September 24 Evening Verse of The Day

23:1 The Lord is often referred to as the shepherd of his people, Israel (74:1; 80:1; Is 40:11; Ezk 34:11–16). In the ancient Near East, kings were commonly known as the shepherds of their people. Since the Lord is the true King, the title shepherd is most appropriate.^[1]

23:1 This psalm is one of the most beloved passages of the Bible, one of the crown jewels of Scripture. Although it is customarily thought of as the “Shepherd Psalm,” and rightly so, this psalm of David actually encompasses three distinct scenes: (1) the shepherd scene (vv. 1–4), (2) the host or banquet scene (v. 5), and (3) the home or heavenly scene (v. 6). The shepherd motif is used here and elsewhere in the O.T. (cf. Is. 40:11; Ezek. 34:11) to characterize God, and it is also a marvelous foreshadowing of the “Good Shepherd,” who loves the flock (v. 1; cf. John 10:11–15), feeds the flock (v. 2; cf. John 10:9; 21:15–17; Acts 20:28), tends and cares for the flock (“restores my soul,” v.3; cf. Is. 40:11; John 21:15–17; 1 Pet. 5:1–4), protects the flock (“rod,” v. 4; cf. John 10:11–15; Acts 20:29–32), and seeks the lost and straying sheep (“staff,” v. 4; cf. Luke 15:3–7). The sense of the second line might be paraphrased, “What more could I want?”^[2]

23:1 shepherd. The image of God as shepherd is inexhaustibly rich. The shepherd stays with the flock (Is. 40:11; 63:9–12). His sheep are totally dependent upon him for food, water, and protection from wild animals. In the New Testament, Jesus is revealed as the shepherd of His people (John 10:11, 14), fulfilling the prophecy that God will come to shepherd His people (Ezek. 34:7–16, 23).^[3]

23:1 Yahweh is my shepherd The psalmist portrays Yahweh as a shepherd, a common depiction throughout the ot. The metaphor emphasizes His care for and protection of His people (28:9; Isa 40:11). He is also called the shepherd of Israel (Ps 80:1). Several times, the title is specifically applied to His care of Israel in the wilderness (77:20; 78:52–53).^[4]

23:1 shepherd. The deity-as-shepherd motif is common in the Bible (e.g., Gen. 48:15; 49:24; Ps. 28:9; 80:1; 95:7; 100:3; Rev. 7:17; cf. Ps. 49:14). The Lord is the Shepherd of the people as a whole, as well as individual members; and in this psalm the particular member is in view. want. That is, to lack what one needs.

23:1 Jesus is the good shepherd (John 10:11–18, 27–29) who embodies God’s care for his people.^[5]

23:1 The Lord is my shepherd. Cf. Ge 48:15; 49:24; Dt 32:6–12; Pss 28:9; 74:1; 77:20; 78:52; 79:13; 80:1; 95:7; 100:3; Is 40:11; Jer 23:3; Eze 34; Hos 4:16; Mic 5:4; 7:14; Zec 9:16 on the image of the Lord as a Shepherd. This imagery was used commonly in kingly applications and is frequently applied to Jesus in the NT (e.g., Jn 10; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 2:25; 5:4).^[6]

23:1 — The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

If you have the Lord, you have everything; if you don’t have the Lord, you have nothing. Is the Lord your shepherd? Is Jesus your Savior? Are you a part of God’s flock?^[7]

23:1 The Lord is my shepherd: The word pictures David uses for God come from his own life and experience. He had been a shepherd in his youth (1 Sam. 16:19).^[8]

23:1 Despite its worldwide popularity, the Psalm is not for everyone. It is applicable only to those who are entitled to say, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” It is true that the Good Shepherd died for all, but only those who actually receive Him by a definite act of faith are His sheep. His saving work is sufficient for all, but it is effective only for those who actually believe on Him. Everything therefore hinges on the personal pronoun my. Unless He is my Shepherd, then the rest of the Psalm does not belong to me. On the other hand, if He is really mine and I am really His, then I have everything in Him!^[9]

23:1. The psalmist employed the figure of a shepherd to recall the blessings he enjoyed from the Lord (cf. God as Shepherd in 28:9; 80:1). The metaphor was a natural one for David, the shepherd-king. It was also a common metaphor in the ancient Near East, as many kings compared themselves to shepherds in their leadership capacity. The prophecy of the coming Messiah incorporated the same (Isa. 40:11), and Jesus identified Himself as that expected “Good Shepherd” (John 10:14). He is also called the “Great Shepherd” (Heb. 13:20) and “the Chief Shepherd” (1 Peter 5:4). Because the Lord was David’s Shepherd, his needs were met.^[10]

1. “The Lord is my shepherd.” What condescension is this, that the Infinite Lord assumes towards his people the office and character of a Shepherd! It should be the subject of grateful admiration that the great God allows himself to be compared to anything which will set forth his great love and care for his own people. David had himself been a keeper of sheep, and understood both the needs of the sheep and the many cares of a shepherd. He compares himself to a creature weak, defenceless, and foolish, and he takes God to be his Provider, Preserver, Director, and, indeed, his everything. No man has a right to consider himself the Lord’s sheep unless his nature has been renewed, for the scriptural description of unconverted men does not picture them as sheep, but as wolves or goats. A sheep is an object of property, not a wild animal; its owner sets great store by it, and frequently it is bought with a great price. It is well to know, as certainly as David did, that we belong to the Lord. There is a noble tone of confidence about this sentence. There is no “if” nor “but,” nor even “I hope so;” but he says, “The Lord is my shepherd.” We must cultivate the spirit of assured dependence upon our heavenly Father. The sweetest word of the whole is that monosyllable, “My.” He does not say, “The Lord is the shepherd of the world at large, and leadeth forth the multitude as his flock,” but “The Lord is my shepherd;” if he be a Shepherd to no one else, he is a Shepherd to me; he cares for me, watches over me, and preserves me. The words are in the present tense. Whatever be the believer’s position, he is even now under the pastoral care of Jehovah.

