Don't compete against females

 It is evil for males to compete against females ever in athletics! It is just too unfair, it virtually forces women into nonexistence! This is not just a matter of not competing against females in female sports! If you are a male, then your competing against females is evil!

Cain & Abel Cursed From the Ground

 

Cain & Abel

Cursed From the Ground

God said, “Now you are cursed from the very ground which received your brother’s blood by your hands. From this day forth, you will work the ground, but it will not yield food. You shall roam the earth, a fugitive and a wanderer.” —iBIBLE Chapter 3   Scripture reference: Genesis 4:11–12   In the garden, when God confronted Adam for eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, God issued forth a punishment: the ground itself would be cursed. It would produce thorns and thistles and cause work to forever be difficult for him and all who were to come after.   In murdering his brother, Cain had spilled his brother’s blood on the ground. That very blood cried out to the Lord, testifying to the evil that had been done. Now was the time for God to confront Cain’s sin directly. God gives Cain his first punishment, saying: “Now you are cursed from the very ground which received your brother’s blood by your hands.” Instead of creation being cursed, like in Adam’s case, Cain himself is cursed from the ground.

Instead of the environment being cursed, like in Adam’s case, Cain himself is cursed from the ground.

God explains, “From this day forth, you will work the ground, but it will not yield food.” He will work and toil and the earth, having been forced to experience his brother’s shed blood, will not produce food for him. As someone who worked the ground, Cain should have been tending it with water and fertilizer and helping the plants grow, but now—despite his best efforts to grow things—it will be futile. He is cut off from the land, the key to his own vocation as a farmer.   The second punishment that Cain receives is that he will “roam the earth, a fugitive and a wanderer.” This displacement is also reminiscent of Adam and Eve being barred from entering back into the garden after their sin. But this time, there is no place for Cain to rest—no place where he will feel like he is home. His actions will follow him wherever he goes, and that guilt will be with him for the rest of his life as he wanders the earth.

Our Response “At least I haven’t killed anyone,” is a common response that people give when asked the question: “Are you a good person?” And it’s certainly true that murdering another is evil, as evidenced by Cain’s story, and as stated in the Ten Commandments. Cain had taken away the gift of life given to his brother Abel, and God’s attitude toward murder has not changed.   True, we may not have murdered anyone, but Jesus helps us look at the true state of our hearts when He says,

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.” —Matthew 5:21–22 [ESV]   We are called to not only refrain from our evil inclinations that actually hurt our neighbor, but we are to refrain from the evil inclinations of our heart in harboring resentment or anger toward them. If we are to measure ourselves against this law, we would all be guilty of it to some degree at some point in our lives.   The Good News is that Jesus Christ came into the world to save His people. He came to save us from our anger, from our wrath, from our inclination to vengeance and revenge. And He died to secure a place in Heaven for us, knowing that we would fall short of His perfect standard.

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” —Ephesians 1:7   So, when you find the anger bubbling in your chest, or bitterness toward your neighbor growing by the day, look to Christ. Repent and find forgiveness in Him. Trust in His complete work on the cross, knowing that God can forgive any sin, and brings healing to all suffering.

A Prayer for This Week Dear Heavenly Father, we admit that we sometimes play the comparison game, looking at our brothers and sisters in Christ and believing that we are somehow better. But, Lord, you’ve given us your Word which says: “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Yet you do not leave us in our sin forever, You readily forgive and renew us. Thank You for Your grace which you so mercifully give to all of us. Help us to walk in Your ways and love those around us well. In Jesus’s name, we pray. Amen.

ORDER YOUR iBIBLE STORYBOOK TODAY

Help your kids and grandkids engage with God's Word with the all-new iBIBLE Storybook

The world's first visual and interactive Bible is now in storybook form! The iBIBLE Storybook series reveals the one Divine narrative of Scripture in a beautifully illustrated, 96-page, 10" square, hardcover storybook. Featuring illustrations from the first three chapters of iBIBLE, the iBIBLE Storybook series is sure to help

readers of all ages engage with God's Word. Make a contribution to RevelationMedia and we will send you an iBIBLE Storybook as a token of our gratitude.

Hi Timor, I appreciate you so much! You are giving babies like Shana’s a chance.

