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All right, that's Bob. Kilo, Oscar, 6, Romeo, Juliet, Lima. All right, any other check-ins?

Please come now. Kilo, Mike, 5, Foxtrot. And KM5F, Will, good morning.

How are you doing? Oh, I'm doing fine, but yesterday as we were heading to the doctor, we had a... unusual event happened and I thought I'd present it in kind of a little riddle.

So here goes. We were on the way, we were getting ready to cross the bridge by the river and we saw a murder. My wife decided that she wanted to see more of it or see what would happen so she beeped the horn several times and this black cloud lifted into the air.

What did we actually see? We were not witnesses to a murder. KM-5F.

A flock of crows. Correct. There were about 200 crows out in the field, and it was quite impressive when they lifted off the ground, but we didn't.

enjoy seeing that murder of crows. We hadn't seen that many crows before in one spot, KM5S. Yeah, copy that.

Okay, so a group of crows is called a murder of crows. I don't know how they come up with these names, but, you know, we have a herd of deer, but we have a murder of crows. And so Will saw a murder and a black crowd rising up and wanted us to guess what that was.

Will, thanks for the explanation. You know, we've had a bunch of crows around here in the past, but this year not so many. So population goes up and down, I guess.

Will, that was good. Thank you for that. All right, a little humor here this morning.

All right, any other check-ins? Please come now. N7DIT.

N7DIT, good morning Roger. A little muffled, but you're here. We've missed you the last several days.

Understand you've been hanging out over at the coast with a wife. Wow, good for you. How you doing, Roger?

Yeah, my family from Ohio, they had a house, they arranged for a house in Pacific City and we had several days there. Yes, we were following along fairly well, although not for sure exactly which home we're Yeah, copy that, Roger. We're in Psalm 55 today, Psalm 55.

Sure good to have you with us, and glad you had a family reunion there, and we're able to spend some time in God's creation and with God's people. So, Roger, good to hear your voice. That's Roger WB7VZL, transmitting from N7DIT.

which is his sister Candy's call sign and station. All right, real good, Roger. We got you checked in.

All right, any other check-ins? Please come now. Thank you.

Okay, I am hearing a station but you are completely unreadable. Can anybody give me a relay on that station? Go ahead.

I heard the station. Could you try it again? Okay.

I copy that, Roger. Thank you for that. Okay, Bob.

K06RJL, roger. Yeah, you're way down in the noise. This station is not working nearly as well, or this antenna is the previous one.

I've got you about a three by four, three by four. Go ahead there, Bob. Yeah, okay, Bob, most of that was unreadable.

So whatever you had before, that's what you need to work with. All right, that's Bob, K06RLJ testing out some antenna setups. and I'm just giving him signal reports.

All right, any other check-ins this morning? Please come down. Okay, I heard a voice there, but it sounded off-frequency.

Voice, please try again. Okay. All right, nothing heard.

This is WB7MAX. Carol, KK7TPO, if you're out there, come back to me, please. I don't see her on Weiser, Idaho.

Okay, thank you for that, Beck. Just a second. Yeah, thank you for that, Beck.

I see her on Utah. So, Carol, KK7TPO, we got you checked in off Utah SCR. All right, and then we've got Peter, KK7BA.

Good morning, Peter. Good to have you with us. Thank you for being there.

Let's see, who else do we have? Peter says good morning to everyone. Good contact there, Peter.

Thank you for that. Yep, we got Phil. I think we have everyone checked in off of the Utah SDR.

We're looking over here at Half Moon Bay. We've got everyone there as well. All right, it is time for us to get started with the West Coast Bible Study.

And we want to first of all open in prayer. And so Jerry, KG6J, if you could open in prayer for us this morning, I'd sure appreciate that. Go ahead, brother.

Thank you, Pastor Mack. KG6J, let's bow our heads. Father, Lord God, we come to you this morning.

so many needs in the world, so many needs in our group here this morning. And also praise your force. Thank you for your mercy and grace that you poured out to each one of us.

