Brethren, on what do you set your sights daily? Is your aim success as the world defines it? Is it leisure? Perhaps it is more simple, more stoic, to “live and let live” as they say.

Forget not, we are but sojourners here; our citizenship is in heaven (Phil. 3:20). And so should be our focus.

Jesus exhorted that where our treasure is, so would our hearts be (Mt. 6:21). So Paul exhorts that we look not at those things visible and temporal, but we see beyond to those things which are invisible and eternal, we look to “the things which are not seen” (2 Cor. 4:18).

Do not let that which is around you distract you from the goal. Run the race “in such a way that you may win” (1 Cor. 9:24). We have not been left without guidance to wander aimless in this world. We have God’s word, we know what lies ahead, and we know how to get there. So, “as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul” (1 Pet. 2:11). Discipline yourself so that you will not be “disqualified” (1 Cor. 9:27). Present yourself as a living and holy sacrifice to the one true God, and be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Rom. 12:1-2).

Never weary of doing the Lord’s work (1 Cor. 15:58). Then in the end, we shall receive an imperishable wreath (1 Cor. 9:25), an “unfading crown of glory” (1 Pet. 5:4), and be blessed to hear the words from our Lord, “well done, good and faithful servant” (Mt. 25:21).

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, January 29

"The things which are not seen." 2 Corinthians 4:18

In our Christian pilgrimage it is well, for the most part, to be looking forward. Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal. Whether it be for hope, for joy, for consolation, or for the inspiring of our love, the future must, after all, be the grand object of the eye of faith. Looking into the future we see sin cast out, the body of sin and death destroyed, the soul made perfect, and fit to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light. Looking further yet, the believer's enlightened eye can see death's river passed, the gloomy stream forded, and the hills of light attained on which standeth the celestial city; he seeth himself enter within the pearly gates, hailed as more than conqueror, crowned by the hand of Christ, embraced in the arms of Jesus, glorified with Him, and made to sit together with Him on His throne, even as He has overcome and has sat down with the Father on His throne. The thought of this future may well relieve the darkness of the past and the gloom of the present. The joys of heaven will surely compensate for the sorrows of earth. Hush, hush, my doubts! death is but a narrow stream, and thou shalt soon have forded it. Time, how short- eternity, how long! Death, how brief- immortality, how endless! Methinks I even now eat of Eshcol's clusters, and sip of the well which is within the gate. The road is so, so short! I shall soon be there.

"When the world my heart is rending
With its heaviest storm of care,
My glad thoughts to heaven ascending,
Find a refuge from despair.
Faith's bright vision shall sustain me
Till life's pilgrimage is past;
Fears may vex and troubles pain me,
I shall reach my home at last."

#ICE deports five-year-old US citizen to #Honduras despite being told she was born in America
A 5-year-old US citizen was deported to Honduras with her mother, despite her citizenship, sparking outrage over ICE practices and due process violations. https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/ice-deportation-honduras-us-citizen-1646932

Exactly … You just don’t come to a protest with a loaded gun and two loaded magazines and not be expected to face the consequences of your bad choice. I hate that Pretti is gone, but it was his choice and he orchestrated his own death. He and the illegals are the only ones that the Democrats have got to vote for them. He was a paid agitator or at least belong to the group of agitator that tracks ICE .. I hate he lost his life but.... fafo

