daily prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing? How does sin interfere with sound judgement? Let me give an example;

Matt 14:1-14
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him."
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have her." Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet.
On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist." The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John's disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
NIV

Here's this king who is fooling around with his brother's wife, John the Baptist chastises him for it, Herod is ticked, tosses him in jail. Now at a fest of some kind this brother's wife has her daughter dance for the king and he is so "pleased" he says he'll give em anything and the result was the brother's wife asking for the head of the guy who was telling them they were wrong for their actions. Man, I see lust as the biggest sin here. Lust for someone elses wife and her daughter! So much so that he would do anything for that sin and did. I also wonder after seeing that bloody head on a platter handed to that woman if she and her daughter was still appealing. His sin and those women's sin got in the way of sound judgement. Their eyes were clouded with hate, retribution and then murder of the innocent. They didn't just look at that cliff, they swan dove right off it...

remember Donna's Dad...Tonya Fulfer...Megan McGrath...

Heavenly Father, Open our eyes before we fall. Help us listen when your Holy Spirit screams no! Bless and keep us this day.

Also people, look at this;

This weekend there is a prayer vigil for all Christians to humble themselves and pray for God to bring revival to us and to our world. Pray David's Song of Thanks as recorded in I Chronicles 16:8-36 and Solomon's in II Chronicles 6:12-21 in accordance with II Chronicles 7:14 - we know there is prayer established for us as His people who are called by His name, and we know we are called to "stand in the gap" - we need unity, to be of one accord in His word, and to be faithful as He is faithful to us. We are indeed but dust, but our God has given us a glorious future and we live now to see that His will "that none should perish, but have everlasting life" is done on earth - as it is in heaven.

sent to me and I agree with this Lord, let us have a heart for the lost and for revival and courage to stand for your principles, in Jesus name we pray, amen