And we thank you for this new day as well. And we ask that you hear those prayers later in the service. And Lord, we come to you this morning, turning to your word.

And we ask that you prepare our hearts and our minds and save those things that each one of us needs to hear from you and that we find a place in our hearts to fling that and have application in our lives. And we just ask that you reflect this study We ask that your Holy Spirit would be upon Pastor Max as well as the contributors. And we each hear that morsel of truth that you plant in your words for each one of us.

We ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you, Jesus.

Jerry, KG6J, thank you so much for that prayer. I really appreciate that. WB7MA, it's your neck control.

All right, we are in Psalm 55 today, Psalm 55. And this psalm contains one of the most famous verses that we all know about. And that is in verse 22, where it says, Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.

He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Now, the obvious presupposition behind that promise is that Christians have burdens. And the burdens we have take a lot of different forms.

They can be financial burdens or relationship burdens or health burdens or guilt burdens. And Jesus himself recognized that we had burdens when he said in Matthew 11, 28, Come unto me, all ye that labor are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. So Jesus knew that we were heavy laden with the burdens of life and sin and circumstances and And he invites us to cast our burdens on him just as this passage counsels us to cast our burdens on the Lord now the particular burden that David was bearing at this point in his life was that of a wicked conspiracy against him and by a formerly trusted friend.

We don't know the particular circumstances. This may be Absalom or it may be someone else. But a friend that David had, someone that he had trusted in and opened himself up to, had turned traitor against him and had betrayed his trust.

Notice verse 12. It says, For it was not an enemy that reproached me that I could have borne it, neither was he that hated me that did magnify himself against me. that I would have hid myself from him, verse 13, but it was thou, a man, my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.

So this was the pain of betrayal. You know, when you trust someone and you open yourself up to them and expose your secrets to them, you make yourself vulnerable to them. And it's the people who you trust the most who are the ones that can hurt you the worst, when they betray you in the end.

And so when you trust people, to a certain sense you give them power over you that ordinary people you don't trust don't have. And so to have trusted someone and then have them betray that trust is like a knife in the belly. They hurt you at the most fundamental level and in the most painful way.

In fact, the pain of past betrayals can make you swear you will never trust anyone ever again. But the problem with taking that course of action of never trusting anyone ever again, is to cut yourself off from ever being able to have a relationship of any substance or depth with anyone. And so as risky as it is to trust people, As many times as we've been betrayed in the past by people, it's essential that we continue to open ourselves up to new people if we're ever going to have relationships that are meaningful and valuable and personal and have any depth to them.

And so relationships are built on trust, and as risky as it is, we have to trust again. If we're not going to just confine ourselves to a life of loneliness and isolation in the midst of people who are all around us. We just have to be wise and we have to be prudent about those that we trust in the future.

And learn better how to judge what kind of people are worthy of trust. And so we may trust fewer people as a result. We may trust people more slowly than in the past, but trust, again, is something that we have to do.

And as for those who have betrayed us in the past, God will deal with them in due time and in the proper fashion. Vengeance is His. He will repay us because He will.

We can let go of the anger and bitterness against them, and we can wait on the Lord to vindicate us, deliver us, and give us justice. And so those are the kind of burdens we cast on the Lord. And this is the kind of sustaining that we receive.

And this is the kind of stability that he provides. And so this is the case of the psalm before us. David's been badly betrayed.

He's profoundly hurt by it. He's full of deep anguish because of it. So what does he do?

Well, he goes to God. He pours out his heart to God. and he waits on God to deal righteously with those who have dealt so wickedly with him, and he goes on with life, and he continues to develop new relationships.

All right, well, let's look at this prayer together that David gives to God with reference to the betrayal of trust that he experienced. That brings us then to Steve, W6YSI. Steve, if you could read for us, please, Psalm 55.