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Breaking: Armed Anti-ICE Activist Alex Pretti Exposed as Part of Signal Conspiracy to Harass Federal Agents – Trump’s Crackdown on Chaos Proven Right
By Jonathan Gregory
Minneapolis, MN - January 26, 2026
In a stunning revelation that underscores the dangers faced by federal law enforcement under President Donald Trump's renewed immigration enforcement, Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by ICE agents after putting hands on them, has been confirmed as a member of the Kingfield Signal ICE watch group. This highly organized network of anti-ICE activists tracks agents around the clock, follows them, confronts them, and sometimes arrives armed to impede operations aimed at deporting illegal alien criminals. Jeanne Massey, who coordinates rapid response for these networks, confirmed Pretti's involvement, revealing he was actively targeting ICE while carrying a loaded gun and extra magazines. President Trump has long warned about the radical left's efforts to sabotage border security, and this incident highlights why his "common sense" policies to partner with local authorities and end sanctuary cities are essential to protecting American communities from such politically motivated disruptions.
Further details from the anti-ICE rapid response Signal group paint an even grimmer picture, with user “Tom O’Hoch” stating, “We suspect an ‘observer’ was shot,” referring to ICE chasers like Pretti who are dedicated to hunting down, harassing, antagonizing, or even assaulting federal agents. These "observers" represent a coordinated conspiracy that endangers law enforcement and undermines Trump's mandate to restore order after years of open-border policies under previous administrations. Why on Earth do these radical leftists want to shield illegal alien criminals and incite chaos in their cities? It's pure political posturing to blame Trump, even as states like Texas and Florida quietly detain and deport threats every week without the riots sparked by leaders like Minnesota's Tim Walz and Jacob Frey. All the blood from these confrontations lies on the hands of those who hate this country and refuse to work with the feds.

President Trump's call for Democrat governors and mayors to turn over criminal aliens, transfer arrests to federal custody, assist in detentions, and fully partner on removals is more urgent than ever in light of this exposure. He also urges Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary cities, which harbor dangers and enable groups like Pretti's to operate unchecked. As nationwide protests erupt over the shooting, Trump's supporters see this as validation of his tough stance; without strong enforcement, radical agitators will continue to escalate, putting agents and citizens at risk. The President remains committed to making America safe again, proving that cooperating with ICE isn't just policy, it's patriotism.

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Psalm 55 David composes this Psalm upon escaping Jerusalem in the face of the slanderers. A past friend betrayed him and breached their covenant .- Talk about the signs of our times this Psalm describes what we are seeing in unlawful protests with people intent on harming other Americans caring out a mandate directed by our laws and our Constitution.
“I am panic -stricken as I make my complaint. I shudder at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress.”
“For I see violence and fighting in the city. Day and night they go about its walls, within are malice and mischief. Ruin is rife within it, oppression and fraud never leave its streets”
“Unload your burden on Adonai,
And He will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be removed.”
“Those men, so bloodthirsty and treacherous will not live out half their days.”
“For my part, Adonai, I put my trust in You.”
We know the US has enemies and yet something is a miss when fellow citizens rage against truth. There is more at work than just being upset about arrests. My prayer, for one, is the roots will be exposed. Truth cannot be done away with. In the end Truth will win. Only G-d can change the hearts of others. The best we can do is pray for them and claim the truth will bring the consequences needed to set the haters free.

A Green Beret's assessment of Minneapolis

**NOTE** When I tried to verify this by searching for @Schealm5132 on X, I got a 'No Results' error message. I'll continue trying to track down the source for this quoted material. That said, it sounds like a valid assessment of what we're hearing out of Minneapolis.

From a social media post - "This was posted by @Schealm5132 on X he is a retired Green Beret. It explains so much:"

"As a former Special Forces Warrant Officer with multiple rotations running counterinsurgency ops—both hunting insurgents and trying to separate them from sympathetic populations—I’ve seen organized resistance up close. From Anbar to Helmand, the pattern is familiar: spotters, cutouts, dead drops (or modern equivalents), disciplined comms, role specialization, and a willingness to absorb casualties while bleeding the stronger force slowly.

What’s unfolding in Minneapolis right now isn’t “protest.” It’s low-level insurgency infrastructure, built by people who’ve clearly studied the playbook.
Signal groups at 1,000-member cap per zone. Dedicated roles: mobile chasers, plate checkers logging vehicle data into shared databases, 24/7 dispatch nodes vectoring assets, SALUTE-style reporting (Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment) on suspected federal vehicles. Daily chat rotations and timed deletions to frustrate forensic recovery. Vetting processes for new joiners. Mutual aid from sympathetic locals (teachers providing cover, possible PD tip-offs on license plate lookups). Home-base coordination points. Rapid escalation from observation to physical obstruction—or worse.

