I say yes. America is in dire straits, spiritually and politically, therefore, imprecatory prayers are desperately needed for this nation.

I suggest reading and praying each of the listed imprecatory Psalms, daily. Take a psalm each day and when you have completed the list, start the process again. If you like , replace the pronoun, “I” with “we” or “our” in your prayers of the psalms.

I plan on repeating this cycle until the election and beyond. I hope you will do so as well. For our enemy is not only the Democrat Party or RINO’s, but a satanic ideology that has entrenched itself in every institution in this nation.

This is spiritual, people; therefore, only God can restore this nation. We must seek His help through diligent prayer.

…(I)f my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.—2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV)

What have we got to lose? Well…everything, actually.



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We will pray

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)

I reflected upon the tenacity of Winston Churchill in a previous post and why such leadership is needed now in America.

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Churchill gave many powerful speeches to galvanize the British during World War II, but one of his most famous is his “We will fight on the beaches,” or “Never Surrender,” speech, delivered on June 4, 1940″ This speech set the tone of British resistance to Nazi Germany throughout the rest of the war.

Since the need for prayer has been weighing on my heart , I thought it would be interesting to continue this call for personal and national prayer in the tone of Churchill’s legendary address . Christians must stand in Christ and resist the darkness engulfing America.

You can compare my piece to the actual speech which I will include after the post. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

First, my post…

I have faith and confidence that if all God-fearing Christians do their duty, if prayer isn’t neglected, we shall prove our worthiness to defend this nation, we shall resolve to defend our home, America, to stand in Christ and resist this onslaught of spiritual war, and to hold against the peril of marxism, indefinitely .

I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty as Bible-believing Christians, if God’s will is sought, and trust in Him is strengthened through faith, we shall prove ourselves to spiritually defend our land of the free and the home of the brave, to ride out the onslaught of spiritual war , and to conquer the menace of tyranny, in Jesus’ name. At this time, this is all we can do. That is the resolve of our King of Kings and Lord of lords’ disciples. This is God’s will, His people seeking Him in prayer in their cause and need, and in their need will defend to the death the gospel and this land given as to us by a loving and Holy God. The Kingdom of heaven linked with repentant man for His glory, and His alone. Even though large institutions of America and Western Civilization have fallen or may fall into the grip of the enemy and the repugnant mechanism of satanic rule, we shall not grow weary and faint.

We shall press in as necessary, we will pray in America ,

we will pray while on rivers and lakes,

we will pray with authority in the air,

we shall defend the nation according to our God-given talents,

we will pray in our cars,

we will pray in our homes,

we will pray in our churches and synagogues,

we will pray in the mountains and deserts;

we will never quit and even if this country were, or a large part of it surrendered to the devil, then our brothers and sisters beyond the oceans , armed with the Holy Spirit and guarded by angels, would continue the struggle, until, in God’s perfect timing, the Gospel of Jesus , in all its glory brings us into eternity , resurrected as new creations in Christ.

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I cannot over-emphasize the dire need for prayer in these perilous times in America and Western Civilization. It is dereliction of duty not to do so

Now, here’s the part of Churchill’s famous speech I honored…

“I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty’s Government-every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation. The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail.

We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France,

we shall fight on the seas and oceans,

we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be,

we shall fight on the beaches,

we shall fight on the landing grounds,

we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,

we shall fight in the hills;

we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”

You can read and listen to the speech in its entirety here.

 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)