I'm sorry. Okay, Psalm 55, I'll be reading from the New American Standard Version. "Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide thyself from my supplication.

Give heed to me, answer me. I am restless in my complaint and surely distracted because of the voice of the enemy. because of the pressure of the wicked, for they bring down trouble upon me, and in anger they bear grudge against me.

The heart is in anguish within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me. And I said, oh, that I had wings like a dove.

I would fly away and... Never rest. Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness.

Hela. I would hasten to my place of refuge from the stormy wind and temper. Infuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Day and night they go around her, upon her walls, and iniquity and mischief are in her midst. Destruction is in her midst. Oppression and deceit do not depart from her street.

For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, then I could bear it. Or is it one who hates me, who has exalted himself against me, then I could hide myself from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.

We who had sweet fellowship together walked in the house of God in the throne. Let death come deceitfully... Excuse me.

Let death come deceitfully... on them, let them go down alive to Sheol, for evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. As for me, I shall call upon God, and the Lord will save me.

Evening and morning and at noon I will complain and murmur, and He will hear my voice. peace in peace from the battle which is against me for there are many who strive with me god will hear and answer them even one who sits enthroned from the bold with whom There is no change. And who cannot fear God?

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him. He has violated his covenant. His speech was smoother than butter.

His heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn sword. Thank you.

Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, in of bloodshed, and deceit, and will not live out half their days.

Thy will trust in thee. Far is the reading of God's word. Steve, W6YSI, thank you for that reading.

I really appreciate that. Good job. Yeah, so we see David's anguish here in verses 1 to 8.

We see David's request in verses 9 to 15. And then we see David's confidence in verses 16 to 23. All right, any comments on this passage?

Please pronounce your call, sir. Kevin, KV7 is at XM. Please go ahead.

I'll get it rolling. Boy, wonderful, excellent reading, Steve. And my heart just anguished listening to you read that, knowing the the pain that David is experiencing here.

And really excellent introduction too, Max. I know many scholars tend to believe that this resulted from the betrayal of Ahithophel, which I tend to believe as well you know because Ahithophel was not just a trusted advisor but in 2 Samuel 16 23 we see that he was when David sought the counsel from the Word of God, it was Ahithophel that provided that. It was like pastoral counseling for David.

It was like someone that you trusted personally most deeply with some of the most intimate things, even the things of God. And yet, to find out, it appears, that there's this whole trust and fellowship and friendship that he thought he had the entire time. It looks like Ahithophel was conspiring against him.

and some have pointed to 2 Samuel 11 I think 3, 33 and 34 in the belief that Ahithophel was Bathsheba's grandfather and this is maybe why he was kind of letting this bitterness and plotting day when he could seek revenge upon David. And, of course, we know he fell, turned cold, and not only went with Absalom in his rebellion, but did it enthusiastically and strategically and conspiring against David as an architect in that rebellion. And so it would make sense now that maybe...

Either way, the points you made, Max, are absolutely the same. But can you imagine someone that you've trusted for so many years and as a pastor or someone that you've confided in so closely and then to have them betray you? But again, one of the things that you pointed out, the last section of this text, is how he trusted God, how he turned to God.

And that is always the answer. And I will call upon my Lord, he will save me, you know, again. And it's sad because we see, you know, in Psalm 48, the wonderful city of David that was lifted up, now we see the wickedness that because of this rebellion, because of this deceit, because of this...

these events, now this division, we see the same city full of wickedness. But God, as we know, will resolve all things. And David certainly turned to God and trusted Him in this.

And that is always our solution as well. Even the most difficult relational betrayals. KB7, is that acceptable?

Yeah, Kevin, really well said. And I think you're exactly right. I think this was a reference to ANTACEL.

It doesn't say that, but it sure fits better than anything else that we know about in David's life. I'm sure that not all betrayals in David's life are recorded in the Scriptures, but that one certainly is. And as you said, in 2 Samuel 16, 23, it's really a sad situation.