This isn’t spontaneous outrage. This is C2 (command and control) with redundancy, OPSEC hygiene, and task organization that would make a SF team sergeant nod in recognition. Replace “ICE agents” with “occupying coalition forces” and the structure maps almost 1:1 to early-stage urban cells we hunted in the mid-2000s.

The most sobering part? It’s domestic. Funded, trained (somewhere), and directed by people who live in the same country they’re trying to paralyze law enforcement in. When your own citizens build and operate this level of parallel intelligence and rapid-response network against federal officers—complete with doxxing, vehicle pursuits, and harassment that’s already turned lethal—you’re no longer dealing with civil disobedience. You’re facing a distributed resistance that’s learned the lessons of successful insurgencies: stay below the kinetic threshold most of the time, force over-reaction when possible, maintain popular support through narrative, and never present a single center of gravity.
I spent years training partner forces to dismantle exactly this kind of apparatus. Now pieces of it are standing up in American cities, enabled by elements of local government and civil society. That should keep every thinking American awake at night.

Not because I want escalation. But because history shows these things don’t de-escalate on their own once the infrastructure exists and the cadre believe they’re winning the information war.

We either recognize what we’re actually looking at—or we pretend it’s still just “activism” until the structures harden and spread.

Your call, America. But from where I sit, this isn’t January 2026 politics anymore.
It’s phase one of something we’ve spent decades trying to keep off our own soil."

#NPR Claims #DonaldTrump's #ICE Is Detaining American #Citizens: Turns Out Its Record Blows #Obama's ICE Out of the Water https://www.westernjournal.com/npr-claims-trumps-ice-detaining-american-citizens-turns-record-blows-obamas-ice-water/

‘Manchurian Generation’ #Ballot Flood: More than 1 Million #Chinese With U.S. #Citizenship Could Vote in 2030 #Elections #2030Election - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/17/manchurian-generation-ballot-flood-more-than-1-million-chinese-with-u-s-citizenship-could-vote-in-2030-elections/

Senators Want To Ban #Chinese Students From #Government Labs - #Laboratory - Underpinning the #espionage concern is the fact that #Beijing has passed laws to require all #China citizens to assist in the state’s #intelligence efforts https://www.infowars.com/posts/senators-want-to-ban-chinese-students-from-government-labs

A well known Christian leader has asked people of Faith to pray for our nation today, all together at 12 noon, in whatever time is 12 noon wherever you are, as reported on Fox News. Psalm 35 is a good way to pray for our countries leader’s. In our own words we can say, complain - we know every human being has been given a free will to decide to do or not to do, but we know the Eternal Almighty has put in checks and balances as His Holy Spirit is at work.

In ancient Israel G-d told the people to assign sheriffs and law protectors- a police force as they began to reside in the promised Land. Many nations have followed that Biblical example including the US. That tell’s us people who cannot control that free will they have been given to always choose the good, the lawfulness of NOT doing to another what you would HATE being done to yourself. Plus the Laws put in place that protect everyone from violations of a nation’s sovereignty, with protections for citizens from every crime under the Sun. Israel had to fight many enemies within and without.

What we are seeing in the US is a common human plight; there is always someone who will disagree with what is being done to uphold the Law and in the process fight against those who’s main purpose is to protect them. It makes no sense and we don’t understand it. How do we pray for G-d’s will to be done on earth over the will of the lawless?

G-d wants us to pray! Why? Is it lifting up our hearts in a way we honor and praise Him for the righteousness He has decreed in His Word to be the reigning principals on earth? It becomes important we follow our prayers with appropriate actions. We see a majority of our leaders doing that - action is in place.
It’s necessary to pray for the anointed “good guys” success while not neglecting prayers for their haters, our heaters, deceived hearts to be changed. Will we see that happen? We just don’t know, but we continue to pray anyway.