 

Hi Timor, I appreciate you so much! You are giving babies like Shana’s a chance. When I heard her story, I knew I had to share it with you. It’s just one example of how God is using your compassion and love for life to rescue mothers and their babies from the pain of abortion through our Option Ultrasound program. Option Ultrasound is a donor-funded program that equips pregnancy medical centers with ultrasound machines and nurses’ sonography training to introduce mothers considering abortion to the child growing in their womb. Shana was pregnant and set on getting an abortion when she walked by a pregnancy medical center equipped with an ultrasound machine made possible by friends like you. She glanced at the sign offering free ultrasounds. One of the workers happened to be outside and saw Shana’s glance. She raced to catch up with the young woman. “Do you need a pregnancy test?” she asked. “No, I just need information on an abortion,” Shana replied. The expectant mom agreed to a free ultrasound and stepped into the pregnancy medical center — and that’s where she met her child. Shana saw an active, fully formed baby bouncing around and rubbing its face with its hands on the screen. Shana couldn’t believe what she was seeing. She said, “Oh my, it’s a baby!” Right then, Shana changed her mind. Instead of abortion, she decided to make an adoption plan. The pregnancy medical center helped her make arrangements. For many women like Shana, one look at the precious life growing inside of them is all it takes to soften their hearts and choose life. According to our research, more than 54% of abortion-minded women who receive counseling and an ultrasound choose life.  With the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion now becomes a state matter, and the opportunity for mothers considering abortion to see the life growing inside of them is more critical than ever. Shana’s baby had a chance to live because of friends like you. You not only saved the baby’s life, but you also saved Shana from making a mistake that would haunt her for the rest of her life. Timor, thank you again for saving the baby and mom through your compassionate support. Jim Daly President, Focus on the Family *Name in the story changed to protect identity.

Focus on the Family 8605 Explorer Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920 1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459)

Dear MoveOn member,

 Dear MoveOn member, 

Last week, the far-right Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and in response to that, it is easy to fall into despair. But we want to tell you that there is still hope, and there are actions we can all take right now to help fight back.

MoveOn has been preparing for this for months, and we have built out a midterm election program that is laser-focused on the states and races that will have the biggest impact on alleviating the suffering which the loss of Roe has caused.

Today, we're asking you to donate $3 directly to the gubernatorial campaigns for Stacey Abrams in Georgia, Katie Hobbs in Arizona, Beto O'Rourke in Texas, and Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan. Please click here to chip in now. 100% of your donation will go directly to their campaigns.

Why these races?

All four of these states had trigger bans on the books, and in the three that currently have Republican governors (Arizona, Georgia, and Texas), abortion is now banned.

In Michigan, the only reason that abortion remains legal is because Governor Whitmer is personally leading the charge to fight against the law and stop it from being implemented.

And that is why we need to re-elect Gov. Whitmer and flip Arizona, Georgia, and Texas blue—so that the most powerful elected officials can use their power to stop these bans and ensure that reproductive rights in their states are protected.

Will you split a $3 donation between their campaigns today? 100% of your donation will go directly to their campaigns.

Stacey Abrams, Beto O'Rourke, and Katie Hobbs have all joined Governor Whitmer in committing to repealing the bans in their states and defending reproductive rights. If they lose, the consequences will be dire.

The Trump-endorsed GOP candidate for governor in Arizona has vowed to pass new laws in the state that would make abortion illegal even in the cases of rape, incest, or when continuing the pregnancy would cause the death of the pregnant person.¹

In the moments after last Friday's decision, Georgia GOP candidate and current Governor Brian Kemp directed his office to work to immediately implement a previously blocked law banning all abortions in Georgia after six weeks, long before most people know they're pregnant.²

The current leader in the GOP primary in Michigan not only says she agrees with the state's trigger ban, but she has also spread baseless, dangerous conspiracy theories about Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health care providers.³

And in Texas, Greg Abbott cheered on the decision, celebrating the total ban on abortion beginning at conception, with no exception for rape or incest, which will go into effect across the state in the coming days.⁴

Without the protection of Roe at the federal level, it is absolutely essential that states have strong leaders who will fight to protect the right to bodily autonomy for the people of their states. This is one of the most concrete ways that we can fight back against the radical, pro-forced-birth agenda of the GOP.

Tiumothy, will you join us and chip in $3 right now to help elect Beto O'Rourke, Stacey Abrams, Katie Hobbs, and Gretchen Whitmer? 100% of your donation will go straight to their campaigns.

Thanks for all you do.

–Mana, Emma, Nakia, Rahna, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "How Far Will The Arizona GOP Candidates for Governor Go to Attack Reproductive Freedoms?" Democratic Governors Association, May 16, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164007?t=5&akid=326714%2E38938583%2EtXX8p0

2. Tweet by Stacey Abrams, June 26, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164008?t=7&akid=326714%2E38938583%2EtXX8p0

3. "Tudor Dixon Used the First Debate of the Republican Gubernatorial Primary to Praise Michigan's Dangerous 1931 Abortion Ban As A ‘Good Law,'" MI Dems, May 17, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164009?t=9&akid=326714%2E38938583%2EtXX8p0

4. "Here's how Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke will use abortion ruling in the Texas governor's race," Houston Chronicle, June 24, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/164010?t=11&akid=326714%2E38938583%2EtXX8p0

Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.  Pol. Adv. paid for with regulated funds by MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, PO Box 96142, Washington, DC, 20090.

Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump's preparations for being able to steal the presidency in 2024 are well underway and include working to replace top election officials in battleground states with his own loyalists. Which is why MoveOn is doing something we've never done in our 23-year history: We're launching a powerful, multimillion-dollar effort to defeat Trump-backed secretaries of state across the country and elect individuals who will count every vote and ensure fair elections.

Will you chip in to power our campaign to defeat Trump and protect our elections in 2022?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.

---

PAID FOR BY MOVEON . ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

This email was sent to Tiumothy on June 28, 2022. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. MoveOn's privacy policy was recently updated. To read our new privacy policy, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.

Dear Biden,

 Dear Biden,

So I just so happened to be seen picking up a doll. I accidentally dropped it in a store. So, I happened to be walking through the girls' toy aisle. I was just trying to go to the restroom, and that was a great short cut. So, I just happened to try on perfume. I was curious to know what it smelled like. What of that?

Is this why my life was forcibly changed? Is this why I was forced to become a girl? Is that why I was forced to take that poison you call puberty blockers? Is that why my body was chopped up!

You monster!

sincerely,

One who can not be innocent any longer

Numbers 16:1–18:32

 Numbers 16:1–18:32

The New International Version

Korah, Dathan and Abiram

16 Korahe son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiramf, sons of Eliab,g and On son of Peleth—became insolenta 2 and rose up against Moses.h With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.i 3 They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaronj and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,k every one of them, and the Lord is with them.l Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”m

4 When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.n 5 Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,o and he will have that person come near him.p The man he choosesq he will cause to come near him. 6 You, Korah, and all your followersr are to do this: Take censerss 7 and tomorrow put burning coalst and incenseu in them before the Lord. The man the Lord choosesv will be the one who is holy.w You Levites have gone too far!”

8 Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! 9 Isn’t it enoughx for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?y 10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.z 11 It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumblea against him?b”

12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram,c the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!d 13 Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honeye to kill us in the wilderness?f And now you also want to lord it over us!g 14 Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honeyh or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards.i Do you want to treat these men like slavesb?j No, we will not come!k”

15 Then Moses became very angryl and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkeym from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”

16 Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.n 17 Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it—250 censers in all—and present it before the Lord. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.o” 18 So each of them took his censer,p put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to themq at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lordr appeared to the entire assembly. 20 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselvess from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.”t

22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedownu and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things,v will you be angry with the entire assemblyw when only one man sins?”x

23 Then the Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’ ”

25 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israely followed him. 26 He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!z Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept awaya because of all their sins.b” 27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.c Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, childrend and little ones at the entrances to their tents.e

28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will knowf that the Lord has sent meg to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.h 30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouthi and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,j then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.k”

31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apartl 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed themm and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. 33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead,n with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. 34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”

35 And fire came out from the Lordo and consumedp the 250 men who were offering the incense.

36 The Lord said to Moses, 37 “Tell Eleazarq son of Aaron, the priest, to remove the censersr from the charred remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy—38 the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives.s Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar,t for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a signu to the Israelites.”

39 So Eleazar the priestv collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death,w and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, 40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incensex before the Lord,y or he would become like Korah and his followers.z

41 The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.

42 But when the assembly gathered in oppositiona to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lordb appeared. 43 Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting, 44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from this assembly so I can put an endc to them at once.” And they fell facedown.

46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censerd and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assemblye to make atonementf for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;g the plagueh has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,i but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.j 49 But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.k 50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, for the plague had stopped.c

The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

17 a The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffsl from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes.m Write the name of each man on his staff. 3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name,n for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. 4 Place them in the tent of meetingo in front of the ark of the covenant law,p where I meet with you.q 5 The staff belonging to the man I chooser will sprout,s and I will rid myself of this constant grumblingt against you by the Israelites.”

6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them. 7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.u

8 The next day Moses entered the tentv and saw that Aaron’s staff,w which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.x 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffsy from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.

10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staffz in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious.a This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.

12 The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!b 13 Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die.c Are we all going to die?”

Duties of Priests and Levites

18 The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary,d and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood. 2 Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons ministere before the tent of the covenant law. 3 They are to be responsible to youf and are to perform all the duties of the tent,g but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.h 4 They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.i

5 “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,j so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again. 6 I myself have selected your fellow Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you,k dedicated to the Lord to do the work at the tent of meeting.l 7 But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain.m I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift.n Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.o”

Offerings for Priests and Levites

8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “I myself have put you in charge of the offerings presented to me; all the holy offerings the Israelites give me I give to you and your sons as your portion,p your perpetual share.q 9 You are to have the part of the most holy offeringsr that is kept from the fire. From all the gifts they bring me as most holy offerings, whether grains or sina t or guilt offerings,u that part belongs to you …