The next words are a sort of inference from the first statement—they are sententious and positive—“I shall not want.” I might want otherwise, but when the Lord is my Shepherd he is able to supply my needs, and he is certainly willing to do so, for his heart is full of love, and therefore “I shall not want.” I shall not lack for temporal things. Does he not feed the ravens, and cause the lilies to grow? How, then, can he leave his children to starve? I shall not want for spirituals, I know that his grace will be sufficient for me. Resting in him he will say to me, “As thy day so shall thy strength be.” I may not possess all that I wish for, but “I shall not want.” Others, far wealthier and wiser than I, may want, but I shall not.” “The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” It is not only “I do not want,” but “I shall not want.” Come what may, if famine should devastate the land, or calamity destroy the city, “I shall not want.” Old age with its feebleness shall not bring me any lack, and even death with its gloom shall not find me destitute. I have all things and abound; not because I have a good store of money in the bank, not because I have skill and wit with which to win my bread, but because “The Lord is my Shepherd.” The wicked always want, but the righteous never; a sinner’s heart is far from satisfaction, but a gracious spirit dwells in the palace of content.^[11]

1. The Lord, as often in the Psalms, occupies here the first and emphatic place, and the my reveals a pledged relationship which dares to link The Lord (is) … with the incongruous I shall … Everything in the psalm flows from that. In the word shepherd, David uses the most comprehensive and intimate metaphor yet encountered in the Psalms, preferring usually the more distant ‘king’ or ‘deliverer’, or the impersonal ‘rock’, ‘shield’, etc.; whereas the shepherd lives with his flock and is everything to it: guide, physician and protector.^[12]

Ver. 1.—The Lord is my Shepherd. This metaphor, so frequent in the later Scriptures (Isa. 40:11; 49:9, 10; Jer. 31:10; Ezek. 34:6–19; John 10:11–19, 26–28; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4; Rev. 7:17), is perhaps implied in Gen. 48:15, but first appears, plainly and openly, in the Davidical psalms (see, besides the present passage, Pss. 74:1; 77:20; 78:52; 79:13; 80:1—psalms which, if not David’s, belong to the time, and were written under the influence, of David). It is a metaphor specially consecrated to us by our Lord’s employment and endorsement of it (John 10:11–16). I shall not want. The Prayer-book Version brings out the full sense, “Therefore can I lack nothing” (comp. Deut. 2:7; 8:9; and Matt. 6:31–33).^[13]

1. When we consider in how many parts of Scripture the Lord Jesus is described under the character of a Shepherd, we shall not be at a loss immediately to make application, through every part of this Psalm, as it concerns ourselves to him. I stay not to observe also how, and in what sense, Christ himself, in his mediatorial character, might call Jehovah his shepherd; but I shall confine what is here said concerning the shepherd, in reference to him. God had promised in the Old Testament scripture, to raise up a faithful Shepherd, meaning Christ. And it is well worth our inquiry, under how many descriptions the several writers of the word of God had it in commission to point him out. He is called God’s Shepherd, Zech. 13:7. And that no possible mistake concerning him might arise, he is called One Shepherd, Ezek. 34:23. He is called also the Chief Shepherd, 1 Peter 5:4. And the Great Shepherd, Heb. 13:20. And Christ himself takes the appellation of the Good Shepherd. John 10:11. Reader, how delightful, if you and I, like David, can with the same authority say, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd.’ Depend upon it, if so, we shall never want either food or raiment, neither chastisement nor support, either blessings in providence nor grace. He that is the Good Shepherd, and the Great Shepherd, and Jehovah’s Shepherd, will never suffer his sheep to be unprovided for.^[14]

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall lack nothing (v. 1). The covenantal nature of this psalm is emphasised by the fact that the opening word is the distinctive covenantal name for God. The psalmist makes the declaration that this Lord is his own shepherd. He is appropriating language for himself that applied to the nation as a whole (see Pss. 79:13; 95:7; 100:3; Isa. 40:11; Ezek. 34). In the same way Christian believers can speak in personal terms of Christ’s work (cf. Gal. 2:20b: he ‘loved me and gave himself for me’). Just as God saw to it that the children of Israel lacked no good thing after the Exodus, so also the individual believer will lack nothing (cf. Deut. 2:7).^[15]

1 The first word of the psalm, “The Lord” (Yahweh), evokes rich images of the provision and protection of the covenantal God. He promised to take care of his people and revealed himself to be full of love, compassion, patience, fidelity, and forgiveness (Ex 34:6–7). The psalmist exclaims, “Yahweh is my shepherd,” with emphasis on “my.” The temptation in ancient Israel was to speak only about “our” God (cf. Dt 6:4) in forgetfulness that the God of Israel is also the God of individuals. The contribution of this psalm lies, therefore, in the personal, subjective expression of ancient piety. For this reason, Psalm 23 is such a popular psalm. It permits individual believers to take its words on their lips and express in gratitude and confidence that all the demonstrations of God’s covenantal love can be claimed not only corporately by the group but also personally by each of its members.