Truth cannot be done away with or ignored. Psalm 52 where King David lamented his suffering at the hands of an evil person can be very encouraging.

In Ps. 75 we are reminded concerning our Beloved G-d and Redeemer “You (G-d) are Illumination, mightier than the mountains of prey.” So please G-d get illuminating, your fighters believe You do not see or hear them so they think there will be no retribution. You will not save us as they believe they are successful, and there will be no accountability.
We need to do what ever is necessary in prayer and in action to tear down the strongholds of the evil Deceiver in the hearts of people and in our nation, so we can see Numbers 10:35 fulfilled:
“Arise Adonai! May your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate You flee before You!” (From The Complete Jewish study Bible - Isights for Jews and Christians.)
All Psalm versus come from “Tehillim - (meaning, prayers - book) , by O.Yosef Yitzchak with English translation of the Hebrew.

US Embassy Says Armed #Venezuela #Socialists Hunting Down Americans - 'There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as #colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship,' US embassies tell American citizens. https://www.infowars.com/posts/warning-us-embassy-says-armed-venezuelan-socialists-hunting-down-americans

The Week to Start the #Revolution - In a single week in January 2026, new managers of #publichealth in the #DonaldTrump administration – backed by a vigorous citizens’ movement of .... https://brownstone.org/articles/the-week-to-start-the-revolution/

Petitions, Protests, and Power Bills: Spartanburg Faces #DataCenter Debacle. As #SouthCarolina continues to be flooded with data center proposals, Spartanburg County citizens have decided to push back. https://palmettostatewatchfoundation.com/2026/01/06/petitions-protests-and-power-bills-spartanburg-faces-data-center-debacle/

And now you know why Democrats love violent criminals and the mentally ill - they can get them to do the dirty work - cannon fodder ...

"A man with a lengthy criminal record was arrested Monday after allegedly throwing multiple Molotov cocktails at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Los Angeles. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the 54-year-old suspect arrived at the Los Angeles Federal Building with several incendiary devices."

https://conservativebrief.com/ice-threw-97158/

Good.
France will take anybody apparently.

https://thepostmillennial.com/george-clooney-ditches-us-gains-french-citizenship-for-family

Corrupted U.S. Intel as Shown in VIDEOS
https://slantedright2.blogspot.com/2025/12/corrupted-us-intel-as-shown-in-videos.html

SUMMARY: A nation’s Intelligence Agencies – ESPECIALLY the Constitutional Republic of the USA – should protect the National Interests of the Citizens of their nation. In the USA the Alphabet Intels have been more concerned with the political interests of the American Left and Globalists for decades. Increasingly, this has led to the shredding of the Founders’ Original Intent of the U.S. Constitution. …Probable Solution: Patriot victory in a Civil War… TAKE A LOOK AT U.S. INTEL CORRUPTION VIDEOS!
#CorruptCIA #HumanExperimentation #DeepState

If you are not an illegal, and are mistakenly detained by ICE, I am confident that they will release you once they find out that you are a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
https://www.wnd.com/2025/07/senator-offers-simple-solution-u-s-citizens-caught/?utm_source=izooto&utm_medium=push_notifications&utm_campaign=Senator_offers_simple_solution

I'm not surprised...

https://thepostmillennial.com/dhs-says-theres-no-evidence-ilhan-omars-son-was-pulled-over-and-asked-to-provide-proof-of-citizenship

Videos with article: Need We Say Anymore? #RonDeSantis Endorsed By The Bushes #GeorgeBushSr #GoergeBushJr & #GeorgeSoros - #KochBrothers - STILL IN THE BOOKS! #Florida Senate Bill 2006, put into law by the state legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis on May 3, 2021, allows government officials to forcibly (THAT IS #FASCISM, #COMMUNISM, totalitarianism & #Tyranny) #vaccinate citizens. https://sonsoflibertymedia.com/need-we-say-anymore-ron-desantis-endorsed-by-the-bushes-george-soros/