And you know what's interesting too, Kevin, is that David, of course, foreshadows Jesus, right? Right. And so Ahithophel would foreshadow Judas.

And we know that Ahithophel, after the rebellion against David failed, he went out and hanged himself. And that's of course what Judas did. He went out and hanged himself.

So what we see is a foreshadowing of the betrayal of the Lord Jesus. and also the defeat and the destruction of all those who betray the Lord Jesus. And so, you know, we read about that betrayal in Psalm 109, which is, we're going to get to it one of these days, but that's called the Ascariotic Psalm, where, Jesus there is speaking about Judas' betrayal of him.

So Kevin, excellent points there. Trust betrayed is probably the most painful thing there is in life to the soul because we've made ourselves vulnerable. We have extended trust.

And then someone has turned around and stabbed us in the back and violated that in every way conceivable. And let's see, there was something else I was going to say. Oh yeah, I know what it's going to say.

Proverbs 3:5 and 6. It says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart." You know, there's virtually no person you can trust in with all your heart. But you can't trust in the Lord because he's never going to betray you.

Jesus said, Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age, in Matthew 28, 20. And then in Hebrews 13, 5, he says, I will never leave you or forsake you. And so the good news is, is that there is one who will be loyal, who will never betray us, in whom...

we can put all of our trust. And with reference to people, you know, I've been through a lot of betrayal in my lifetime by people who were very close to me, just like in this psalm. And, you know, the temptation for me has been, I'm never going to trust anybody ever again.

Well, Brand new people come into my life. They don't deserve to have put on them the jacket of those who previously have demonstrated bad character toward me. And so I have to take each new person that comes into my life at face value.

I have to work with them as though. eventually they'll be worthy of trust. And, you know, you're more careful, you're more slow to trust.

But the Lord showed me I just can't not trust in the future because my trust has been betrayed in the past. Otherwise, I just wind up living inside my own four walls, bitter, resentful, vengeful, and my ministry ends. And having any depth of relationship that's any significance ends.

So as painful as it is, you know, we've got to keep trusting. And we've got to allow new people into our lives and we've got to work with them and try to develop trust even in spite of the fact that trust has been betrayed in the past. And I guess that's the big lesson for me here.

and that's what I've tried to do with my life. I mean, you know, a few years ago, I didn't know any of you guys on the net, and yet that trust and the bond has been built up, and I'm grateful for that. And, you know, there's been some betrayals, but you know what?

I'm not going to then take that betrayal and cast it as a blanket on everyone and say, oh, they're all... traders. They're all plotting against me.

Man, you do not want to go there. That's a death spiral. All right, WB7MX, or Kevin, KB7ZX, and thanks for opening those doors for discussion.

Really appreciate that. All right, any other comments? Please come down.

PWM. PWM, Brian, go ahead. Yeah, so my personal reason right now, I've been struggling with how to do it.

But this was striking me as we were reading this. It reminded me of, you know, standing at my shop this morning, or even night soon, and on the trail. It seemed like the Lord let Satan have some power and reign for a while.

And then he turns back around exactly like in here. Then he comes back and looks at the sky and comes up in and he what you deserve because you go to me and maybe I'll tell you. But can you comment on that?

Or really, is it just kind of connecting? Am I actually saying something or am I just racking my brains? Yeah, you're right.

I mean, you know, Satan was apparently the greatest angel that God had created, and he of course turned on him and betrayed God and became God's chief enemy. And of course in the end God is going to deal with him as David has prayed in this psalm. You notice verse 15.

Verse 15 says, "Let death seize upon them and let them go down quick into hell, for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them." Yeah, Satan ultimately is the ultimate betrayer of God, and he of course is going to receive the judgment of God. And you know, I'm really glad that even though Satan betrayed the Lord Jesus, that didn't stop Jesus from trusting us. that he continue to reach out to the good angels and also to the people that he had made.

So, Brian, good comment. Thank you for that. Any other comments there, Brian?

