God's Will Be Done In Me - Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #177 for July 9, 2025


“God's Will Be Done In Me”





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Lord, Teach Us to Pray, Part One – Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done



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Luke 11:1, Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

Ephesians 6:18 (Amplified), “Pray at all times—on every occasion, in every season—in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God's consecrated people).”


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People as Collateral Damage


"Collateral Damage"
(Incidental damage or loss of life resulting from actions. It is often considered an unavoidable consequence to achieving an objective)

This is profoundly sad. So DJT—a man who has broken laws, been impeached twice without conviction, incited an insurrection, and operated (and continues to operate) scams—has built a jail (detention center) with Ron DeSantis to incarcerate migrants whose only "crime" is existing, trying to survive, and seeking honest work.

The President of the United States actually traveled to Florida for a photo op, laughing alongside the Florida governor and the Secretary of Homeland Security. This facility does not protect the homeland from actual criminals.

Among other concerns, this facility is likely a money making enterprise for those who built and operate it. It is not part of our criminal justice system, and everyone connected to it is subject to the whims of a dictator.

Conflating all migrants with criminals is a false equivalency—a “false balance.”
Proverbs 11:1 says, “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.”

In our country, people are supposed to be afforded due process under the law. However, under this regime, individuals are being snatched by masked agents. Because they are not deemed citizens—though many are or have resided in the U.S. in good faith—they are afforded no respect or rights. Many are taxpayers. These kidnapped persons are considered as “other,” dehumanized, and objectified. They have no voice, no legal representation, and their plight is hidden from the public eye, as media access is denied.

Emotional and mental trauma is being inflicted upon these individuals and their families. What we’re witnessing is the normalization of indifference. When it comes to “others,” their suffering is considered irrelevant or even deserved.

This strategy echoes another era when my ancestors were dehumanized, objectified. and treated as "less than." In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that Black people were “so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” Enslaved people—treated as objects—could expect no protection from the federal government or the courts.

A local Florida report described persons as "criminal illegal aliens" when they have not been formally charged or sentenced in a court of law. Such language dehumanizes and objectifies, making it easier to justify treating people as less than equal.

One of the most important purposes of studying history—despite current efforts to whitewash it—is to learn from it and avoid repeating its errors.

People will suffer, and some may die in these facilities due to lack of medical care and other causes. We may never know the full extent, because the system is designed to conceal the truth. “Out of sight, out of mind” is the preferred reality for many.

But there are those of us who will always care. God sees everything and will hold people accountable, because He is neither bound by our laws nor subject to the whims of dictators.

Even more profoundly sad than DJT’s behavior is the silence of those who claim to be Christians, yet make no effort to apply Scriptures such as Leviticus 19:33–34:

“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God.”

Whatever happens to these individuals will be considered mere collateral damage in service of a larger agenda. Alongside anti-DEI actions and the minimizing of Black history, this agenda increasingly resembles another form of nativism and white supremacy.

"This Joy I Have" - Firm Foundation Inspiration Minute #176 for July 2, 2025


“This Joy I Have”





Listen to the Message from Sunday, June 22, 2025

Philippians 4:4, Rejoice in the Lord always [at all times]. Again I will say, rejoice!


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What we Lack: Full Understanding and Perspective | A Quick Word of Encouragement



My daily Old Testament devotional reading is still in the book of Job. We know about all of the pontificating (speaking in a pompous manner) from Job's friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, and Elihu. We also know that Job went to that same place.

When I first read the book of Job many years ago, it seemed that most of the statements were interesting and profound, but I wondered why God was silent, until arriving to Chapter 38.

It starts like this....
1 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
2 “Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?
3 Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?..."


God went on to ask 60 questions they could not answer!

When going through a difficult place, sometimes the worst thing we can do is talk too much or let others talk more than they should. Elihu's speech alone covered Chapters 32 to 37.

There were two things that Job and this friends lacked, and we lack: UNDERSTANDING and PERSPECTIVE. There is mystery to many of the things that we suffer. Some things are not mysterious because our mistakes are obvious.

We have limited understanding and limited perception. God has ultimate understanding and knows the end from the beginning. So the best thing we can do is continue to seek the Lord, live with integrity, stay close to Christ and his church, and wait on the Lord. Most of all is no when they keep silent, not to be confused with speaking the truth in love.

"The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him." (Habakkuk 2:20)

Have a blessed and fruitful day!

~ Bryan Hudson