The Christian who has learned contentment, does not look at the means of affliction which the Lord uses to conform him to the image of Christ, he merely submits to God’s hand and finds pleasure in receiving His providences. The election 2020 has brought afflictions into the lives of many conservative Christians, do you want to learn how to receive God’s affliction obediently? This post uses some quotes from Jeremiah Burroughs’ Rare Jewel Of Christian Contentment help the biblical Christian learn how to identify disobedience and seek obedience regarding receiving afflictions from the Lord’s hand
Author: Michael A
A Sad Day For Conservatives And Christians
As 2 Corinthians 10, Ephesians 6 and many other places in the Bible make clear, the Christian’s weapons are not worldly. Our weapons are the righteousness of justification, faith, prayer, abiding in His word for direction and enablement, fellowship with Him and His children…which enable us to endure the hard knocks we are promised to receive from the world. Also, I have been freshly reminded that spiritual warfare is happening all around us 24-7-365; and we need God’s grace and Spirit to endure. …God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
Trump Promises ‘Orderly Transition’ After Biden Certified as President-Elect: Epoch Times
President Donald Trump early Jan. 7 promised there would be an orderly transition on Jan. 20, while vowing to continue to fight to better America. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted,” Trump said in a statement. “While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!” Congress certified Joe Biden as president-elect around 3:45 a.m.
Senate Votes to Reject Objection to Electoral College Votes for Pennsylvania: Epoch Times
After a number of senators changed their minds in challenging the votes after the assault of the Capitol, Hawley’s office indicated that he would stay the course and mount a formal objection as planned to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes favoring Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. “Pennsylvania, which is a state that I have been focused on as an example as to why people are concerned. Millions of Americans are concerned about our elections integrity,” Hawley said of the Keystone State during the Arizona debate. He called out Pennsylvania lawmakers over enacting new procedures regarding mail-in ballots.
Congressional hearings resumed – electors were voted on and accepted
The fraud deniers have likely fallen for one of the many strategies of China; money being only one of their means to compromise government officials in the US and other countries of the western world. Well, it looks like they bought themselves an election. That is the only conclusion I can come to when I hear Senators and House members pretend there was no fraud in the 2020 election.
Lockdown Measures Catastrophic for Recovering Addicts, Mental Health: Epoch Times
Nationally, drug overdose deaths are at historic highs. In lockstep with widespread shutdown measures, overdose deaths accelerated, especially between March and May last year, according to an emergency health advisory issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Dec. 17, 2020. More than 81,230 people died from a drug overdose between June 1, 2019, and May 31, 2020… “I get to see firsthand how terrible that life still is for everybody that chooses to go back to it,” he said. “Especially once you’re wrapped up in these sober houses and residential treatment and outpatient services, the rock bottoms that guys hit are so much faster than they’ve ever hit before when they choose to go back to that lifestyle, because they’ve already burnt bridges. They’ve already lost their houses, they’ve already lost their jobs, they’ve already lost their cars, their kids, their best friends, their family members.
Woman Fatally Shot Inside US Capitol Identified as Air Force Veteran Ashli Babbit: Reports: Epoch Times
The woman who died after being shot inside the Capitol building amid acts of violence that occurred during a demonstration over concerns about the way the 2020 election has been handled, has been identified, according to multiple reports. Family members have identified the woman shot and killed on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6 as Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force vet from California and Trump supporter. Video footage captured the moment she was struck in the chest and fell to the floor. …It is not yet clear who was behind the shooting, however, law enforcement sources told the New York Post that she was shot by Capitol Police.
Protesters Flood Statehouses in 17 States: Epoch Times
Supporters of President Donald Trump flocked to the capitals of more than a dozen states on Jan. 6 as a group of protesters in Washington broke into the U.S. Capitol. Small and mostly peaceful protests challenging the legitimacy of the 2020 election took place outside the statehouses in Arizona, California, Mississipi, Tennessee, Minnesota, Georgia, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Washington, Ohio, Oregon, Kansas, Hawaii, Wisconsin, and South Carolina. Signs saying “Stop the steal” and “Four more years” were common throughout amid the president’s ongoing dispute of the election results in seven states. Only a few arrests were reported and scuffles broke out in states like Ohio and California.
Pelosi: House Will Proceed With Electoral Certification After It’s Cleared by Police: Epoch Times
“In consultation with Leader Hoyer and Whip Clyburn and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use,” Pelosi said in a statement on Wednesday night, referring to Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.).
She added that “we always knew this responsibility would take us into the night,” adding that members of Congress and staff “should remain on the Capitol complex until they are notified by the United States Capitol Police.”
Electoral College Vote Count and Debate Halted After Protesters Breach Capitol Building: Epoch Times
The breach interrupted concurrent debates in the House and Senate over an objection to the counting of a slate of presidential electors from Arizona for former Vice President Joe Biden. Protesters, some of whom were dressed in Trump apparel, entered the building through a broken window, one video posted on social media shows. The building may have been breached in more than one location. Other videos showed protesters carrying American and Trump flags walking through the hall connecting the two chambers of the Capitol. A photograph showed one protester in the presiding officer’s chair in the Senate chamber. …The president said that the election was “fraudulent,” but cautioned supporters to not “play into the hands of these people … we have to have peace.”