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Gallup Poll posed this question: How much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media - such as newspapers, TV, and radio - when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly – 1) a great deal (31%), a fair amount (33%), not very much or none at all (36%)? (https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/media-trust-journalists-news-america-gallup-poll-election-2024)

“Throne room worship” is defined as “joining the heavenly chorus in the throne room in praise, worship, and adoration before our King.”

LaWanda – ♪♪ Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there’s just something about that name.  Master, Savior, Jesus, like the fragrance after the rain.  Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, let all heaven and earth proclaim, kings and kingdoms will all pass away but there’s something about that name. ♪♪

I, along with millions of others, have discovered that we experience a personal revival as we learn how to easily commune with God in our daily devotions. It is a restoration to the Garden of Eden experience as we walk and talk with Jesus in the cool of the day.

I LOVE first-hand accounts, where I hear people share in their own words the truth they feel in their hearts. To me, this is 1000% better than having someone tell me what the person said, as by that time it is so often distorted. I also love living in faith, hope, and love (1 Cor. 13:13), as that is God's plan, and leadership is automatically transferred to those who remain optimistic. So come on church, let's be the most excited people on the planet so we can lead!

Are you familiar with the Lord’s Prayer? This is the most commonly known of scripture passages. Do you think of it as collective or individual? Consider that it uses the terms ‘Our’ and ‘us’ rather than ‘my’ in reference to Father in heaven, daily bread, forgiveness of sins, temptation, and deliverance from evil. So it implies connectedness, community, and relationship. Have you ever recited it by yourself? Did you keep the same wording or adjust it for individuality? If you use the standard text even when alone then you are implying these connections even if others are not present.

Are you aware of the spiritual climate you experience? Do you discern places that are full of light and divine presence? Do you also discern places that are full of darkness and oppressive energy? Do you seek the first and avoid the latter? Be careful that you don’t enter into unrighteous judgment about the places you do not favor, and realize that I may call you to go to places you would not choose. If you are led by the Spirit, you will always be in the right place at the right time. Are you also aware that your presence affects the spiritual climate?

Are you aware of how much emphasis the Bible places on being kind to the least of these? How well do you carry this out? Do you trust your own judgment on something so important? Fortunately there is an easy, reliable, objective, and readily available way to make this evaluation. There can be no question that children are among the least of these. The way you treat them says a lot about you, and they provide unsolicited feedback for you if you are paying attention. They know and respond to things at an intuitive level. If children aren’t attracted to you should ask yourself why.

If you are generous you will share what you have. This isn’t limited to money. People share food as well, and give rides to those in need when they have empty seats. There is no limit to the resources that can be shared, and a good mood is one of these. Have you noticed that a good mood is contagious? Have you noticed the same thing about a bad mood? These are contagious as well, and this could be considered sharing, although it could hardly be considered generous. Do you have an abundance of joy or misery? It will overflow one way or another. What are you sharing? 

Do you do good works because you will receive a reward in heaven? Skeptics consider this to be an ulterior motive and claim that their good works are superior because they have no expectation of a reward. Is there an immediate reward of satisfaction for having done the right thing? This would apply to believer and unbeliever alike, here and now. At mature levels belief should move you to comprehend the world around you, and your place in it.