The metaphor of the shepherd has a colorful history, as it was applied to kings and gods. King Hammurabi called himself “shepherd” (ANET, 164b). The Babylonian god of justice, Shamash, is also called “shepherd”—“Shepherd of the lower world, guardian of the upper” (ANET, 388). The metaphor is not only a designation or name of the Lord, but it also points toward the relationship between God and his covenantal children (cf. 74:1–4; 77:20; 78:52, 70–72; 79:13; 80:1; Isa 40:11; Mic 7:14). The people of God were well acquainted with shepherds. David himself was a shepherd (1 Sa 16:11), as the hills around Bethlehem were suitable for shepherding (cf. Lk 2:8).

The psalmist moves quickly from “my shepherd” to a description: “I shall not be in want.” Dahood, 1:146, may stretch its meaning when he writes, “Implying neither in this life nor in the next”; but so do those commentators who find allusions to the Lord’s provisions, guidance, and protection of Israel in the wilderness (cf. A. A. Anderson, 1:196–97; Craigie, 206–7). The conclusion of the psalm (v. 6) gives at least some support to Dahood’s contention; however, the psalm should not be narrowly interpreted in terms of “the eternal bliss of Paradise” (Dahood, 1:145).^[16]

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^[1] Warstler, K. R. (2017). Psalms. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 837). Holman Bible Publishers.

^[2] Criswell, W. A., Patterson, P., Clendenen, E. R., Akin, D. L., Chamberlin, M., Patterson, D. K., & Pogue, J., eds. (1991). Believer’s Study Bible (electronic ed., Ps 23:1). Thomas Nelson.

^[3] Sproul, R. C., ed. (2005). The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version (p. 756). Ligonier Ministries.

^[4] Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., Whitehead, M. M., Grigoni, M. R., & Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (Ps 23:1). Lexham Press.

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^[14] Hawker, R. (2013). Poor Man’s Old Testament Commentary: Job–Psalms (Vol. 4, p. 235). Logos Bible Software.

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^[16] VanGemeren, W. A. (2008). Psalms. In T. Longman III & D. E. Garland (Eds.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Psalms (Revised Edition) (Vol. 5, p. 253). Zondervan.

September 24 – The fear of the Lord, the fear of man (part 1) | Reformed Perspective

“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe… The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.” – Proverbs 29:25; 14:27

Scripture readings: Proverbs 29:25; 14:27

Dr. Ed Welch has written a book called “When People Are Big and God is Small.” What a great description of “the fear of man!” When you look at others through binoculars, they look enormous. You magnify them to appear bigger than they are.

We do this when we magnify the power of certain people over God to give us the love and approval we crave. We will sin against God rather than risk their disapproval. We become people-pleasers, controlled by others. We also do this when we believe that people who dislike, oppose or hurt us have more power than God over us. They and their power loom large in our hearts, crippling us with anxiety. We are willing to sin to appease them. “The fear of man lays a snare” (Proverbs 29:25a).

When you look through the wrong end of binoculars, everything looks smaller and further away. When gripped by the fear of man, we look at God through the wrong end of binoculars. He seems small and far away. Others are big and God is small in our hearts.

As you worship today, ask God to flip your binoculars and redirect them upward. As we magnify Him, He delivers us from the fear of man. “Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!” (Psalm 34:3). “The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death” (Proverbs 14:27).

Suggestions for prayer

Ask God to meet you in worship today to deliver you from the fear of man.

Pastor Richard Zekveld, his wife Nancy (nee Vandermeer), and their five children live in South Holland, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Richard has pastored Covenant Fellowship Church of South Holland (PCA) since 2015, he also works part-time in jail ministry as a chaplain for Chicagoland Prison Outreach. Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. It is also available in print, for purchase, at NTGDevotional.com.

Source: September 24 – The fear of the Lord, the fear of man (part 1)

You Make the Trenches | VCY

You Make the Trenches

And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. (2 Kings 3:16-17)

Three armies were perishing of thirst, and the Lord interposed. Although He sent neither cloud nor rain, yet He supplied an abundance of water. He is not dependent upon ordinary methods but can surprise His people with novelties of wisdom and power. Thus are we made to see more of God than ordinary processes could have revealed. Although the Lord may not appear for us in the way we expect, or desire, or suppose, yet He will in some way or other provide for us. It is a great blessing for us to be raised above looking to secondary causes so that we may gaze into the face of the great First Cause.

Have we this day grace enough to make trenches into which the divine blessing may flow? Alas! We too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the child who went to a meeting to pray for rain took an umbrella with her, so let us truly and practically expect the Lord to bless us. Let us make the valley full of ditches and expect to see them all filled.

You Want To Quit? | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.

You Want To Quit?

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“The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength.” Psalm 138:3 (MSG)

Quit giving up on yourself before you get started. You are already victorious!

Quit counting yourself out. You are stronger than you think!

Quit selling yourself short. You are more than a conqueror!

Quit trying to take shortcuts. You are so worth the effort!

Quit feeling sorry for yourself.  You have what it takes! It takes you believing in yourself.

At any time now, you can throw in the towel. However, my encouragement to you today is this; give yourself a chance to get it right.

Lord, today I recognize my own ability to sabotage the work that you have begun in me. Grant me the grace to continue holding on, even when times get tough. Grant me the wisdom to know what to do at those very moments of insecurity. Grant me focus I need to help me stay on task. Most of all, grant me the love and the support I need to stay encouraged along the way. In Jesus name, Amen

Grace and Peace to you,

By Mary Pinckney
Used by Permission

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What An Idiot | Daily Devotionals by Thoughts about God.