Go ahead. Thank you. Alright, real good.

Okay, alright, any other comments on the passage? Please come down. KD7ES?

Eric, KD7ES, go ahead. Yeah, good morning everybody on the net. I was just listening to the conversation going back and forth, and a couple of scriptures popped into my head that 1 Peter 5:7 "Casteen, all your care upon Him, for He careth for you." And then also, the word of Jesus in Matthew 11:28-30, it says, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." And then verse 30 there, it says, For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

And so, you know, I can relate to this passage very well. And I know a lot of us have experienced betrayal and... but I think about Jesus and how he went through and his betrayal and um when I was going through my situation uh about 20 years ago um I just had to turn my eyes upon Jesus and um cast that burden on him and you know he's brought me through that and um I'm grateful for his mercy and his kindness and his love.

Without that, I would not have endured and persevered. Anyway, that's what I have to say about that. Back to you, KD70S.

Yeah, Eric, thanks for bringing out those other passages. Time and again, God invites his people to cast their burdens on him, and he will carry the heavy end of the crosses that come into our lives. And, you know, what we realize is that we can't carry these things alone.

I mean, if he thought we could carry them alone, he wouldn't say, cast your burdens on me. But behind that statement is the recognition that we don't have the ability, we don't have the strength, we don't have the wisdom to know what to do or how to do with the burdens that we have. And so, you know, there's an interesting passage in Galatians that says, bury one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.

And so God models that for us. He says, I'll bury your burdens, cast them on me. And so we bring them to him in prayer.

And then as fellow believers, we look at our brethren who are struggling, and we say, "Here, let me get under that burden with you and help you with that." And that's how you know who your true brothers and true Christians are, is that they are have humility. I can't bear my burdens myself. I'm going to cast them on the Lord.

I need His grace and strength. And they also have love. Here, let me help you bear your burden.

Because oftentimes the way God bears our burdens is through the arms and hands and prayers of our fellow Christians. We do that on this net all the time. You know, we have this prayer request list, right?

What is that? It's people coming with their burdens to the group. And the group is saying, I'll get under that burden with you.

I'll share that load. I'll pray. And I won't betray you when it comes to you sharing the difficulties you have in your life.

I mean, some of the things that are shared on this net are pretty intimate. pretty personal and that requires a lot of trust and we don't betray that trust but we love those folks we pray for them we support them we encourage them in the things of god and that's how christianity works God says, cast your burdens on me. And we say, okay, then I need to be like God and tell others to cast their burdens on me as well.

So thanks for bringing out those passages, casting all your burdens on him for he cares for you. I commend to me all you who labor heavy laden, and I will give you rest. And then, of course, our passage here.

where it says, cast your burdens on the Lord and He will sustain you. Eric, thank you for sharing that. All right, Danette would like to go with Dave, KE7WKI.

Good morning, Dave. Good to have you with us. Appreciate you being there, riding along.

All right, that's Dave, KE7WKI. All right, any other comments on our passage? Please come down.

Thank you. N7DIT. N7DIT, Roger, please go ahead.

Yes, I was contemplating some of the issues that Christ experienced. And in John 13, he talks about the adversary betraying him. in verse 21 I tell you this one of you is going to betray me and then at the very end of the chapter he talks about Peter I tell you the truth before the rooster crows you will disown me three times so kind of a fine distinction here as Christ relates Peter's Now, "betrayed" may be too strong a term for Peter.

He uses the term in the NIV, "disown." A fine distinction there. But I'm just thinking about how Christ dealt with what I would call betrayal, but maybe Christ used it as a disowning. Over.

Yeah, well said. And what a huge difference between someone who turned their back on Jesus and tried to do him harm, and then someone who faltered in their loyalty to Jesus when they're under enormous external pressure. Yeah.

Those are two completely different things. There's not one of us who haven't at times failed to be as loyal to Jesus as we should have been. But that's altogether different than going over to the other side and striving to do harm to Jesus.

