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WIST Quotations » 🌐 2026-06-26
@wistquotes@friendica.world

Belief is one of the most powerful organic forces in the multiverse. It may not be able to move mountains, exactly. But it can create someone who can.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 11, Reaper Man (1991)

More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8465…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #reaperman #belief #creation #creativity #faith #gods #power

Bedfordview Methodist Church » 🌐 2026-06-26
@bedfordviewmc@mastodon.africa

"For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin – because anyone who has died has been set free from sin."

Romans 6:5-7 #Bible #Faith

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗[God highly exalted him!*& bestowed the name that is above all names!*so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow!*in heaven!*& on earth!*& under the earth!*& every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!*to the glory of God the Father!]🤗🛐✝️👑💦🕊️❤️‍🔥🌏🌐☁️🌈☁️🤲🙏🩷🫂🩵🏩💒🤗

Philippians 2:1-11
#at #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #will #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #Christ #is #Lord #to #glory #of #God #Father #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Heaven #Hope #Faith #Truth #Love

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗[Christ Jesus humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death!*even death on a cross!👉

(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Christs #Example #of #Humility #at #the #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #should #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #the #Father #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Gentleness #Understanding #Unity #Love #One #Another #Forgive

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗(Christ Jesus who being born in the likeness of men!*& being found in human form!*he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death!*even death on a cross!)👉

(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Christs #Example #of #Humility #at #the #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #should #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #the #Father #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Love

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗(Do nothing from selfish ambition!*or conceit!*but in humility count others more significant than yourselves!*Let each of you look not only to his own interests!*but also to the interests of others!)👉

Philippians 2:1-11
#Christs #Example #of #Humility #the #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #should #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Love #Forgive

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗(“APOSTLE PAUL!”*So if there is any encouragement in Christ!*any comfort from love!*any participation in the Spirit!*any affection!*& sympathy!*complete my joy by being of the same mind!*having the same love!*being in full accord!*& of one mind!)👉

Philippians 2:1-11
#Not #Rude #Christs #Example #of #Humility #Jesus #Lord #God #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #Pray #Believe #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Understanding #Unity #Love #One #Another #Forgive

Gems of Knowledge » 🌐 2026-06-26
@gemsofknowledge.com@gemsofknowledge.com

The Difficult Path

## Facebook Teaser Post Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid difficult people, difficult conversations, and difficult situations. Yet some of God's greatest lessons are learned in the very places we would rather avoid. The valley isn't where God abandons us. It's often where we learn to trust the Shepherd. ✨Click to read the full devotional. [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

Today’s One Year Bible Verses: 2 Kings 9:14–10:31, Acts 17:1–34, Psalm 144:1–15, Proverbs 17:27–28

Hard Things, Great Lessons

Have you ever struggled with someone in your life? Or maybe you’ve wondered why we have to go through hard things. I know I have… and the Lord in His grace for me whispered this beautiful Gem of Knowledge to help me:

“Don’t shy away from hard things or hard people. This is where you will find your greatest lessons and successes… if you do it with Me. Amen.”

If I’m being honest, there are certain situations I naturally avoid, like difficult conversations, challenging people, or tasks that seem overwhelming – Situations that require courage, patience, wisdom, or perseverance.

Most of us would rather choose the easier road if given the option. We prefer comfort over conflict, certainty over risk, and familiar territory over the unknown. I think it is natural.

No-one intentionally chooses hardship and hard people.

Yet as I reflected on today’s Gem, I realized that many of the greatest things God has done in my life came through circumstances I never would have chosen for myself.

The seasons that stretched my faith taught me to trust Him more deeply.

The difficult people taught me patience, humility, forgiveness, and grace as they forced me to go to the Lord for help and guidance.

The challenges I wanted to avoid often became the very places where God revealed His strength and faithfulness the most.

I am beginning to find gratefulness for the hard things because I realize they are what forced me to grow outside of myself.

Today’s Scriptures are filled with people facing difficult situations.