What An Idiot

“…Anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell..” Matthew 5:22

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Really? Wow. That’s harsh judgment just for calling someone an idiot, don’t you think? Some people deserve to be mocked, put in their place, or deemed off their rocker, don’t you agree?

Out of context Jesus’ words seem to be over the top. However, he’s saying something much more significant, something I need to hear, because way down deep I find it easy to judge others, to criticize, to find fault with them.

Here’s the full text:

“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca, ’[a term of contempt] is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.”

Why? The best I can figure is that Jesus wants us to value people as he does. He said he came to redeem people, not judge them (John 3:16-17), and reminds us that everyone is made in God’s image, a precious creation of the Father and worthy of respect.

When we criticize, we play God. We sit on our puny little throne and look down at others with pointed finger and declare “I’m better than you, and you need to straighten up, get a life, and be as good as me!” How arrogant we are to see ourselves as so holy that we can judge others.

Are you like me in finding it all too easy to judge and name-call? Can you agree that we too mess up and need to show humility? What do people need besides our critical comments?

Dear God, thank you for your grace toward me, because I don’t measure up any more than people around me. Help me extend grace and patience to them just as I hope you will do towards me. Amen.

Thought: Maybe you hammered someone with criticism in a holier-than-thou fashion. Why not talk to them and apologize and admit that you make mistakes too?

By Dr. Bill Strom
Used by Permission

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Further Reading

• Extending Grace to Others – by Katherine Kehler

• Grace Moments – by Mary Pinckney

• Grace Makes Life Not Fair – A Devotional by Darren Hewer

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“You can’t kill Americans … knowingly without the okay of the President because you’re literally burning up too much political capital.”

The Online Safety Bill – Welcome to the New World Order
The Online Safety Bill was approved by the House of Lords on the 19th of September but still needs royal assent which is official approval from the King before it can become law. The Bill is a piece of legislation that comes under the guise of being predominantly for the safety of children in an attempt to protect them from online grooming and abuse and also to limit the reach of terrorist propaganda.

Democratic Mayor Of Dallas: “American Cities Need Republicans… & I’m Becoming One”
“…too many local Democrats insist on virtue signaling – proposing half-baked government programs that aim to solve every single societal ill…”

11 Christians killed by Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique: report
Islamic State-aligned extremists separated and massacred at least 11 Christians in northern Mozambique this month, exacerbating violence that has already displaced around 1 million people in the southern African country in recent years, according to reports.

IDF strikes Hamas post in Gaza after border rioting that included gunfire at troops
The military carried out an airstrike on a Hamas position in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, following the latest riots along the border which included gunfire toward army forces.

X Adds Brutal ‘Context’ Update To WaPo ‘Hit Piece’ After Dave Portnoy Tapes Call With Reporter
“It’s surreal we live in a country where activist reporters can openly get caught lying and admitting they are creating a false narrative to generate engagement and controversy AND still publish the article.”

24 Sep 2023

Headlines – 9/24/2023

Blinken: Iran not a ‘responsible actor’ on nuke program after booting UN inspectors

Netanyahu denies squeezing Israel’s nuclear agency not to oppose Saudi enrichment

McFarland: Biden’s Iran ‘Love Affair’ May Spur Saudi-Israeli Peace

PM Netanyahu: Saudi deal likely but time is short; MBS a ‘visionary’; coalition would back accord

Netanyahu: Window of Opportunity for Israel-Saudi Normalization Is ‘A Number of Months’

In UN speech, Saudi FM urges formation of Palestinian state, doesn’t mention Israel

Saudi FM tells UN that regional stability hinges on Palestinian state

Saudis: Peace must include Palestinian state, east Jerusalem as capital

Erdan: Saudi deal will isolate the Palestinians completely

‘Peace and good neighborliness’: Israel congratulates Saudis on their National Day

Thomas Friedman Urges Netanyahu: Choose Between Your Extremist Coalition and Saudi Deal

Protesters brand talk of Saudi deal ‘spin’ diverting attention from attempt to form ‘dictatorship’

‘No forgiveness for dictatorship’: Protesters to rally against overhaul for 38th week

Anti-overhaul protesters say judicial bills prove Netanyahu ‘doesn’t want peace’

In meet with US Jewish leaders, PM dodges criticism of extremist coalition partners

Israel Unveils New AI-Powered Barak Tank

Israel strikes Gaza for the second time in two days after Palestinian violence

IDF strikes Hamas post in Gaza after border rioting that included gunfire at troops

IDF fires stun, smoke grenades as Lebanese heavy machinery strays over Blue Line

Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boat

China to Help Syria’s Sanction-Hit Economy

Iraq ‘On the Verge of Being Lost to Iran,’ GOP Leaders Warn

Dozens killed and injured by truck bomb explosion in Somalian city

11 Christians massacred by Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique: report

Pakistan Demands Global ‘Accountability Process to Punish Islamophobic Crimes’ at U.N.