So, Roger, thank you for making that distinction. You know, I think every one of us can say, you know, in some degree, in some way, we've failed in our loyalty to Jesus. But that doesn't mean that we've turned our back on Him.

It doesn't mean we've tried to harm Him. It doesn't mean we've gone over to the other side and worked for His destruction. So, good distinction there, and I appreciate you pointing that out, Roger.

All right, any other comments from now? Zedek's in. Zedek's in.

Kevin, please go ahead. KB7, Zedek Sin. Well, Max, I think you really touched on such an important point in the beginning also, jaded in the long run, but learning to open your heart to trust those people of God again.

You know, some of the deepest scars and hurts I've seen are when there's division within a church. Sadly, I was not really involved, but I witnessed a church split. I guess I was involved in the sense that I was a member of the church and I saw the hurt, the horrible things said and done.

It is hard. It is heartbreaking. And I never in my life imagined that people that love God could be so visceral to one another.

And the betrayal that I witnessed. And it does. Your tendency is to back off and say, well, you know, this is the way people are going to be.

I don't want to have anything to do with the church. If this is the kind of hurt that's going to take place. and but that's not what God would have us do unfortunately in our life and as our life is a believer we will experience hurt and betrayal and especially when you're in the ministry it seems you're especially a target for that sometimes and we've all many of us I know probably all have an experience at one level or another And whether it's a family member, a brother or sister in Christ, or what have you.

But at the same time, God heals those wounds, believe it or not. God creates new relationships that are stronger, stronger. and better than ever.

And I'll tell you, the blessing of the relationships with many of you here and other brethren in Christ that God has put into us, you know, our life, my wife and my life, I just, they're just, what a blessing. Will there be betrayals in the future? Well, there very well could be.

But we can trust God to help us work through that. And I think it's a good, important distinction that, Roger, you made too, between Peter and Judas. Judas was just a sold-out betrayal.

And... and as well as the FFL was as well. So, but anyway, I think that's an important point.

God would continue to have us to not harden our hearts, but to build, continue to work, and to build that trust and those relationships with other brethren as we go forward. KB7, is that exactly it? Yeah, Kevin, I think you bring out a really important point, and that is that people's character is revealed in the midst of controversy.

You know, Kevin, you mentioned a church split there, and I've seen those same things as well. And you say that, and rightly you said you were shocked at the level of vitriol in some of the things people said. Well, you know, some of those people who profess to be Christians aren't.

And you really find that out in the midst of controversy, in the midst of, you know, church difficulties. You know, Jesus said, by this shall all men know you are my disciples by the love you have for one another. And, you know, when you see that complete failure of love, when you see the expression of hatred and bitter words, and hostile attitudes, then you have to ask yourself, well, is this person really a Christian?

Is this a manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, number one? And so, you know, the wisdom that's from above is pure and peaceful and full of mercy and good fruits, and the wisdom that's from beneath is... that which is evil and destructive and harmful.

So, you know, Jesus said there must also be controversies among you that they which are approved may be made manifest. And so pressure reveals character, and conflict reveals character. And, you know, anybody can be your friend, and anybody can be apparently a Christian when everything's going well.

But you really find out the truth when people are under pressure. So, you know, I mean, I'm not saying Christians can't do bad things, but if they do, they repent of them, they come back, like Peter. See, they didn't see Peter and Judas.

Judas went out and hanged himself, and Peter wept bitterly. and repented. Okay?

So can believers do some pretty bad stuff? Yes. Look at King David.

You know, Bathsheba and Uriah, right? But he repented. And that's the difference between an Ahithophel and a David.

One goes out and hangs himself and the other one expresses Psalm 51. Kevin, great comments. Thank you for that.

All right, any other comments? Please come down. KM5S.com.

I'm sorry, I had my radio down. Please try again. Kilo, Mike 5, Foxtrot.