In Acts 17, Paul repeatedly entered hostile environments to share the Gospel. He faced opposition, criticism, and misunderstanding almost everywhere he went. It would have been much easier to avoid those uncomfortable situations and seek friendlier audiences. Yet because he remained faithful and endured the hard things and hard people, many came to know Christ.

Paul understood something important: sometimes the greatest opportunities for God to move are hidden inside the very situations we would prefer to avoid.

Psalm 144 reminds us where our confidence comes from during those moments.

David begins by declaring:

“Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.” (Psalm 144:1, NLT)

God never promised that life would be free of battles, but He does promise to prepare us for them.

The truth is, difficult circumstances often become God’s training ground.

Just as muscles grow stronger through resistance, our faith often grows stronger through challenges. The lessons we learn in easy seasons are valuable, but the lessons we learn while walking through hardship with God tend to stay with us for a lifetime.

That is why today’s Gem contains an important condition:

“Don’t shy away from hard things or hard people. This is where you will find your greatest lessons and successes, if you do it with Me.“

Those last words matter…”if you do it with Me.”

God is not asking us to face life’s difficulties alone. He is inviting us to walk through them with Him. And thank goodness for that! If I was left to myself, I would most likely make it worse or ruin it completely.

Im learning the goal is not simply enduring hardship. The goal is learning to depend upon Him in the middle of it.

When we keep God close, difficult people become opportunities to grow in grace.
Hard situations become opportunities to grow in faith.
Challenges become opportunities to witness God’s provision, wisdom, and power.
What once looked like an obstacle becomes part of God’s preparation.

Perhaps there is a difficult situation in your life right now that you wish you could avoid.

Maybe it is a conversation you need to have, a responsibility you have been postponing, a person who requires extra patience, or a challenge that just feels bigger than your ability.

Instead of asking God to remove it, ask Him what He wants to teach you through it.

You may discover that the very thing you have been trying to avoid is the place where He intends to do some of His greatest work and preparation. 💎

Action (5 Minutes with God)

Take 5 minutes to be with the Lord today. Ask Him:

“Lord, what do You want me to know about this personally?”
- Journal what He gives you through His Holy Spirit.
Then ask, “What do You want me to do?”
- Journal what He reveals – then do it!

Invite God to show you how to walk through every situation with His wisdom, strength, and grace.

Prayer

Father God, thank You for being with me in every challenge I face. Forgive me for the times I have allowed fear, discomfort, or discouragement to keep me from what You are calling me to do. Help me not to shy away from hard things or difficult people. Instead, teach me to walk through them with You. Give me wisdom, patience, courage, and grace. Help me see opportunities for growth where I once saw obstacles. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

To read more 5 Minutes with God devotionals click here.

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Jesus stands protectively between a lamb and an attacking wolf in a dark rocky valley, holding His shepherd's staff as He defends the sheep.

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗(“APOSTLE PAUL!”*TEACHING WHAT “CHRIST JESUS” WANTS US TO KNOW!*& THINK ABOUT!*& PRAY ON!)👉

(Philippians 2:1-11)
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Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂🤗Not Being Rude To Others!*& Christ's Example of Humility!🤗🤲🛐🌐🌏🕊️🤍🙏✝️👑💦🏩💒❤️‍🔥🩵🩷🫂💗☁️🌈☁️🤗👉

(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Not #Being #Rude #To #Others #Christs #Example #of #Humility #at #the #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #should #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #Christ #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #the #Father #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding #Love #Forgive

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🌐🌏🤍💁🏿‍♀️*[DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS ACROSS THE EARTH “APOSTLE PAUL”(APOINTED BY “CHRIST JESUS” TO CONTINUE TEACHING US ALL ABOUT THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS)]*Not Being Rude To Others!*& Christ's Example of Humility!👉

(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Not #Being #Rude #To #Others #Christs #Example #of #Humility #at #the #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #should #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #God #Holy #Spirit #Pray #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Gentleness #Love

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

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(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Not #Being #Rude #To #Others #Jesus #Christ #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #the #Father #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness #Understanding #STRIVING #Unity #Love #One #Another #Forgive #Forgiveness