Pakistan’s prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is ‘absolutely absurd’

Zelensky asks Satanist Marina Abramovic to be Ukrainian Ambassador

Zelensky taps ‘Spirit Cooking’ artist who cut pentagrams into her stomach as new ‘ambassador’ for Ukraine schools

Ukraine: ‘Senior’ Russian naval officers among ‘dozens’ killed in Black Sea HQ strike

Sergei Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan and UN effort to revive grain deal

South Caucasus Conflict Reveals Signs of Russia’s Crumbling Influence in Its Own Backyard

Russia’s Diesel Export Ban Highlights the Weakness of Biden’s Financial War

Trudeau Pledges $650 Million More in Military Aid to Ukraine

After Pleading for Another $24 Billion from America, Zelensky Wines & Dines with the World’s Richest Elites

Democrats Strongarm Divided GOP to Okay Billions for Migration and Ukraine

McCarthy Pledges to Remove Ukraine Funding from Pentagon Spending Package

Speaker McCarthy backtracks on removing Ukraine funding from Pentagon spending package

Canada-India row over murdered Sikh separatist complicates West’s bid to counter China

Former Trump Security Adviser: China Prepping for War

Taiwan raises concerns about situation ‘getting out of hand’ with China drills

China Looking to Control Panama Canal, US Should Step In for Its Own Interests: Mills

EU does not want to decouple from China but must protect itself, says EU trade chief

US, China Launch Forum to Resume Economic Talks

US Ambassador Accuses China of ‘Economic Coercion’

Economic Security Is National Security: Rep. Ralph Norman

Credit card losses are rising at the fastest pace since the Great Financial Crisis

GOP Rep. urges McCarthy to ‘cut out’ Freedom Caucus and work with Dems to avert shutdown

For Egypt, Menendez Was Key to Access to Billions in U.S. Aid

Bribery case against Sen. Menendez shines light on powerful NJ developer accused of corruption

Sen. Bob Menendez Aide Asked Hunter and His Partner to Invite Joe Biden to 2010 Event

GOP Predicts Biden ‘Organized Crime Ring’ Received $50M, $30M More than Shown

Fourth IRS Agent Says D.C. and California Prosecutors Blocked Hunter Biden Charges

Lawyer Indicted in Georgia Trump Case Warns Fani Willis Violated Attorney-Client Privilege, Wants Evidence Stricken

Leaked: Cassidy Hutchinson text messages contradict her testimony that her former lawyer instructed her to lie to J6 Committee

Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Biden Administration’s Social Media Censorship Efforts

Firms pull ads from Rumble platform over Russell Brand videos

‘Power, influence, notoriety’: The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars

Democrats propose new AI regulations to curb discrimination, task FTC with enforcement

Britain Pitches Itself as an Artificial Intelligence Hub to the United Nations

Gen Z Is Chatting with AI-Generated Boyfriends Instead of Falling in Love with Humans

Lawmakers, experts raise concerns about AI being used for child exploitation

CBP Secretly Releases Trove of UFO Docs, Videos

Texas Preparing for 1M Visitors During Annular Eclipse

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia

5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Port-Olry, Vanuatu

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tadine, New Caledonia

5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Izu Islands, Japan region

5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near the Alaska Peninsula

Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 26,000ft

Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 25,000ft

Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft

Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft

Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft

Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft

Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft

Three Injured as Landslide Sparks Sinkhole on Major Highway in Sweden

Tropical Storm Ophelia wreaks havoc with flooding, power outages along East Coast

Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to hit North Carolina, 3 states declare state of emergency – Storm levels are expected to surge the highest in North Carolina

Residents See Signs of Crackdown on Dissent After Libya Floods

Louisiana governor plans to request federal emergency declaration over saltwater intrusion threatening water

Locals rush to stock up on bottled water with state of emergency looming in Louisiana

Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave

Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes

Climate Change Alarmist Al Gore Declares War on Fossil Fuel Industry

China’s Climate Envoy: ‘It Is Unrealistic to Completely Phase Out Fossil Fuel’

Growing electric vehicle sales bring concerns over safety hazards, toxicity, infrastructure costs

Portland City Council Deliberates on $750 Million ‘Climate Investment Plan’ Amid Rampant Crime, Drugs, Homelessness

Solomon Islands joins China in blasting Japan over Fukushima water release

Taiwan factory fire leaves at least 5 dead, more than 100 injured

New Jersey sparks terror fears with ‘see something, say something’ roadway campaign

Al Sharpton: Lack of Gun Legislation Is ‘Arming Bigots’

Joe Biden Announces Executive Office to ‘Intensify’ Gun Control Push

Biden ‘Determined to Send a Clear Message’ With Gun Violence Prevention Office

Joe Biden from Rose Garden: ‘If You Need 80 Shots in a Magazine You Shouldn’t Own a Gun’

Federal Judge Blocks California ‘High-Capacity’ Magazine Ban for Second Time

California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ by federal judge

South Africa: Using Only Pistols, Local Militia Stops 15 Armed Robbers with AK-47s Who Blew Up Armored Truck

Violence escalates in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, as migrant flow rises

Trump Vows to Invoke 1798 Law to Handle Illegals as Part of ‘Largest Deportation Operation in US History’

TX Border Sheriff: Problem We’ve Had for ‘Two Years’ Is ‘Getting Worse’ and We’re Getting ‘Nothing’ from Feds

Scaramucci blasts Hochul for ‘totally hypocritical’ comments on migrant crisis

NYC Plans to Evict Thousands of Migrants From Shelters

Biden’s DHS Gives ‘Temporary’ Amnesty to 18K Afghans Despite Vetting Failures

As Migrants Pour Across the Border in Record Numbers, Biden Brags It Is By Design: “I’ve also directed my team to make a historic increase in the number of refugees admitted from Latin America”

Biden to Grow Labor Market with Expedited Work Permits for Migrants, Skipping over Americans on Sidelines

UK Government Contract States That Illegal Immigrants Must Have 3 Star Hotel Rooms or Better

Globalist Pope Francis Absurdly Claims EU Is Not Facing a Mass Immigration Emergency

Pope Francis denies Europe’s migrant emergency, calls out countries’ ‘alarmist propaganda’