Okay, we had a double there. Roger, N7DIT, you go ahead, and then we'll get the other station. Yeah, this is a follow-up of what you just said.

And even our Lord, he was... was very, very concerned and apparently was cautionary about the effect of miracles. And I read this in the very last verses of John chapter 2.

about the Passover feast. And many people saw the miraculous signs that he was doing and believed in his name. So we have people believing and they were enthusiastic in miracle signs.

And then verse 24, I think, relates to our conversation. But Jesus would not entrust himself to them. For he knew all men.

He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. Some powerful, thoughtful words. Yeah, thank you for pointing out that passage.

And what that shows is that Jesus was very slow to trust. And you know, I've had people come to me and say, "Oh, you know, you're so wonderful, and you've got such a great church, and I love your preaching, and then six weeks later, you know, you're Satan incarnate, right?" And so, yeah, I think it's a wonderful passage you brought out, Roger, that it's okay to be slow to trust. What we need is time and circumstance to prove character and worthiness.

to actually go a little deeper and open ourselves a little more. You know, I think about my marriage, right? I think it took about 20 years in our marriage for us to become completely transparent with each other.

And it's not that there wasn't trust, though. There was a lot of trust. There was a lot of goodwill.

And there wasn't any overt betrayal at all, but there was this, you know, "Okay, if I open myself up about this to my wife or to my husband, as the case may be, are they going to freak out on me and go crazy, or are they going to understand and support me in my struggles here?" And so it takes time to build trust even in a marriage. How much more does it take to build trust in relationships that aren't that close and that don't have that degree of interaction? So Roger, thank you for that.

All right, there was another station on top of Roger. Other station, please come down. - Cee-lo, Mike 5 Foxtrot.

- All right, there's Will, KM5F. Will, please go ahead. - Yeah.

about the betrayal. There's actually two parts or three parts to the betrayal, I think. Because when...

Oh, just let me get my thoughts together for a second. When... when Jesus took the bread at the Lord's Supper, Satan was allowed to enter into him.

And later, Peter, Jesus was talking to Peter, and Jesus said to Peter, not to Peter, he said, Satan, get behind me. I think that was in... Matthew 6:23 and Luke 22.

So oftentimes when we're betrayed, it's not just that individual thing probably has a part, or his minions have a part in that betrayal. KM5F. Yeah, well said and completely agree.

Will was talking about how with Judas in John 13, how when he betrayed Jesus, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said, "What you're going to do, go ahead and do quickly." And he wasn't just talking to Judas, he was talking to Satan who was inspiring him. You know, with Peter, in I think it was Matthew 16, as I recall, you know, Jesus said, Peter, Satan has desired to have you that he may sit to you as wheat, but I've prayed for you.

And when you are delivered and converted out of this situation... Strengthen your brethren. So you're right.

This betrayal is not just a human betrayal. Satan is behind all betrayals. Satan is behind all sin.

And while people certainly bear responsibility for the sins they commit, they certainly also are provoked in those sins by the evil ones. And for our brother Keith, as you just heard, we're going to lift him up again. for the treatment moving forward.

Our brother Ed and 6XOH, his brother-in-law Ed and his wife still need to sell their house. We just pray for all five of them to be provided to them. Also, 6XOH's wife Anne took a flight to Sacramento today for a memorial service.

and we'll return on Monday. We just pray that the service goes well and that all will be blessed there and that the gospel will be preached and that all will be brought closer to you. We We give praise that she was reported by Ed this morning that she made it there safely.

And now we pray for a safe return home on Monday. For our brother Will, killed in the 5 box drought, we pray for his hormone treatment and radiation will be effective in restraining and removing his prostate cancer. We give praise that that Will's insurance approved the alternative prescription for his hormone treatment.

So praise you, Lord, for that. And Will and his wife, Martha Faye, are celebrating their 52nd wedding anniversary. We also pray that he will be able to get that electric wheelchair that he needs.