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

☁️🌈☁️🌞🎡🎠🎪💗🕊️⛩️🤍🌀🤗🙏🌐🌏🧡💁🏼‍♀️*DEAR MY SUNSHINE BELOVED FRIENDS GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!🌞☁️🌈☁️🌞👉

(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Not #Being #Rude #To #Others #Christs #Example #of #Humility #at #the #name #of #Jesus #every #knee #should #bow #every #tongue #confess #that #Jesus #Christ #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #the #Father #Friday #Devotional #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Hospitality #Gentleness

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-26
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

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(Philippians 2:1-11)
#Jesus #Christ #is #Lord #to #the #glory #of #God #the #Father #Friday #Devotional #Holy #Spirit #Savior #Light #World #People #Remember #Pray #Believe #Christian #Heaven #Hope #Peace #Faith #Truth #Goodness #Kindness #Caring #Hospitality #Helping #Others #Gentleness #Understanding #Everyone #STRIVING #Unity #Love #One #Another #Forgive #and #Forgiveness

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A gorgeous picture of morning sun rays beaming onto a porch with a missionary grey rocking chair with a beautiful orange and white plaid pillow on it and on a matching wooden round table sitting next to it with a lovely wicker basket of multi colorful flowers in it.

the-end-time.org » 🌐 2026-06-26
@the-end-time.org@the-end-time.org

Oh, those Old Testament names and measurements!

By Elizabeth Prata

It’s high summer here in the US, and where I live (in the South). It gets very hot in July. We are predicted to have a “heat dome” next week for the 4th of July, which won’t be fun for the poor marching bands participating in the parades. I am looking forward to the festivities that are planned for our country’s 250th birthday! It’s hard to think of how fast June flew by!

I’m in 1st and 2nd Chronicles right now for my daily Bible reading. I have so many questions. When the Bible says the word of God transforms the mind, it really does. (Romans 12:2). Ask questions of the Word. It’s living and active after all. As you read, ask, what does this mean? Why is this word here? What is The Millo? How far is that town from Jerusalem? Ask, and then seek the answer. Research. It is one way we ‘seek the Lord’. We pray, certainly, speaking with Him directly. But we also inquire from His word. More about that at the bottom.

Below are a few of the questions I was wondering about as I read this week.

As Stephen was giving his speech, in Acts 7:42, he mentioned that ‘God gave them over.’ We may be familiar with that phrase from Romans 1:24, 26, 28. It means the same thing here.

And “God gave them over to a depraved mind” (v. 28). This translates a Greek word that means “not passing the test.” It was often used to describe useless, worthless metals, discarded because they contained too much impurity. God has tested man’s minds and found them worthless and useless (Jer 6:30). John MacArthur Daily Bible, June 25.

Wouldn’t that be the worst? Abandoned by God?

I was wondering as I read, how many kids did David have? In 1 Chronicles 14:3 we read that ‘David took many wives.’ He became the father of many sons and daughters. When I think of David I think of Bathsheba, of course, and Michal. Abigail. But there were several more that were named, and many unnamed wives- and concubines. Ahinoam, Maakah, Haggith, Abital, and Eglah are named. I tend to forget how prolific he was. David had over 10 named children. Solomon is famously one of them, so was Absalom. Tamar’s tragedy is recounted in the Bible. 1 Chronicles 3 lists them, and 2 Samuel 3.

His firstborn was Amnon, then Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, Ithream. Those were born in Hebron. 1 Chron 3:5-9 lists those born in Jerusalem-

These were the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four by Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel; 6and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9All of these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

The Meeting of David and Abigail
Artist Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)

And I was also thinking as I went from the OT to the NT passage in the daily reading, I am so glad that names have gotten more ‘normal’! In Acts we read names such as Matthew, Levi, Peter, Paul… Lol, I guess I don’t only ask questions of the text, but I obviously have opinions too!