Pope Francis insists Europe doesn’t have a migrant emergency and challenges countries to open ports

No ‘sea of death’: Pope calls for pan-European action on migration

Pope Francis in Marseille: It’s ‘a duty of humanity’ to save migrants abandoned at sea

Pope Francis’s appeal on behalf of migrants: ‘We can no longer watch the drama of shipwrecks caused by the fanaticism of indifference’

Charlie Kirk: The US is ‘probably co-sponsoring the greatest child sex trafficking operation in the history of the Northern Hemisphere’

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Accuses Parents Protesting Grooming of Manifesting ‘Hate’

Newsom vetoes bill that would require parents to affirm child’s gender identity in custody battles

Gavin Newsom’s veto of bill forcing judges to consider parents’ willingness to ‘trans’ kids in custody battles leads to speculation of presidential run

West Virginia AG argues against Medicaid coverage of sex reassignment surgeries

Pro-life group warns federal 15-week abortion ban may pressure states to ‘water down’ restrictions

Report: Leaked Veterans Affairs Training Video Promotes Abortion, Says Pregnancy Not Exclusive to Women

Leaked Videos Show VA Pushing Abortion as Safest Option

Nebraska Mother Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Giving Abortion Pills to Pregnant Daughter

San Francisco Hits Drug Overdose Death Record in August

Jamaica declares Dengue fever outbreak with hundreds of confirmed and suspected cases

Highly Contagious Cat Virus Outbreak Forces Pet Shelter Closure

CDC Director on School Mask Mandates: We Want People ‘Protecting Themselves’ and ‘Reacting to What They’re Seeing’

The Hill: COVID conspiracies return in force, just in time for 2024

Joe Biden Receives Flu Shot, Updated Covid Vaccine and RSV Shot

Are COVID vaccine concerns impacting flu-shot rates? Here’s what the data says.

Bombshell: New-Found Emails Prove Biden White House Hid COVID Vaccine Harms from the Public

VAERS COVID Vaccine – Reproductive Health Related Reports on Miscarriage and Stillbirth

CDC Refuses to Release Updated Information on Post-COVID Vaccination Heart Inflammation

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Trump Leads Biden 52 to 42 in New ABC/WaPo Poll | The Gateway Pundit

Trump Leads Biden 52 to 42 in New ABC/WaPo Poll

A poll released Sunday by ABC News and the Washington Post has President Trump leading Joe Biden in a 2024 rematch, 52 percent to 42 percent among registered voters. The survey was taken between September 15-20 of 1,006 U.S. adults, including 890 registered voters, with a margin of error of 3.5 percent. While the Post hedges in their reporting on the poll that it could be an outlier, other questions in the poll indicate the bottom is falling out for Biden while Trump is gaining support as the public now has a direct comparison of their respective presidencies almost three years since Trump left office. Biden’s approval stands at 37 percent with 56 percent disapproval. Current opinion on Trump’s presidency in the poll is 48 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval.

Public opinion on Biden is such that more Americans would blame him and Democrats for a government shutdown in the current budget battle than would blame Republicans, 40 percent to 33 percent.

Washington Post graphic comparing recent Trump-Biden polling match-ups, September 24, 2023.

WaPo excerpt:

A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds President Biden struggling to gain approval from a skeptical public, with dissatisfaction growing over his handling of the economy and immigration, a rising share saying the United States is doing too much to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia and broad concerns about his age as he seeks a second term.

Biden and former president Donald Trump appear headed for a rematch of their 2020 contest, although more than 3 in 5 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they would prefer a nominee other than the president. But Biden’s advisers have argued that he is the strongest Democrat for 2024 and those who wish for someone else share no consensus on who that should be, with 8 percent naming Vice President Harris, 8 percent naming Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 20 percent saying they prefer “just someone else.”

The Post-ABC poll shows Biden trailing Trump by 10 percentage points at this early stage in the election cycle, although the sizable margin of Trump’s lead in this survey is significantly at odds with other public polls that show the general election contest a virtual dead heat. The difference between this poll and others, as well as the unusual makeup of Trump’s and Biden’s coalitions in this survey, suggest it is probably an outlier.

In his bid to become the Republican presidential nominee for a third time, Trump is in a strong position nationally despite facing multiple criminal charges. He is favored by 54 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, little changed from 51 percent in May. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is second at 15 percent, down from 25 percent in May. No other Republican reaches double digits. Trump also leads his GOP rivals in recent state polls, which are likely to be more reliable indicators than national polls of the shape of the GOP race in the coming months.

…Biden’s travails have been well documented this year in Post-ABC and other polls, although those surveys have shown that a general election contest between the two men remains a toss-up. The latest Post-ABC survey, however, produced a surprising result, with Trump ahead of Biden among registered voters by 10 percentage points — 52 percent to 42 percent. In May, a Post-ABC survey found Trump with a six-point lead among registered voters, 49 percent to Biden’s 43 percent.

ABC News excerpt:

President Joe Biden’s job approval rating is 19 points underwater, his ratings for handling the economy and immigration are at career lows. A record number of Americans say they’ve become worse off under his presidency, three-quarters say he’s too old for another term and Donald Trump is looking better in retrospect — all severe challenges for Biden in his reelection campaign ahead.

Forty-four percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say they’ve gotten worse off financially under Biden’s presidency, the most for any president in ABC/Post polls since 1986. Just 37% approve of his job performance, while 56% disapprove. Still fewer approve of Biden’s performance on the economy, 30%.