For our brother in fact, Alvin, we pray for continued healing and the resolution of his double vision. We pray for a full restoration of his hearing and his right ear. And their neighbor Nancy is in need of healing from her terminal cancer.

We continue to pray for Pastor Jack Black and his severe ulcerative colitis. We pray for his healing through the medical treatment that he's received. For Cody, KI7TRF, healing for his father, Roger, and his stage 4 colon cancer.

And pray for the healing of his uncle Doug, a believer with a severe head injury. And we pray for his ongoing treatment and recovery. Also, Cody's niece Zoe needs salvation too.

For Jerry, KG68, we pray for his chronic and acute back pain and we pray for his release of that pain. We pray for the suppression of the wildfires all over the U.S. and the safety of the firefighters involved there and for all the victims who have lost so much during these fires.

From Brother Steve, W7S, from YSI, for the sale of his home in Challenge, California, and for wisdom in finding that new home and purchase it in Tuolumne County. For Scott, KD7YQT. We pray for his wife Pam who has severe lupus and would go into remission.

We pray for his daughter Kendra who is ongoing multiple chronic health needs. And for Scott who will be traveling this Thursday through Monday. And we also give praise that my wife, Terry's thyroid biopsy results came back to be and that future test results will also be clear.

For our brother Mike, W7TWO. thank you lord for the improved child custody arrangements that's what's on today lord you know there's many more you know them too and we just ask that in your mercy you would see that those needs would be met as well we thank you lord for your goodness and your mercy and your grace to each one of us Keep us well and safe. Bring us back again to all for more of you and your word.

And also for the gift of your son, Jesus Christ. Thank you for him. And it's through him that we pray all these things.

Amen. This is KJ7, QTLH. Turning back to you, Pastor Max at Net Control.

KJ7228, thank you so much for that prayer. Really appreciate that. This is WB7MX, Net Control for the West Coast Bible Study.

I want to thank all the stations who checked in this morning, as well as those who stood by to give us a clear operating frequency. We meet here seven days a week at 6:00 a.m. in order to read the Scriptures, understand their message, meaning, and application to our lives.

And then to pray for grace and mercy to be able to live out the lessons that we've learned, and also for God to meet the needs of those that are in our circle of fellowship. I'll be returning this frequency now to regular amateur use. This is WB7MX.

I'll be clear and standing by. Alpha Alpha 5 Yankee with this morning's joke. Alpha Alpha 5 Yankee, back.

Please go ahead. Do you know how to tell when a man is getting older? Do you know how to tell when a man is getting older?

All right, anybody want to take a stab at that? Look in the mirror. It's when a pretty girl walks by and your pacemaker makes your garage door go up and down.

Yeah, well that's good, Beck. Thank you for that. Alright, that's funny.

Alright, any other comments, observations, questions, communications, or criticisms? We entertain it all here. and our discussion after the nap.

Please come down to your call sign. - Good morning, Pastor Max. This is KK70QQ.

- Hey, good morning, Ted. How you doing? - Oh, pretty good.

Just got back from the VA last night. I had to go Monday, but they thought I just had a little bit of dry eye. They couldn't find themselves if they look forward to have like a diagnoza kind of inflammation, but it really started, getting on fire day before yesterday and anyhow so I decided to go up there, up the hill and yeah, I got the medication I need for eye drops and stuff yeah, it'll eventually go away I got a quick one for ya yeah, go ahead You know, those round hay bales that you see out there in the pasture, they're making rosy Lego, you know why?

I know, why's that? because the cows are getting a square meal. That's good.

That's really good, Ted. Thank you for that. And I'm glad to hear you've got some remedy for your dry eyes, and hopefully that will take care of that problem.

Ted, thanks for sharing. That's great. All right, have a good morning.

WB7MAX, I hope that was right. I guess it's my WA's and my WB's. I think it's WB7, is that correct?

Yeah, that's correct. Whiskey Bravo 7, Mike Outman X-Ray, WB7MAX. Thanks, Ted.

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