In the OT we read a lot about the Kohathites. I’m not clear on who they were. So, who were they? Easton’s Bible Dictionary answered that one for me pretty quickly-

KORAHITES—that portion of the Kohathites that descended from Korah. (1.) They were an important branch of the singers of the Kohathite division (2 Chr. 20:19). There are eleven psalms (42–49; 84; 85; 87; 88) dedicated to the sons of Korah.

(2.) Some of the sons of Korah also were “porters” of the temple (1 Chr. 9:17–19); one of them was over “things that were made in the pans” (31), i.e., the baking in pans for the meat-offering (Lev. 2:5).

Easton, M. G. (1893). In Illustrated Bible Dictionary and Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature (p. 412).

In 1 Chronicles 11:23 we read this interesting factoid, which the Holy Spirit wanted included:

And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

Soooo, how tall is “5 cubits”? Using the measurements conversion table in my Bible, this guy was 7 1/2 to 8 feet tall! Reminds me of Goliath.

Soooo… how big is a ‘weaver’s beam’? Apparently, a weaver’s beam was the heavy wooden cylinder on a loom that held the warp threads. This link explains with photos.

The same is mentioned when describing Goliath, too. The Old Testament folks would have been quite familiar with looms and weaving, since they had to make all their own clothes. The estimates for the size of the spear is 5′ tall and 2 1/2 inches around. Proportionally, an 8 foot guy would need a spear of that size and length.

Uriah…Sorting out the names in the Old Testament is hard. Reading along, I ask, “Who is Uriah? Is this Uriah the same Uriah I read about in the other chapter? Herbert Lockyer answers. His book All the Men of the Bible shows there were 6 different men named Uriah. OK, no wonder I got confused. The Lockyer book is available at Amazon in hard copy and Kindle format.

Asking questions of the text is a good approach. I ask myself things for physical reasons, like how far, how long, how big, who are they? But also for spiritual reasons, for illumination, understanding, and application.

HB Charles wrote this essay 5 Questions to Ask of the Text.

It is time to study the word of God. You pray for illumination (Psalm 119:18). You select a passage of scripture to study. You then… This is where many people get stumped. Every time. They come to the text with good intentions. But they do not have a clear process for properly understanding the text. To get the right answers in your study of scripture, you must ask the right questions. This is called inductive Bible study. Here are five fundamental questions to ask as you study a passage of scripture.

Mr. Charles continues with explaining the 5 questions in short order. It isn’t technical. It is worth reading.

I admit the genealogies are a challenge for me to read, they are a bit boring. And the names are hard to pronounce in my mind as I read. But all scripture is profitable, for sure. How do you approach reading some of the less well known parts of the Old Testament?

#bible #christian #faith #inductive #oldTestament

Bedfordview Methodist Church » 🌐 2026-06-26
@bedfordviewmc@mastodon.africa

"Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;
in your great mercy turn to me.
Do not hide your face from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
Come near and rescue me;
deliver me because of my foes."

Psalm 69:16-18 #Bible #Faith

Andy Cc » 🌐 2026-06-25
@Berean@mastodon.social

“Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15‬:‭30‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬
#bible #faith

Lisa J. Warner / Lisa Luv » 🌐 2026-06-25
@LisaWarnerLisaLuv@mastodon.social

🤗☁️🌈☁️💦🕊️🏩🌐🌏🩵🛐🫂🩷✝️👑❤️‍🔥💒🌟🌊🗣️🤗[the Son from the Father!*from his fullness we have all received!*grace upon grace!*For the law was given through Moses!*grace!*& truth came through Jesus Christ!*No one has ever seen God!*God the only Son!*who is at the Father's side!*he has made him known!]🤗💦🕊️🏩🌐🌏⛵🩵✝️👑❤️‍🔥💒🌟🛐🫂🗣️💛🩷🌊☁️🌈☁️🤗

(John 1: 6-18)
#Testimony #John #Baptist #Lamb #of #God #Jesus #FAITH #CHRIST #HOLY #SPIRIT #Savior #Light #World #Believe #Heaven #Hope #Truth