On handling immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Biden’s rating is even lower, with 23% approval. In terms of intensity of sentiment, 20% strongly approve of his work overall, while 45% strongly disapprove. And the 74% who say he’s too old for a second term is up 6 percentage points since May. Views that Trump is too old also are up, but to 50% in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates.

Such is down-on-Biden sentiment that if a government shutdown occurs at month’s end, 40% say they’d chiefly blame him and the Democrats in Congress, versus 33% who’d pin it on the Republicans in Congress — even given the GOP infighting behind the budget impasse.

Trump, for his part, has improved in retrospect. When he reluctantly left office in January 2021, 38% approved of his work as president, essentially the same as Biden’s rating now. But currently, looking back, 48% say they approve of Trump’s performance when he was in office — matching his peak as president. Essentially as many — 49% — now disapprove, down from 60% when he left the White House.

…Head-to-head in a hypothetical November 2024 matchup, Trump has 51% support while Biden has 42% — numerically up 3 points for Trump and down 2 points for Biden from an ABC/Post poll in February, shifts that are not statistically significant.

There’s even less change from the most recent ABC/Post poll in May, which had the race at 49-42% (again with a different, but comparable, question wording). Still, with Trump inching over 50% — and other polls showing a closer contest — a close look is warranted.

Complete poll results at this link.

With Biden showing no inclination to make a course correction like Bill Clinton did win reelection in 1996, the electorate appears to be hardening against electing Biden in 2024. Biden keeps pushing mass migration, billions for Ukraine, climate change hysteria, inflation causing policies–especially Biden’s war on fossil fuels–and extremist policies on race and sex that have soured the public on the man sold as middle of the road “Scranton Joe.”

Trump is looking better in retrospect for a strong economy with low inflation, peace abroad, energy independence and securing the border.

The election is just over a year away when factoring in early voting. Trump faces several criminal trials and civil lawsuits between now and the election while Biden faces an impeachment inquiry that will likely lead to an impeachment by the House and trial in the Senate.

Biden is deteriorating both physically and mentally with regular gaffes and bizarre outbursts. Biden has pretty much stopped using the traditional long staircase when boarding and leaving Air Force One. As Victor Davis Hanson has observed, Biden is one fall away from losing his presidency.

Biden has recently started to face calls for him to stand down and let another Democrat run in 2024. If Biden’s poll numbers continue to look as bad as they do in the ABC/WaPo poll, look for more calls for him step aside.

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US government stopped me from interviewing Putin – Tucker Carlson | RT – Daily news by RT

The former Fox News host has questioned why ‘you’re not allowed to hear’ the Russian president’s voice

Former Fox News television personality Tucker Carlson speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit on July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa © Getty Images / Scott Olson/Getty Images

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has alleged in a recent interview that unnamed figures in Washington obstructed his attempts to interview Russian president Vladimir Putin.

“I tried to interview Vladimir Putin, and the US government stopped me,” Carlson claimed in an interview with Swiss publication Die Weltwoche published on Thursday. He also explained that he felt let down by the lack of support for his situation that he says he received from US news media.

He said: “I don’t think there was anybody who said ‘wait a second. I may not like this guy but he has a right to interview anyone he wants, and we have a right to hear what Putin says’.” The 54-year-old added: “You’re not allowed to hear Putin’s voice. Because why? There was no vote on it. No one asked me.”

The often-controversial media personality didn’t elaborate on the circumstances under which he says there was government intrusion into his plans to interview Putin but it appeared to suggest that it was the current Biden administration which was behind the meddling. Carlson also didn’t mention when the interview with the Russian leader was supposed to take place.

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Tucker Carlson blasts ‘creep’ US ambassador

“I’m an American citizen,” Carlson told Die Weltwoche. “I’m a much more loyal American than, say, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, who didn’t even grow up in this country; she grew up in Canada. And they’re telling me what it is to be a loyal American?”

Carlson –previously Fox News’ biggest star– parted ways with the broadcaster in April shortly after the news network settled for $787.5 million a lawsuit with voting-machine company Dominion Voting Systems. Fox News had regularly discussed claims on some of its shows that Dominion’s machines were involved in ‘rigging’ the 2020 US presidential election.

Carlson’s show Tucker Carlson Tonight, during which he frequently discussed issues like gender, race, sexuality and ‘woke’ ideology, was specifically referenced in the Dominion lawsuit.

Since leaving Fox News, Carlson has broadcast abridged versions of his news show on X (formerly Twitter) which regularly draw tens of millions of views.

Meanwhile, Russia TV news channel Rossiya 24 has aired a teaser trailer for a weekend show it says is to be hosted by Carlson. The promo was first broadcast earlier this month and again on September 22 along with the words “at the weekend.” It adds that the “high-profile American presenter is moving to another level. Here.”

Rossiya 24 didn’t state when the show will debut or if it will be original content or translated versions of Carlson’s X broadcasts.

Source: US government stopped me from interviewing Putin – Tucker Carlson

Prophecy Update September 22, 2023 :: By Randy Thomas

Here is this week’s Prophecy Update video: Prophecy Update Top News Headlines – 9/22/23

Includes:

Biden and Netanyahu finally meet, pledge to work toward Israeli-Saudi normalization.

Saudi King Abdullah: Middle East security impossible without Palestinian state.

Experts Confirm Genesis 19, Biblical City Destroyed by Explosion 1,000 Times Larger Than Atomic Bomb.

FedNow Goes Live, Paving The Way To A Central Bank Digital Currency!

