The Washington Post is reporting that the CIA has briefed Congress that the Russians tried to influence the presidential election in favor of president-elect Donald Trump, trying once again to sell the narrative that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton repeated throughout the campaign. It was the Russians, the CIA is saying, who may have hacked the Clinton and Democratic Party emails that exposed Clinton’s unethical, if not possibly illegal, acts.

Still no evidence, however. The point here is not who hacked the emails and turned them over to WikiLeaks, it’s who wrote the emails and what was in them that brought to light an entire Clinton governmental organized crime scheme. But there is more to it than that.

If Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party were so “qualified” to lead the nation, then one would have to assume that they were also adept at keeping sensitive information secure. But Clinton and her minions were loose with the information that was most sensitive to them, and with information that was vital to national security.

Email servers in home closets? Really? There is no way for Clinton to convince anyone that she was a good steward of classified documents. The Russians, according to the CIA narrative, hacked the information. Who are among those we want to keep our secret information from the most? Traditionally, it has been the Russians. Clinton and Democrats couldn’t even do that.

The Washington Post and other news outlets are also on the squawk about what they are calling “fake news.” The Russians and fake news brought down the Clinton campaign. If there is anyone who should be able to recognize a communist, it’s the Russians. And if there is anyone who is able to recognize fake news, it’s the Washington Post.

The Post and organizations like it have been peddling fake news for decades. There is so much misinformation out there that one has to have great spiritual discernment to separate the truth from the lies. When Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, “Take heed that no man deceive you.” He was warning about the end times, but it is good advice for any time.

Paul also warned in 2 Timothy when he said in verse 3:1, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come,” and in verse 3:13 saying, “But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.”

It’s about time the Clintons and the Democratic Party take responsibility for losing the election because of the content of their character rather than shifting blame to the whistleblowers. It’s also time for the mainstream media to do some self-examination.

If they would report real news without an agenda, they wouldn’t have to blame fake news for exposing their agenda. It may have not been the Russians or fake news at all, just the Lord exposing the darkness to the light for all to see.

Have ablessed and powerful day!

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Before solemn holidays were turned into commercial opportunities, there was true meaning behind them. There were lives involved and courageous men and women who paved the way for us. They may have sat out in the cold near a fire before daybreak because they had to, not because they were waiting for the store to open so they could buy the latest game platform.

The things we take for granted in this country are those that the original pioneers didn’t have. But one thing they did have was a sense of purpose in their lives, a rugged individualism, and faith that surpassed all understanding. Here’s a true account taken from “Of Plymouth Plantation” written by William Bradford, co-writer of the Mayflower Compact.

In the days leading up to the first “Thanksgiving” of the Pilgrims, they had dispatched a group of ten men to “explore the bay and trade with the natives.” They were guided by the English speaking Squanto, who also served as an interpreter. When the men returned, they were very impressed with the land around the bay and wished they could have settled there instead of Cape Cod.

William Bradford, wrote however, “But it seems that the Lord, Who assigns to all men the bounds of their habitations, had appointed it for another use. And thus they found the Lord to be with them in all their ways, and to bless their outgoings and incomings, for which let His holy name have the praise forever, to all posterity.”

This “Thanksgiving” to the Lord offered by Bradford in his history Of Plymouth Plantation indicates that Jesus was at the center of his thoughts about all things—even the land they were allocated by God to begin their colony. It also forebears testimony to the very positive Christian witness and relations the Pilgrims maintained with the Indians.

This comment was followed immediately by Bradford’s account of the harvest in October 1621. Bradford writes, “Each person had about a peck of meal a week, or now since harvest, Indian corn in that proportion; and afterwards many wrote at length about their plenty to their friends in England—not feigned but true reports.”

One of those true reports is found in Mourt’s Relation by Pilgrim Edward Winslow—the  only account of the first “Thanksgiving.” Winslow writes:

Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors…at which time amongst other recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoyt, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others.

Winslow concluded, “And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.” Thanks to the godly men and women who came before us, even in our decline we remain blessed more than any other nation on earth.

Jeremiah 4:2 says that if God’s people return to Him, “And thou shalt swear, the Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in Him, and in Him shall they glory.”

This is a promise to the nations. So today, as should be our practice each day, may you have a Psalm 103:2 day, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”

Have a blessed and powerful day!