You Are His Concern

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Exodus 4:19-20 (KJV)19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. Isn’t God gracious? We have a Lord who knows our hearts, knows our thoughts, and knows our fears. When Moses had left Egypt forty years before there were those who sought his life. He was probably featured at the top of the Egyptian …

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Lo, in the midst of the throne … stood a Lamb as it had been slain.” Revelation 5:6

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Why should our exalted Lord appear in his wounds in glory? The wounds of Jesus are his glories, his jewels, his sacred ornaments. To the eye of the believer, Jesus is passing fair because he is “white and ruddy:” white with innocence, and ruddy with his own blood. We see him as the lily of matchless purity, and as the rose crimsoned with his own gore. Christ is lovely upon Olivet and Tabor, and by the sea, but oh! there never was such a matchless Christ as he that did hang upon the cross. There we beheld all his beauties in …

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A bruised reed he will not break

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I love how Isaiah 42 shows God’s heart for the broken. Even in the midst of delivering hard news for his people, pumping through this chapter is a beautiful reaffirmation of the deep, deep love of God. Christ (who wouldn’t come until about 700 years later), is described so gently:“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not stuff out.” And look at what’s happening, even as old resources and surroundings become unfamiliar and hostile:“I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and …

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Egyptian President to Host Regional Leaders for ‘Emergency Summit’ on Sudan, Libya

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday will host regional leaders for an “emergency summit” to discuss ongoing upheavals in North Africa. A statement released by Sisi’s office noted that those gathered would focus on “the evolution of the situation in Sudan,” where months-long protests demanding an end to military rule continue even after longtime […]

Trump Administration Seeks New Comprehensive Agreement With Iran

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The US Special Representative for Iran revealed that Washington is seeking a new comprehensive deal with the mullahs that addresses the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, regional expansionism and detention of foreign nationals. In an interview with the Saudi-run Al Arabiya television channel, Brian Hook stressed that the White House is “ready to […]

PLO Central Council to Convene Next Month to Discuss Revoking Recognition of Israel

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The Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization—the dominant body in the Palestinian Authority that considers itself the lone voice of the Palestinian people—will convene next month to discuss the possibility of nullifying the 1993 Oslo Accords by withdrawing recognition of Israel’s right to exist. Such an eventuality would also likely lead to an end […]

Zarif, Lavrov Discuss Syria, JCPOA by Phone

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed a range of issues, including peace efforts in Syria and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov before leaving Tehran for New York for a meeting on international peace. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Zarif and […]

The Arab League (again) Agrees to Rescue the Palestinian Economy

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Monthly safety net agreed to again but there’s still no guarantees [Ramallah] The Arab League has again reaffirmed its commitment to providing a financial safety net to the cash-starved Palestinian Authority. At an emergency meeting of its member states in Cairo on Sunday, the umbrella organization of Islamic nations agreed to allocate $100 million U.S. […]

Iran, Pakistan Reaffirm Resolve to Boost Ties

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and Pakistan issued a joint statement after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s landmark visit to Tehran, highlighting the two side’s determination to enhance political and economic relations. – Politics news – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the visiting prime minister of Pakistan issued the joint statement on Monday, stressing that the […]

‘A whole new phase of confrontation’: New Revolutionary Guards head shows Iran readying for conflict

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Published time: 22 Apr, 2019 18:59 Edited time: 23 Apr, 2019 07:00 Tehran’s appointment of a hardline new commander of its Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) could signal that Iran is preparing for conflict with the US, former Pentagon analyst Michael Maloof has told RT. Brigadier General Hossein Salami, 58, will replace Mohammad Ali Jafari as […]

US severs Iran’s oil export lifeline. A hawkish new Revolutionary Guards chief prepares payback

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The US placed its Middle East forces on high alert on Monday, April 22, before announcing the cancellation of waivers that allowed 8 countries to buy embargoed Iranian oil. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an unprecedentedly tough statement. “We are going to zero across the board. We’ll continue to enforce sanctions and […]

North Korea’s Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win

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By ERIC TALMADGEApril 23, 2019 TOKYO (AP) — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and a strong desire to notch a win after the failure of his second summit with President Donald Trump. But it’s not […]

IRAN SHRUGS OFF US OIL THREATS: ‘WE WILL SURPASS A MILLION BARRELS A DAY’

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Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission head Heshmatullah Falahatpisha says Iran will get around the US pressure. BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN  APRIL 23, 2019 10:48 1 minute read.     b Malta-flagged Iranian crude oil supertanker “Delvar” is seen anchored off Singapore March 1, 2012. Western trade sanctions against Iran are strangling its oil exports even […]

NASRALLAH: ISRAELI HOME-FRONT NOT PREPARED FOR WAR

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“I personally eliminate any possibility for a Zionist war on Lebanon.” BY ANNA AHRONHEIM  APRIL 23, 2019 10:42 2 minute read.     b Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah display Hezbollah flags during a rally marking the 11th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel, in the southern village of Khiam, […]