Blessings,

Randy

 

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Source: Prophecy Update September 22, 2023 :: By Randy Thomas

REPORT: Study Finds That Mexican Cartels Rank as Fifth Largest Employer in Mexico – 175,000 People Employed by 150 Groups | The Gateway Pundit

REPORT: Study Finds That Mexican Cartels Rank as Fifth Largest Employer in Mexico – 175,000 People Employed by 150 Groups

Fentanyl seized in Arizona

A new study reveals that the Mexican drug cartels have become the nation’s fifth largest employer, amassing reportedly around 175,000 thugs among 150 gangs.

The Biden Regime has left the border wide open to be overrun with millions of illegals, terrorists, including dangerous thugs, victims of trafficking, and new Democrat voters. More than 7 million illegal aliens have crossed into the US on Joe Biden’s watch since he was installed in January 2021.

The Cartels are more profitable and growing more rapidly than ever before with Joe Biden’s wide-open southern border and empowerment of their human and drug trafficking.

Biden’s invasion is so damaging to border states that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has officially declared an invasion at the border. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Governor Abbott announced last week that he is building a wall and has deployed the Texas National Guard, DPS, and local law enforcement.

Governor Greg Abbott Officially Declares INVASION at Southern Border by the Mexican Drug Cartels

Biden, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz have given Texas no choice but to defend its citizens. The radical left Democrats in New Mexico, Arizona, and California are enabling the federal government and the cartels.

The Hill reports,

Mexican cartels have seen a surge in growth in their participating members over the last decade, according to a new study, to the point where they have effectively become the nation’s fifth-largest employer.

Researchers created a mathematical model using homicide, missing persons and incarceration data to track cartel recruitment. Their study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that some 175,000 people in Mexico are employed by 150 different cartel groups.

In the last ten years, 37 percent of known cartel members had been killed or incarcerated, and yet the size of cartels grew. The researchers found they must have recruited nearly 20,000 members a year to make up for losses.

An unrelated report released by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in July estimated that the two largest cartels, Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation, employed more than 44,800 people. The study’s author, Rafael Prieto-Curiel, a former Mexico City police officer, said his model showed a similar number of 46,000 cartel members in those two groups.

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Will Cain: This is a historic breaking point

FOX News correspondent Griff Jenkins joins ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to shed light on President Biden’s border crisis. #FoxNews

Source: Will Cain: This is a historic breaking point

David Fiorazo: Parents Shouldn’t Be Surprised When Their Child Ends Up Radicalized

Last year, the American Library Association elected Emily Drabinski, a self-described Marxist lesbian, president of the American Library Association (ALA). At the recent Socialism 2023 conference in Chicago, Drabinski asked attendees to turn public schools and libraries into centers of radical agitation.

Source: David Fiorazo: Parents Shouldn’t Be Surprised When Their Child Ends Up Radicalized

Everything is at record highs under Biden: Brandon Judd

National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd discusses the disastrous border crisis on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

Source: Everything is at record highs under Biden: Brandon Judd

If $307 Trillion Doesn’t Scare You, This Should

The most surprising thing about news that global debt just hit a record $307 trillion is how little alarm it generated. But these figures suggest that governments everywhere have lost the plot on basic fiscal prudence.

Source: If $307 Trillion Doesn’t Scare You, This Should

2023 09 24 John Haller Pride Will Lead to a Fall

Source: 2023 09 24 John Haller Pride Will Lead to a Fall

Mexico: Thousands of migrants bound for US border

Thousands of migrants are desperately trying to cross the United States border from Mexico with one Texas city approaching “breaking point”. With a US election just over a year away, its a major headache for President Biden as Sky’s Adele Robinson reports. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/migrant-surge-at-us-border-pushes-texas-city-to-breaking-point-12968740 #usa #mexico #migrants

Source: Mexico: Thousands of migrants bound for US border

Why Did Bill Gates Make Sudden U-Turn On Climate Doom Narrative?

09-24-2023 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

The writing is on the wall for the political and financial elites, who have long championed imminent climate doom, realizing that the public sees through the charades.

In 2021, Gates previously warned about apocalyptic consequences if the world does not achieve zero net carbon emissions by the year 2050. He also promoted his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” (fear sells).

On Thursday, Gates made a sudden U-turn on his climate doom narrative and now expects “No temperate country is going to become uninhabitable.”

Gates spoke at a live event at The Times Center in New York and argued: “If you try to do climate brute force, you will get people who say, ‘I like climate but I don’t want to bear that cost and reduce my standard of living.”

He also dismissed planting trees to save the planet, questioning: “Are we the science people or are we the idiots?” he said. “Which one do we want to be?”

Gates’ latest comments are a stark difference from just a few years ago when he warned “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace:

“The migration that we saw out of Syria for their civil war, which was somewhat weather dependent, we’re going to have 10 times as much migration because the equatorial areas will become unlivable.” 

Gates’ U-turn comes as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink abandoned the term “ESG” (environment, social, and governance). And the ‘green bubble‘ is imploding.

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Crowley: Open border ‘is the plan’

Former Trump administration official Monica Crowley and former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., join ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to bash the president’s open border policy. #foxnews #ingraham

Source: Crowley: Open border ‘is the plan’

2023 09 24 John Haller “Please Return Your Seats to Their Full, Upright and Locked Position”

Source: 2023 09 24 John Haller “Please Return Your Seats to Their Full, Upright and Locked Position”

Justice Department takes heat over ‘two-tier’ treatment for Trump, Hunter Biden

The Justice Department pushed for an aggressive approach in the search for classified documents at Donald Trump’s home, according to a senior FBI official.

Source: Justice Department takes heat over ‘two-tier’ treatment for Trump, Hunter Biden